Sec. 425. Energy Storage Grand Challenge
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The Secretary shall carry out a research challenge to be known as the Energy Storage Grand Challenge (referred to in this section as the Challenge ) to support and accelerate the research, development, and demonstration of advanced energy storage technologies, in order to— support basic research in capabilities that enable temporal flexibility in the conversion of energy resources to useful energy services; inform the development of a broad range of energy storage systems, including batteries, chemical storage, and thermal storage, with emphasis on innovative materials, manufacturing, and recycling; and facilitate the translation of basic research results in energy storage to industry.
In carrying out programs and activities under the Challenge, the Secretary shall leverage expertise and resources and facilitate collaboration between— the Office of Electricity; the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; the Office of Fossil Energy; the Office of Nuclear Energy; and the Basic Energy Sciences Program and Advanced Scientific Computing Program of the Office of Science. The Secretary may organize additional activities under this subsection through Energy Frontier Research Centers, Energy Innovation Hubs, or cross-cutting research programs.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 4-year research plan that identifies and prioritizes basic research needs relating to the development, construction, operation, and maintenance of grid scale energy storage technology demonstration projects, which shall operate as national user facilities.