[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3776 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 3776


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 23, 2007

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To provide for research, development, and demonstration programs in 
advanced energy storage systems for electric drive vehicles, stationary 
      applications, and electricity transmission and distribution 
  applications, to support the ability of the United States to remain 
   globally competitive in this field, and to promote the efficient 
                      delivery and use of energy.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Storage Technology 
Advancement Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``Department'' means the Department of Energy;
            (2) the term ``electric drive vehicle'' means--
                    (A) a vehicle that uses an electric motor for all 
                or part of its motive power, including battery 
                electric, hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric, 
                fuel cell, and plug-in fuel cell vehicles, and rail 
                transportation vehicles; or
                    (B) mobile equipment that uses an electric motor to 
                replace an internal combustion engine for all or part 
                of the work of the equipment;
            (3) the term ``islanding'' means a distributed generator or 
        energy storage device continuing to power a location in the 
        absence of electric power from the primary source;
            (4) the term ``microgrid'' means an integrated energy 
        system consisting of interconnected loads and distributed 
        energy resources, including generators and energy storage 
        devices, which as an integrated system can operate in parallel 
        with the utility grid or in an intentional islanding mode;
            (5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy;
            (6) the term ``self-healing grid'' means a grid that is 
        capable of automatically anticipating and responding to power 
        system disturbances, including the isolation of failed sections 
        and components, while optimizing its own performance and 
        service to customers; and
            (7) the term ``spinning reserve services'' means an amount 
        of electric generating capacity in excess of the amount needed 
        to meet peak electric demand.

SEC. 3. BASIC RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a basic research 
program to support the development of energy storage systems for 
electric drive vehicles, stationary applications, and electricity 
transmission and distribution, including research on--
            (1) materials design;
            (2) materials synthesis and characterization;
            (3) electrolytes;
            (4) surface and interface dynamics;
            (5) modeling and simulation; and
            (6) thermal behavior and life degradation mechanisms.
    (b) Funding.--For activities carried out under this section, in 
addition to funding activities at National Laboratories, the Secretary 
shall award funds to, and coordinate activities with, a range of 
stakeholders including the public, private, and academic sectors.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $50,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014.

SEC. 4. APPLIED RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct an applied research 
program on energy storage systems to support electric drive vehicle, 
stationary application, and electricity transmission and distribution 
technologies, including research on--
            (1) ultracapacitors;
            (2) flywheels;
            (3) batteries and battery systems (including flow 
        batteries);
            (4) compressed air energy systems;
            (5) power conditioning electronics;
            (6) manufacturing technologies for energy storage systems;
            (7) thermal management systems; and
            (8) hydrogen as an energy storage medium.
    (b) Funding.--For activities carried out under this section, in 
addition to funding activities at National Laboratories, the Secretary 
shall award funds to, and coordinate activities with, a range of 
stakeholders including the public, private, and academic sectors.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $80,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014.

SEC. 5. ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS DEMONSTRATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a program of new 
demonstrations of advanced energy storage systems. These demonstrations 
shall be regionally diversified and shall expand on the Department's 
existing technology demonstration program. These demonstrations should 
include the participation of a range of stakeholders, such as rural 
electric cooperatives, investor owned utilities, municipally owned 
electric utilities, energy storage systems manufacturers, electric 
drive vehicle manufacturers, the renewable energy production industry, 
State or local energy offices, the fuel cell industry, and 
universities. Each of the demonstrations shall include one or more of 
the following objectives:
            (1) Energy storage to improve the feasibility of ``micro-
        grids'' or ``islanding'', or the transmission and distribution 
        capability to improve reliability in rural areas.
            (2) Integration of an energy storage system with a self-
        healing grid.
            (3) Use of energy storage to improve security to emergency 
        response infrastructure.
            (4) Integration with a renewable energy production source, 
        either at the source or away from the source.
            (5) Use of energy storage to provide ancillary services, 
        such as spinning reserve services, for grid management.
            (6) Advancement of power conversion systems to make them 
        smarter, more efficient, able to communicate with other 
        inverters, and able to control voltage.
            (7) Use of energy storage to optimize transmission and 
        distribution operation and power quality, which could address 
        overloaded lines and maintenance of transformers and 
        substations.
            (8) Use of advanced energy storage for peak load management 
        of homes, businesses, and the grid.
            (9) Use of energy storage devices to fill up nonpeak 
        generation periods for electricity demand to make better use of 
        existing grid assets.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $30,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014.

SEC. 6. VEHICLE ENERGY STORAGE DEMONSTRATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a program of 
electric drive vehicle energy storage technology demonstrations. These 
technology demonstrations shall be conducted through consortia, which 
may include energy storage systems manufacturers and their suppliers, 
electric drive vehicle manufacturers, rural electric cooperatives, 
investor owned utilities, municipal and rural electric utilities, State 
and local governments, metropolitan transportation authorities, and 
universities. The program shall demonstrate one or more of the 
following:
            (1) Novel, high capacity, high efficiency energy storage, 
        charging, and control systems, along with the collection of 
        data on performance characteristics such as battery life, 
        energy storage capacity, and power delivery capacity.
            (2) Advanced onboard energy management systems, and highly 
        efficient battery cooling systems.
            (3) Integration of such systems on a prototype vehicular 
        platform, including with drivetrain systems for passenger, 
        commercial, and nonroad electric drive vehicles.
            (4) New technologies and processes that reduce 
        manufacturing costs.
            (5) Integration of advanced vehicle technologies with 
        electricity distribution system and smart metering technology.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $30,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014.

SEC. 7. SECONDARY APPLICATIONS AND DISPOSAL OF ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE 
              BATTERIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a program of 
research, development, and demonstration of secondary applications of 
energy storage devices following service in electric drive vehicles, 
and of technologies and processes for final recycling and disposal of 
these devices.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $5,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014.

SEC. 8. COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICATION.

    To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall coordinate 
activities under this Act with other programs and laboratories of the 
Department and other Federal research programs.

SEC. 9. COST SHARING.

    The Secretary shall carry out the programs under sections 6 and 7 
in compliance with section 988 (a) through (d) and section 989 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352(a) through (d) and 16353).

            Passed the House of Representatives October 22, 2007.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.