Agenda

Monday, July 27

Peer Reviewer & PI Meetings

TimeTopic
12:00 – 2:00pmPoster Review Block 1:
Sodium Batteries, Zinc & Lead Batteries, Power Electronics
2:00 – 4:00pmPoster Review Block 2:
Flow Batteries, Grid Resilience, Analytics & Tools, Safety & Reliability
4:00 – 6:00pmPoster Review Block 3:
Stakeholder Developments & Industry Trends, Next Generation Large Scale Energy Storage, Grid Integration and Field Validation

Tuesday, July 28

7:00 – 8:00amRegistration/Breakfast

Opening Remarks and Roundtables

TimeTopicSpeakerOrganization
8:00 – 8:10amWelcome RemarksCatherine JerezaDepartment of Energy
8:10 – 8:20amWelcome RemarksErik WebbSandia National Laboratories
8:20 – 8:35amIntroductionWill McNamaraSandia National Laboratories
8:35 – 9:05amRoundtable: Deputy Assistant Secretaries Eric Hsieh, Department of Energy
Jacob Ward, DOE Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
9:05 – 9:45amBreak

Session 1: Next Generation Large Scale Energy Storage

Session Lead: Erik Spoerke, Department of Energy

TimeTopicSpeakerOrganizationSession ID
9:45 – 9:55amSession IntroductionErik SpoerkeDepartment of Energy100
9:55 – 10:10amProgress and Challenges for Sodium Solid-State Batteries for Safe, Low-Cost Stationary Energy StorageMark WellerPacific Northwest National Laboratory101
10:10 – 10:25amExploring Soluble Iron Electrolytes in Redox Flow SystemsGabriel NambafuPacific Northwest National Laboratory102
10:25 – 10:40amUnderstanding the Impact of Hydrogen evolution on Performance of Vanadium Redox Flow BatteryJohnson DhanasekaranOak Ridge National Laboratory103
10:40 – 10:55amAssessing the Reliability Contributions of Energy Storage as a Transmission AssetZhi ZhouArgonne National Laboratory104
10:55 – 11:10amLDES ConsortiumWill McNamaraSandia National Laboratories105
11:10 – 11:25amQ&A
11:25am – 12:35pmLunch

Session 2: Flow Batteries

Session Lead: Wei Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

TimeTopicSpeakerOrganizationSession ID
12:35 – 12:45pm2026 DOE OE Energy Storage Peer Review – Redox Flow BatteriesWei Wang Pacific Northwest National Laboratory200
12:45 – 1:00pmAI-Guided Automation–HTE Workflows for Accelerated Redox Flow Battery DiscoveryYangang LiangPacific Northwest National Laboratory201
1:00 – 1:15pmFluorenone-based electrolyte for flow batteriesRuozhu FengPacific Northwest National Laboratory202
1:15 – 1:30pmSandia Membrane Development for Energy Storage Devices: Industry PartnershipsCy FujimotoSandia National Laboratories203
1:30 – 1:45pmA History of Bi-Redox Molecules (BRMs) for Next-Generation Flow Batteries at SandiaSam MacchiSandia National Laboratories204
1:45 – 2:00pmNa-Based Hybrid Flow Batteries for Low-Cost Energy StorageEthan SelfOak Ridge National Laboratory205
2:00 – 2:15pmQ&A
2:15 – 2:55pmBreak

ES Program Manager Roundtable and Poster Session

TimeTopicSpeaker/Organization
2:55 – 3:55pmRoundtable: ES Program ManagersRay Byrne, Sandia National Laboratories
Mali Balasubramanian, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Patrick Balducci, Argonne National Laboratory
David Reed, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
3:55 – 4:05pmSponsorship RemarksThe Flow Battery Industry Group, a part of BCI
4:05 – 6:05pmPoster Session

Wednesday, July 29

7:00 – 8:00amRegistration/Breakfast

Day 2 Welcome Remarks and Keynote Presentation

TimeTopicSpeakerOrganization
8:00 – 8:10amWelcome RemarksMohammed KamaludeenDepartment of Energy
8:10 – 9:00amKeynote PresentationJon ParellaTerraflow Energy

Session 3: Grid Integration & Field Validation

Session Lead: Waylon Clark, Sandia National Laboratories

TimeTopicSpeakerOrganizationSession ID
9:00 – 9:10amSession IntroductionWaylon ClarkSandia National Laboratories300
9:10 – 9:30amKit Carson Electric Cooperative microgrid collaborative analysis projectRodrigo Trevizan & Alberto GrimaldiSandia National Laboratories & Argonne National Laboratory301
9:30 – 9:45amValidation of Innovative Storage Technologies for ResilienceDi WuPacific Northwest National Laboratory302
9:45 – 10:00amSupercapacitor CharacterizationOindrilla DuttaSandia National Laboratories303
10:00 – 10:20amEnergy Storage Codes and Standards UpdateMichael Ropp & Dave SchoenwaldSandia National Laboratories304
10:20 – 10:30amQ&A
9:00 – 10:00am: BEACONS facility & CHESS tour (by registration only; closed-toe shoes required)
10:00 – 11:00am: BEACONS facility & CHESS tour (by registration only; closed-toe shoes required)
10:30 – 11:00amBreak

Session 4: Safety & Reliability

Session Lead: Loraine Torres-Castro, Sandia National Laboratories

TimeTopicSpeakerOrganizationSession ID
11:00 – 11:10amSafety and reliability for Grid-Scale BESS: From technical evidence to grid confidenceLoraine Torres-CastroSandia National Laboratories400
11:10 – 11:25amInteroperability and Reliable Operation of Energy StorageJaime KollnPacific Northwest National Laboratory401
11:25 – 11:40amPredicting Long-Term Grid Battery Performance from Cell to Module ScaleDaiwon ChoiPacific Northwest National Laboratory402
11:40 – 11:55amThermal runaway early warning: over-temperature detected by acoustic emissionHsin WangOak Ridge National Laboratory403
11:55am – 12:10pmA modeling perspective on thermal runaway propagation through the module and rack scalesMike MeehanSandia National Laboratories404
12:10 – 12:25pmRe-evaluating standard metrics for Battery aging reportingYuliya PregerSandia National Laboratories405
12:25 – 12:35pm Q&A
11:00am – 12:00pm: BEACONS facility & CHESS tour (by registration only; closed-toe shoes required)
12:35 – 1:35pmLunch

Session 5: Analytics & Tools

Session Lead: Patrick Balducci, Argonne National Laboratory

TimeTopicSpeakerOrganizationSession ID
1:35 – 1:45pmSession IntroductionPatrick BalducciArgonne National Laboratory500
1:45 – 2:00pmLong-Term Energy Storage Planning for Reliability and AffordabilityKonstantinos OikonomouPacific Northwest National Laboratory501
2:00 – 2:15pmFrom Promise to Performance: Evaluating Storage Controls with ES-ControlDexin WangPacific Northwest National Laboratory502
2:15 – 2:30pmEverBESS: End of Life Considerations for Stationary Energy Storage SystemsJakob EliasArgonne National Laboratory503
2:30 – 2:45pmQuESt Grid Planning Tools Enhancements For Improved Energy Storage Investment PlanningCody NewlunSandia National Laboratories504
2:45 – 3:00pmQuest 3.0– pathway to automatic workflows for energy storage analyticsTu NguyenSandia National Laboratories505
3:00 – 3:10pmQ&A
2:00 – 3:00pm: BEACONS facility & CHESS tour (by registration only; closed-toe shoes required)
3:00 – 4:00pm: BEACONS facility & CHESS tour (by registration only; closed-toe shoes required)
3:10 – 3:40pmBreak

Session 6: Stakeholder Developments & Industry Trends

Session Lead: Will McNamara, Sandia National Laboratories

TimeTopicSpeakerOrganizationSession ID
3:40 – 3:50pmStakeholder Developments & Industry TrendsWill McNamaraSandia National Laboratories600
3:50 – 4:05pmRegulatory Research and OutreachJeremy TwitchellPacific Northwest National Laboratory601
4:05 – 4:20pmEnergy Storage Codes and Standards for DecisionmakersDevyn PowellPacific Northwest National Laboratory602
4:20 – 4:35pmSoft costs of energy storage deploymentsDan BoffPacific Northwest National Laboratory603
4:35 – 4:50pmUtilizing Aggregated BTM BESS for FTM Resilience & Affordability ObjectivesTodd Olinsky-Paul
Will McNamara		ESTAP
Sandia National Laboratories		604
4:50 – 5:00pmQ&A
4:00 – 5:00pm: BEACONS facility & CHESS tour (by registration only; closed-toe shoes required)
5:15 – 7:15pmDinner Keynote
Dan Woodfin, ERCOT

Thursday, July 30

TimeTopicSpeakerOrganization
7:00 – 8:00amRegistration/Breakfast
8:00 – 8:10amWelcome RemarksEric HsiehDepartment of Energy

Session 7: Sodium Batteries

Session Lead: Xiaolin Li, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

TimeTopicSpeakerOrganizationSession ID
8:10 – 8:20amSession IntroductionXiaolin Li Pacific Northwest National Laboratory700
8:20 – 8:35amProcess R&D for Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials ManufacturingRunming TaoArgonne National Laboratory701
8:35 – 8:50amSodium-Ion Battery DevelopmentFred OmenyaPacific Northwest National Laboratory702
8:50 – 9:05amSodium-Metal Halide Battery Technologies for Grid Energy Storage ApplicationsGuosheng LiPacific Northwest National Laboratory703
9:05 – 9:20amSodium Metal Batteries Using Earth Abundant MaterialsLeo SmallSandia National Laboratories704
9:20 – 9:35amComprehensive Multi-Scale Safety and Risk Analysis of Sodium-Ion BatteriesNathan JohnsonSandia National Laboratories705
9:35 – 9:45amQ&A
9:45 – 10:15amBreak

Session 8: Power Electronics

Session Lead: Michael Starke, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

TimeTopicSpeakerOrganizationSession ID
10:15 – 10:25amIntroduction to Power Electronics R&DMichael StarkeOak Ridge National Laboratory800
10:25 – 10:40amA Controller Hardware in the Loop validation of Power Electronic for Flow Batteries: Integration and CoordinationRenata KimparaOak Ridge National Laboratory801
10:40 – 10:55amModular Energy Storage Platforms for Advanced Control, Diagnostics and Grid IntegrationArmando MontoyaSandia National Laboratories802
10:55 – 11:10amImmersion Cooling of Power ElectronicsJack FlickerSandia National Laboratories803
11:10 – 11:25amLow-cost Magnetics-less Isolated Bidirectional GaN Power Converters for Grid-Tied StorageJin WangOhio State University804
11:25 – 11:40amHafnia Gate Dielectrics for Energy ConversionAndrew BinderSandia National Laboratories805
11:40 – 11:50amQ&A
11:50am – 12:50pmLunch

Session 9: Grid Reliability & Resilience

Session Lead: Alok Bharati, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

TimeTopicSpeakerOrganizationSession ID
12:50 – 12:55pmBESS – A Critical Grid ResourceAlok BharatiPacific Northwest National Laboratory900
12:55 – 1:15pmEnhancing Grid Reliability using Energy Storage SystemsDilip PanditSandia National Laboratories901
1:15 – 1:35pmUnderstanding Battery Degradation for Grid Energy Storage SystemsMarm DixitOak Ridge National Laboratory902
1:35 – 1:55pmStoring Affordability: Battery Storage as an Asset to Reduce Data Center Cost ShiftsDevyn PowellPacific Northwest National Laboratory903
1:55 – 2:15pmBeyond Generation: Regulatory Considerations for Microgrid TariffsKaryn BoenkerPacific Northwest National Laboratory904
2:15 – 2:25pmQ&A
2:25 – 2:55pmBreak

Session 10: Zinc & Lead Batteries

Session Lead: Tim Lambert, Sandia National Laboratories

TimeTopicSpeakerOrganizationSession ID
2:55 – 3:05pmSession IntroductionTim LambertSandia National Laboratories1000
3:05 – 3:20pmMultiscale characterization of lead acid battery electrodes and new cell designsTim FisterArgonne National Laboratory1001
3:20 – 3:35pmZinc Battery Development at PNNLMatt FayettePacific Northwest National Laboratory1002
3:35 – 3:50pmDemystifying Additives and Expanders in Lead-Acid BatteriesAjay KarakotiPacific Northwest National Laboratory1003
3:50 – 4:05pmFrom Zincate Restoration to HER-Resistant MnTe: Stabilizing Anodes for Aqueous Energy StorageNian LiuGeorgia Tech1004
4:05 – 4:20pmMaterials Strategies Aimed at Low-cost High-Capacity and Long-Cycle life Grid Storage Batteries from Earth Abundant ElementsTim LambertSandia National Laboratories1005
4:20 – 4:30pmQ&A
TimeTopicSpeakerOrganization
4:30 – 4:35pmClosing RemarksMohammed KamaludeenDepartment of Energy
4:35pmAdjourn