Laboratory for Energy Applications for the Future

Coordinating fundamental and applied research at the intersection of materials and energy applications

The Laboratory for Energy Applications for the Future (LEAF) brings together multidisciplinary efforts across Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to realize materials solutions for current and emerging energy applications. LLNL core competencies in high-performance computing, simulation, and machine learning as well as advanced manufacturing support LEAF objectives.

By harnessing LLNL’s ecosystem of expertise, capabilities, and facilities, LEAF aims to:

  • Expand foundational knowledge in materials science areas directly relevant to the grid, transportation, and other energy-intensive sectors
  • Understand and predict how materials perform or degrade over time in real-world energy applications
  • Accelerate the development of materials for more secure and affordable energy systems
  • Support maturation of US energy technologies from inception to demonstration

LLNL’s mission in energy security includes improving energy technology viability and supporting a safe, secure, and reliable US energy infrastructure, and our work contributes to advances in this area.

Research focus areas

The LEAF community concentrates on four main research topics.

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