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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.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Develop and demonstrate a zinc-bromide battery system for 10+ hour energy storage to support grid-scale renewable energy deployment.

Sub-sectors
long-duration-energy-storagebattery-technologygrid-modernization
Why this matters

Long-duration storage is critical infrastructure for decarbonization; this advances DOE's 2030 adoption targets and reduces grid reliance on fossil fuels.

Supply-chain signal

Success would drive demand for zinc, bromide, and advanced battery manufacturing capacity; creates opportunities for domestic supply chain development.

U.S.–China competition angle

China dominates battery manufacturing globally; U.S. development of alternative long-duration storage technologies reduces dependence on Chinese battery imports.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002392.

Period of performance
Start
2024-08-01
End
2028-04-30
Status
activein 712 days
Sources

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