美国国家实验室正牵头组建一个联盟，旨在推动先进电池储能技术从实验室走向本土制造。该计划名为“电池制造加速器”（Battery Manufacturing Accelerator，简称BattMan，没错，确实叫这个名字），目标是汇聚一批国家实验室、高校和企业，共同克服新型电池技术规模化扩产中的障碍。随着电气化逐步扩展到各行各业，电网、数据中心和电动汽车等应用领域都需要新型电池储能解决方案。
America's national laboratories are leading a consortium to move advanced battery storage technologies from the lab into domestic manufacturing. Dubbed the Battery Manufacturing Accelerator, or BattMan (no, really), the initiative aims to bring together a bunch of national laboratories, universities, and companies to overcome barriers in scaling up new battery technologies. Novel battery storage solutions are needed for applications in the electric grid, datacenters, and electric vehicles, as electrification gradually extends across industry.
电池的能量密度远低于石油等燃料，因此对更优材料的探索从未停止。研究人员还希望提升易燃锂离子电芯的安全性、降低生产成本、加快充电速度，并减少对稀缺原材料的依赖。负责监管该项目的美国能源部（DoE）助理部长奥黛丽·罗伯逊表示：“我们今天在电池制造技术上取得的进步，将决定美国未来数十年的能源安全和经济竞争力。”
Batteries have a far lower energy density than fuels such as petroleum, so the hunt for better materials never stops. Researchers also want to improve on the safety of flammable lithium-ion cells, cut production costs, speed up charging, and reduce reliance on scarce raw materials. "The advances we make today in battery manufacturing technology will determine America's energy security and economic competitiveness for decades to come,” said Audrey Robertson, assistant secretary of Energy at the Department of Energy (DoE), which is overseeing the program.
研究人员仍在不断开发新的电池材料和化学体系，但许多颇具前景的技术在从实验室走向商业化生产的过程中面临障碍。据能源部介绍，BattMan将通过把超级智能——在特朗普政府之外被称为AI——与先进制造相结合，构建一个协调统一、数据驱动的创新生态系统，从而解决这一问题。该联盟由太平洋西北国家实验室牵头，成员还包括橡树岭国家实验室、阿贡国家实验室和落基山国家实验室。
Researchers continue to develop new battery materials and chemistries, yet many promising technologies face obstacles on the way from the laboratory to commercial production. According to the DoE, BattMan will tackle that problem by combining super intelligence - known outside of the Trump administration as AI - with advanced manufacturing into a coordinated, data-driven innovation ecosystem. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory leads the consortium, along with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory and National Laboratory of the Rockies.
学术合作伙伴包括华盛顿大学、宾汉姆顿大学、阿拉巴马大学、亚利桑那州立大学和密歇根大学迪尔伯恩分校。
Academic partners include the University of Washington, Binghamton University, University of Alabama, Arizona State University, and University of Michigan-Dearborn.
该加速器还在与电池和材料制造商建立联系，并希望通过在更丰富、国内可获取的元素中寻找电池材料，来规避关键矿产供应问题。橡树岭国家实验室将提供其电池制造设施（BMF）研发中心，并计划建设一个配备先进传感、实时监测和数据分析功能的智能测试平台，以试验湿法和干法电极制造工艺。BattMan还将引入自主化试点生产线，集成传感、工艺监测和智能控制系统，以提高产品质量并减少制造过程中的差异。
The accelerator is also building ties with battery and materials manufacturers, and hopes to sidestep critical minerals supply problems by finding battery materials among more abundant, domestically sourced elements. ORNL is contributing its Battery Manufacturing Facility (BMF) R&D center and plans a smart test bed with advanced sensing, real-time monitoring, and data analysis to trial both wet and dry electrode manufacturing. BattMan will also introduce autonomous pilot lines that combine sensing, process monitoring and intelligent control systems to improve product quality and reduce variability in the manufacturing process.
目标是打造一个基于人工智能的制造平台，能够在生产异常发生时即时识别，并自主调整参数以防止缺陷产生。“BattMan加速器正是那种将科学突破转化为经济和能源安全优势的协调性国家努力，”橡树岭国家实验室杰出研发人员、联盟负责人Chins Chinnasamy宣称。有意加入BattMan的组织可访问项目网站了解更多信息。®
The goal is an AI-based manufacturing platform that spots production irregularities as they occur and adjusts parameters on its own to prevent defects. “The BattMan Accelerator is exactly the kind of coordinated national effort that turns scientific breakthroughs into economic and energy security advantages,” claimed distinguished R&D staff member Chins Chinnasamy, the consortium lead for ORNL. Organizations interested in becoming part of BattMan can visit the program website to learn more. ®