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$49,100,000

Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, LLC

energyactive
WORK BEGAN2024-08-01·LATEST ACTION·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_DECD0000031_089
Award description

DEMONSTRATE THE VIABILITY OF A ZINC-BROMIDE BATTERY FOR 10+ HOUR ENERGY STORAGE. DEMONSTRATE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF A 10-HOUR CONTINUOUS DISCHARGE SYSTEM FOR LONG-DURATION ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS. PROVIDE TANGIBLE BENEFITS TO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES AND WORKERS ALIGNED WITH LOCAL PRIORITIES, AND ADVANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERREPRESENTED WORKERS AND BUSINESSES. CONTRIBUTE TOWARD WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF LONG-DURATION ENERGY STORAGE BY 2030.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Demonstrate zinc-bromide battery viability for long-duration grid energy storage applications.

Sub-sectors
energy-storagelong-duration-batterygrid-modernization
Why this matters

Essential for scaling renewable energy and achieving grid decarbonization targets by 2030.

Supply-chain signal

Battery success drives demand for zinc, bromine sourcing and grid integration equipment.

U.S.–China competition angle

Diversifies U.S. battery chemistry away from Chinese-dominated lithium supply chains.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-10. Cost: $0.007709.

Period of performance
Start
2024-08-01
End
2028-04-30
Status
activein 657 days
Sources

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