About
Mission
About Us
Our mission is to transform battery energy storage through the discovery, understanding, integration, manufacturing, and evaluation of battery materials, cells, and systems.
The Carolina Institute for Battery Innovation was formed in 2024 as a response to the growing battery ecosystem in South Carolina and across the Southeastern United States. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, USC and CIBI are right in the center of action for new battery developments at the center of the emerging “Battery Belt”. Leveraging the nearly 100 battery researchers at the university, CIBI aims to be the primary place for battery research, education, and manufacturing in our region and to be the top such institute in the nation.
CIBI is one of the core projects of the SC Nexus for Advanced Resilient Energy (SC NEXUS), which was named by the U.S. Economic Development Administration as a Tech Hub. SC Nexus focuses on the development, testing, and deployment of grid electricity technologies. Batteries are essential for future grid resilience because they provide reliable energy storage and delivery, ensuring stability and continuity in the face of fluctuating demand and supply. CIBI will serve as a demonstration partner for companies and federal agencies looking to deploy battery storage systems.
Team
Leadership at the Forefront of CIBI
The CIBI team is the largest concentration of battery researchers in South Carolina, comprising over 100 experts, including faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and staff scientists.
Focused on battery materials, cell assembly, manufacturing, recycling, and safety, the team works to innovate in battery technology through research, education, and hands-on training.
Professor Mustain and others at USC are leveraging the CIBI platform to reach out to stakeholders from State and Federal agencies, Industry, Conferences and Tradeshows, other Academic institutions, etc. USC and CIBI are passionate about helping our local community, our state, region, and nation to benefit from battery technologies to the greatest extent possible.