DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers
Backs research teams and institutions for DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers in energy systems, materials science, and quantum systems.
The DOE Office of Science Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) program, administered by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences, funds multi-investigator, multi-institutional research center consortia addressing fundamental scientific challenges in energy. The program was launched in 2009 and has funded 107 centers across 43 states and Washington D.C. through seven biennial competition cycles. Cen…
Basic energy sciences research — including energy storage, advanced manufacturing, hydrogen, quantum information, solar energy, and nuclear — conducted by multi-investigator, multi-institutional center consortia.
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