Researchers have unveiled a program designed to produce high performance batteries in the United States for renewables energy storage and improved hybrid electric cars.

The Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI) has published the program in an innovation roadmap for advanced lead batteries which sets out research priorities for the next three years.

U.S. members of the Consortium, which include battery manufacturers, universities and research institutes, are working together on pre-competitive research to fast-track innovation.

Q1 2019 saw 148.8 MW deployed by the U.S. energy storage market, a massive 232% increase from the same period last year. The Consortium anticipates this growth record to set an upward trend in demand for battery energy storage. The U.S. will need a range of battery technologies – including lithium and advanced lead batteries – if energy storage demand is to be met.