Powering American Authority in Energy Storage
BEACONS: Igniting a New Era of Innovation and Industry in Energy Storage to Secure a Prosperous Tomorrow
Our Mission
BEACONS fast-tracks energy storage innovation to reclaim domestic authority, closing critical battery technology and manufacturing excellence gaps. Its IP-secure prototyping facilities deliver trusted results, helping companies scale faster, build resilient supply chains, and bolster national security.
Based at The University of Texas at Dallas, BEACONS works with U.S. companies to drive transformative energy storage solutions essential to defense, industry growth, and economic stability from mining to cells to systems.
Funded by the Department of Defense’s Office of Industrial Base Policy and its Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization (MCEIP) office, BEACONS plays a key role in the Pathfinder program, accelerating the adoption of new technologies, onshore manufacturing capabilities, and workforce readiness to strengthen America’s energy leadership.
Onshore Manufacturing
Support for scaling from prototypes to full manufacturing excellence.
Focus: Ensuring US-based production and supply security
Secure Prototyping
IP-Secure facilities for lithium-ion, sodium-ion, and next-gen chemistries.
Focus: Trusted rapid results
Protecting Supply Chains
Critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, and nickel.
Focus: Supply chain transparency
Dual Use Applications
Consumer products, grid storage, defense technologies.
Focus: Enabling innovation bridge to reach the market faster
Preparing Our Domestic Workforce
Training programs for workforce readiness and manufacturing excellence.
Focus: Preparing America’s future Energy storage workforce
Our Partners
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Nationally Coordinated Innovation: America’s Answer to China, Inc.
The United States faces an increasingly urgent challenge: a growing dependence on China, its economic rival and geopolitical adversary, for critical technologies that underpin both national security and economic stability. Critical minerals for most emerging...
Argonne and The University of Texas at Dallas to Strengthen Collaboration in Battery Sciences and Critical Materials Development
Argonne Laboratory Director Paul Kearns and Vice President for Research and Innovation at UT Dallas Joseph J. Pancrazio signed the MOU during a ceremony on Tuesday, July 22, at Argonne’s Materials Engineering Research Facility (MERF) — a state-of-the-art facility that...
Argonne and UT Dallas Partner to Advance Battery Research and Critical Materials Supply Chain
The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance research in battery science and strengthen supply chains for critical materials.