Microbattery Design Prize
Pays teams up to $300,000 to design small-capacity batteries that beat today's microbatteries on performance, safety and recyclability.
The Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office funds this two-phase HeroX prize, administered with National Renewable Energy Laboratory support. In Phase 1, the Idea phase, teams submit a design description, technical specifications, intended application and expected impact for a microbattery; the rules cap this stage at up to six winners, though DOE ultimately named eight Phase 1 wi…
The prize wants new microbattery designs for small electronics -- things like sensors for smart manufacturing or grid monitoring -- that improve on performance, safety and recyclability versus what's commercially available today. It's aimed at closing gaps in the microelectronics and energy storage supply chains to strengthen U.S. manufacturing.
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