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["Department of Energy - Teaming Partner List  (DE-FOA-0002679 NOI to Issue DE-FOA-0002680)"]
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["Organization"," Contact Name","Contact Information","Organizational Type","Area(s) of Interest (AOI)","Area(s) of Expertise","Description of Capability(ies)"]
["Organization Name","Contact Person","email/phone/address of Contact Person","For-profit/Non-profit/University/\nNational Laboratory/etc.",null,"Brief description of area(s) of expertise","Brief description of capability(ies)"]
["University of Michigan-Dearborn","Cheol Lee","4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI 48128\ncheol@umich.edu\n313-583-6792","Not-for-Profit, Education","Second Use","Degradation of separators. Safety/integrity of separators in used/abused Li-ion batteries","We have mechanical/chemical/SEM analysis methods to quickly test the integrity of separators in used batteries. We also have developed physics and data based models for nonintrusive diagnosis/prognosis of separator degradation.  These tools will allow rapid assessment of battery safety for second use. "]
["A3 Global (including Nuvant Systems subsidiary)","Aaron Poynton","apoynton@a3global.com\n300 Schell LN, Suite 309-310\nPhoenixville, PA 19460, USA\n443-643-8811","Small business ","Second life applications ","Battery reman/reconditioning, battery R&D, battery testing equipment manufacturing, energy storage"]
["University of Toledo, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science","Thomas Stuart","University of Toledo\nDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science MS308, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606\ntstuart@utoledo.edu\n419-708-6698","University","Our current research interests are improving the performance and reducing the cost of Second Life Applications for Used EV Batteries.  We are presently focused on two research areas:\n1.\tSolutions to dynamically balance second life battery cells.  UT has developed a low cost active/passive hybrid cell voltage equalizer called the Bilevel Equalizer (BEQ).  Depending on the size of the spread in cell capacities, test data shows the BEQ can add a 40 to 50% increase in second life battery capacity and lifetime, compared to a passive equalizer.  Listed below are two US Patents for the BEQ and the most recent publication:\n\nA.\tStuart, T.A. Bilevel Equalizer for Battery Cell Charge Management. U.S. Patent 10,862,318 B2, December 8, 2020\nB.\tStuart, T.A. Bilevel Equalizer for Battery Cell Charge Management. U.S. Patent 11,139,661, October 5, 2021\nC.\tMubenga, N.; Salami, B.; Stuart, T. Bilevel vs. Passive Equalizers for Second Life EV Batteries. Electricity 2021, 2, 63-76\nThe BEQ technology is well developed and tested, but it needs further     experimentation with actual used batteries from an EV.\n2.\tUT also has developed a charge/discharge test method that can measure the capacity of each cell while it is still in the battery.  This helps to determine the SOH of the cells since capacity is the most common criterion used for SOH.  This technology has been analyzed and successfully tested, but it has not been as fully developed as the BEQ.  However, it can reduce the time required to quickly and accurately grade the cell modules in a used EV battery, so it should be able to lower reconditioning costs.\n     ","Lithium Ion Battery Management Systems and   Power Electronics","The UT Power Electronics Lab has over 30 years of experience on externally funded research grants for sponsors such as Chrysler, DOE/NREL, NASA, Teledyne, Ohio Board of Regents, NSF, US Navy, and US Army.  Over the past 20 years most of this research has been on developing and testing Battery Management Systems (BMS) for Lithium Ion Batteries.\nFacilities include a 1740 sq. ft. Power Electronics Lab with a wide range of modern equipment for BMS research and battery testing.  More specialized equipment items include an AeroVironment ABC 150 125 KW Inverter.  The ABC 150 is bi-directional, grid connected and programmable, so it is capable of simulating EV driving cycles or other variable loads.  The lab also has two 27 cu. ft. temperature chambers that also can be used as safety chambers for testing large lithium ion batteries."]
["San Deigo State University","Chris Mi","\n5500 Campanile Drive E-426, San Diego, CA 92182\ncmi@sdsu.edu\n734-765-8321","University","Area of Interest 2 – Second Use Scale-Up Demonstration Projects","Second-life EV battery, energy storage, battery recycling, power electronics","SDSU has carried out a research project with the Califronia Commission on secondlife EV battery paired with a solar panle system. SDSU is also specialized in power electronics, battery charging, and battery recycling, battery management system. "]
["Princeton NuEnergy","Xiaofang Yang","\n1200 Florence Columbus Rd, Bordentown, NJ 08505\nxiaofang_yang@pnecycle.com\n215-410-8747\n","Company","Area of Interest 1 – Recycling Processing and Reintegration into the Battery Supply ChainArea of Interest 2 – Second Use Scale-Up Demonstration Projects"," Energy storage materials  and technology, battery recycling, battery material production","Princeton NuEnergy (PNE) is a high-tech renewable energy company with the mission of delivering innovative energy and environmental solutions.  PNE has carried out battery recycling projects with DOE using a plasma based technology."]
["PPG","Zhilian Zhou ","4325 Rosanna Drive \nAllison Park, PA 15101\nZhilian.Zhou@ppg.com\n","Corporation",1,"Polymer/coating material design and processing","Process development and handling of battery materials during recycling"]
["AZSUV INC.","Keith Sherman","5332 E Seven Palms DR. Cave Creek, Arizona 85331\n347-286-3315\nksherman@azsuv.com","S corporation",null,"AZSUV INC. specializes in the recycling, repurposing, restoration and remanufacturing of automotive technology. ","Repurposing existing automotive technology, AZSUV is in the developmental and prototype stages for automotive manufacturing (up to 325 units annually), advanced composite body panels, structural energy storage, advanced recycling, and hardware/firmware/software integration for the automotive sector. \n\nCurrent manufacturing capacity stands at 6 automotive lifts, 7000sq ft of shop/fabrication/warehouse space, along with 50,000 sq ft of outdoor storage facilities. With expansion in the next 6-12 months to 12 lifts and 14000 sq ft of shop/fabrication/storage space. "]
["University of Kentucky","Dr. Xin Gao ","Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40508, and Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40511.\n8592570270\nxin.gao1@uky.edu ","Non-profit","Recycling Processing and Reintegration into the Battery Supply Chain.","waste material recycling, particle science, moving bed reactor, thermal redox reaction, separation, process research","Mechanical Engineering and Center for Applied Energy Research from University of Kentucky (UK) have been heavily investigating a harsh-chemical-free method to enrich high-value metals from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries over 2 years, working closely with renewable power generation utility, EV manufacturer, and mining equipment producer. UK leverages the expertise on chemical-looping-combustion to thermally recondition black mass from various types of lithium-ion batteries followed by recovering lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese using either dry or wet separation methods. ICP-MS analysis shows the metal recovery rate is >85%. "]
["University of Kentucky"," Dr. Kunlei Liu","Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40508, and Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40511.\n8592570270\n","Non-profit","Recycling Processing and Reintegration into the Battery Supply Chain.","waste material recycling, particle science, moving bed reactor, thermal redox reaction, separation, process research","Mechanical Engineering and Center for Applied Energy Research from University of Kentucky (UK) have been heavily investigating a harsh-chemical-free method to enrich high-value metals from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries over 2 years, working closely with renewable power generation utility, EV manufacturer, and mining equipment producer. UK leverages the expertise on chemical-looping-combustion to thermally recondition black mass from various types of lithium-ion batteries followed by recovering lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese using either dry or wet separation methods. ICP-MS analysis shows the metal recovery rate is >85%. "]
["Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)","Stephanie Shaw","sshaw@epri.com; 3420 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, 94306; 650-855-2353","Non-Profit Research Institute","AOI 1 and AOI 2","Demonstration of storage technologies and applications; performance and reliabilty; measurement and verification; techno-economic modeling and analysis (e.g, StorageVET and DER-VET); cost-benefit anaysis; recycling and second use; environment, health and safety assessments; technology transfer","Extensive experience managing and executing complex projects funded by federal and state agencies and utilities, in delivering a range of energy storage, microgrid, and smart grid demonstrations with actionable research findings. Partnerships with a wide range of utility, research and market stakeholders. Expertise and tools in automotive energy storage, building systems, microgrids, testing and verification, systems engineering, software and economic analysis, recycling and second use; and environmental health and safety analysis, as well as business model creation, codes and standards as well as system operation, measurement and verification."]
["Lehigh University","Javad Khazaei, Assistant Professor","7 Asa Drive Bethlehem, PA 18015\nkhazaei@lehigh.edu\n610-758-2602","Academic","Second Use Scale-up Demonstration Projects","Grid Integration of Battery Storage","10kW microgrid facility in place, real-time simulation of microgrids and battery storage, Hardware in the loop tests of stationary storage, control design for battery storage, microgrid integration, modeling of battery storage dynamics, State of Charge (SoC) balancing of storage units. "]
["Sandia National Laboratories","Kyle Fenton","1515 Eubank SE Albuquerque, NM 87123\n\nkrfento@sandia.gov\n(505) 284-3377\n","FFRDC (Federally Funded Research and Development Center) ",null,"Battery Safety","Battery safety is a critical factor to battery technology’s widespread adoption in the electric vehicle marketplace. Sandia has decades of experience in applied materials R&D, systems engineering, and abuse testing to assist industry in implementing advanced, science-based safety features. Sandia’s goal is a science-based understanding of electrochemical atomic/molecular processes that is connected with the macroscopic response of packaged batteries to mitigate safety concerns, extend battery lifetimes, and increase battery efficiency through three coordinated thrusts:\n•\tLarge-scale battery testing to measure critical thermochemical and thermophysical response phenomena that can provide detectable signatures of end-of-life degradation mechanisms,\n•\tIn-situ nano-scale characterization to gain an atomistic understanding of these mechanisms, and\n•\tMulti-scale modeling, building predictive models linking atomistic processes with macroscopic responses.\nThe Battery Abuse Testing Laboratory (BATLab) at Sandia is an internationally recognized leader in energy storage system safety research. \nBATLab R&D programs focus on:\n•\tunderstanding the mechanisms that lead to energy storage system safety and reliability incidents,\n•\tdeveloping new materials to improve overall energy storage system safety and abuse tolerance,\n•\tperforming abuse testing,\n•\tadvancing testing techniques,\n•\tperforming detailed failure analyses, and\n•\tdeveloping strategies to mitigate energy storage cell and system failures.\nThe BATLab is also home to the world’s largest and most comprehensive battery calorimetry laboratory, the DOE’s largest lithium-ion cell prototyping facility, battery component analytical and diagnostic capabilities, and extensive failure-analysis and characterization tools.\nUsing the results from our testing and evaluation, our scientists work with industry/ partners to:\n•\tunderstand failure mechanisms in cells and battery systems for the emerging global transportation markets;\n•\tperform safety evaluations on next generation electrode materials for lithium-ion energy storage systems;\n•\tdevelop advanced electrolytes that are abuse tolerant, nonflammable, and can mitigate high-rate thermal runaway reactions;\n•\tdevelop testing and analytical techniques to better understand critical safety concerns with lithium-ion cells and emerging large-format cell designs; and\n•\tpartner with national and international organizations to addresses the challenges of battery failure and potential safety issues.\n"]
["Aqua Metals, Inc","Dave McMurtry","dave.mcmurtry@aquametals.com ",null,"Area of Interest 1 – Recycling Processing and Reintegration into the Battery Supply Chain Area of Interest 2 – Second Use Scale-Up Demonstration Projects","Hydrometallurgical recycling of waste lithium-ion batteries.","Aqua Metals Li AquaRefining process is a closed-loop process that recycles the chemicals it uses during the recycling process.  Aqua Metals Innovation Center is equipped with analytical equipment and chemical processing experimental apparatus.  Aqua Metals team and organization has experience with process scale-up and recycling facility operation through our previous work commercializing technology for hydrometallurgical lead-acid battery recycling. "]
["Parthian Battery Solutions","Auggie Chico",": auggie@parthianwv.com, \n\n281 Don Knotts Blvd, Morgantown, WV 26501","Corporation","Recycling, material extraction & reintegration into supply chain","Battery grading & Recertification, remanufacturing & reuse of EV batteries into 2nd life applications.",": Battery EOL testing. Currently carrying out research project with West Virginia University, developing electro-chemical hybrid grading model. Model allows for rapid analysis of internal components of Lithium-ion batteries, establishing where degradation is taking place internally, and to what degree. Extensive experience reincorporating EV batteries into stationary systems for renewable energy use. Maintain sufficient battery sourcing channels, and 2nd use sales channels. Operating in the heart of WV & work with programs focused on retraining displaced coal/fossil fuel workers for work in next-gen industries."]
["Smart Electric Power Alliance","Garrett Fitzgerald","303 359 7740\n\nGfitzgerald@sepapower.org","501(c)3",":  Second use applications for grid resilience, second use applications for EV charging and accelerated interconnection, second use applications co-located with Microgrids + EV Charging, second use applications for high power corridor truck charging","multi-stakeholder convening, strategic planning for transportation electrification, equitable considerations of transportation electrification, managing diverse working groups, microgrids and resilience, ","Proven experience with convening multi-stakeholder groups, strong existing network of members across the utility, OEM, and vendor space, extensive expertise in thought leadership and research dissemination, knowledge and experience with regulatory considerations, integrated distribution planning, EV charging, fleet electrification, equity, techno-economic analysis of storage colocated with EV charging. "]
["Storagenergy Technologies, Inc.","Dr. Feng Zhao (CEO)","1990 S Milestone Dr., Suite A, Salt Lake City, UT 84104\n\n801.386.8555\n\nfzhao@storagenergy.com","Small Business, Technology Development","Recycling Processing and Reintegration into the Battery Supply Chain","Electrochemical Energy Storage and Production, Manufacturing (Pilot)","Storagenergy has 10+ years of experience developing battery technologies. We recently built a pilot-scale flame-assisted spray pyrolysis (FAST) reactor for the manufacturing of battery cathode materials (NMC). This technology has the potential to produce cathode materials faster and more cheaply than conventional methods, is versatile for a variety of cathode chemistries, is directly scalable, and compatible with closed-loop direct recycling and up-cycling. We also have an operational battery manufacturing pilot line for pouch cell prototyping to demonstrate the performance of our advanced battery materials."]
["IT Asset Partners, Inc. (ITAP)","Edward Bonilla","8966 Mason Ave, Chatsworth CA 91311\n\n(323) 685-4827\n\nEdward@GoITAP.com",null,"#1 - Second Life EV batteries, #2 - Recycling","Second use and recycling, design, engineering, grid integration, battery storage.","repurposing lithium ev batteries into new applications such as energy storage."]
["X-BATT (A Semplastics Company)","Kyle Marcus","273 Aulin Ave, Suite 1017\nOviedo, FL 32765\n\n971-221-5807\n\nkmarcus@semplastics.com","Small Business","AOI1 – Recycling processing and reintegration into battery supply chain","Materials Synthesis R&D, SiOC Anode Composite Material, Polymer Derived Ceramics (PDCs)","X-BATT has developed a low-cost and scalable technology that incorporates a variety of pure or impure carbon materials such as battery grade carbon,  domestic coal, or recycled graphite from production scrap / EOL batteries, into high energy dense ceramic composite anodes for lithium-ion batteries. This is made possible by blending our proprietary, highly tunable, electrochemically active SiOC Polymer Derived Ceramic (PDC) resin technology with a carbon source, where the ratios of Si, O, and C can be dramatically changed to fit specific applications. Our intention is to support operations that are looking for a unique, valuable, and domestic solution to address issues concerning raw materials supply and availability. The X-BATT team has more than 85 years of combined experience synthesizing PDCs and is looking for a strategic partnership to advance this novel anode technology."]
["EDF ","Sena Soysal","4300 El Camino Real, Los Altos CA 94103  \n\n3413338686\n\nsena.soysal@edf-inc.com ","Research& Development /Utility","Second Use Scale-Up Demonstration Projects ","Expert in C&I and utility-scale storage or microgrids. Interested in addressing technical/ financial/market of 2nd use of EV batteries\ncreating business model and concept offer for the market"]