Adden Energy Awarded Competitive Grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation
R&D funding accelerates the translation of results to impact
Waltham, MA, May 6th, 2024 – Adden Energy has been awarded a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant to conduct research and development (R&D) work on advanced 3D lithium metal anodes for solid-state batteries. This STTR grant is collaboration between Adden Energy and Harvard University.
Adden Energy is commercializing lithium metal batteries for extreme-fast-charging electric vehicles (EVs). With charge times of under 10 minutes, Adden Energy will enable practical EV charging using public infrastructure in the same timeframe as filling a gasoline tank. Additionally, Adden Energy’s cells have many applications for commercial fleet vehicles as they last for over 5,000 cycles and are significantly safer than existing lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries.
“NSF accelerates the translation of emerging technologies into transformative new products and services,” said Erwin Gianchandani, NSF Assistant Director for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships. “We take great pride in funding deep-technology startups and small businesses that will shape science and engineering results into meaningful solutions for today and tomorrow.”
“Li-ion batteries have been a wonderful technology for enabling early adopters of EVs to electrify, but as we move to an all-electric future, the short comings of Li-ion have become the limiting factor,” Adden Energy CEO William Fitzhugh continued. “Over a third of Americans lack a garage or dedicated at-home parking, which means they are reliant on public infrastructure for charging. Li-ion charging is just too slow to provide practical EVs to these individuals.” By making EV charging as fast as gasoline, Adden Energy will make EVs accessible to everyone.
All proposals submitted to the NSF SBIR/STTR program, also known as America’s Seed Fund powered by NSF, undergo a rigorous merit-based review process. Once a small business is awarded a Phase I grant, it becomes eligible to apply for Phase II funding and additional supplements totaling up to $2 million. To get started, startups or entrepreneurs submit a written Project Pitch to see if their technology idea could be a good fit for the program. To learn more about America’s Seed Fund powered by NSF, visit: https://seedfund.nsf.gov/
NSF has several programs that help accelerate the translation of research results to practice and provide pathways for researchers, startups and aspiring entrepreneurs to move their ideas from the laboratory to the market and society. To learn more about how NSF helps unlock future technologies for national and societal impact, visit: https://beta.nsf.gov/tip/latest.
About the U.S. National Science Foundation's Small Business Programs: America’s Seed Fund powered by NSF awards more than $200 million annually to startups and small businesses, transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial and societal impact. Startups working across almost all areas of science and technology can receive up to $2 million to support research and development, helping de-risk technology for commercial success. America’s Seed Fund is congressionally mandated through the Small Business Innovation Research program. The NSF is an independent federal agency with a budget of about $9 billion that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering.
About Adden Energy
Based in the greater Boston area, Adden Energy is at the forefront of lithium metal batteries for the EV and consumer markets. Learn more about how Adden Energy’s technology is enabling EV adoption far beyond what’s possible with lithium-ion at AddenEnergy.com.