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Accelerating the discovery and development of novel materials is essential for the U.S. to compete globally in key energy sectors throughout the 21st century and beyond. In support of its priorities in energy-materials innovation, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) established the Energy Materials Network (EMN) as a network of application-specific consortia that facilitate industry and academia access to the unique and world-class resources at the national laboratories in materials theory, computation, experimentation, analysis, and data informatics. EMN consortia have been established to address a broad range of materials challenges in specific energy-related applications such as platinum-group-free catalysts for fuel cells, advanced water-splitting materials, breakthrough materials for hydrogen storage materials and carriers, next-generation catalysts for bio-fuels and products, light-weight materials to revolutionize the transportation sector, and new module materials to support and enable the large-scale deployment of photovoltaics. The EMN model along with recent scientific accomplishments from individual EMN consortia will be discussed. |
