UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, NEW COMPETITIVE AGREEMENT, UNDER FOA NUMBER DE-FOA-0002459 (OPEN 2021) WITH PROJECT TITLE ''LITHIUM- AND TRANSITION METAL-FREE HIGH-ENERGY FAST-CHARGING BATTERIES'' TO ENHANCE THE ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY OF THE U.S., UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON HEREIN PROPOSE A BATTERY THAT WILL MATCH LITHIUM BATTERIES IN TERMS OF ENERGY AND POWER DENSITIES WITHOUT USING LITHIUM AND TRANSITION METALS IN ACTIVE MATERIALS. UH PROPOSED BATTERY WILL SUBSTITUTE LITHIUM-BASED ANODES WITH THE ENERGY-DENSE AND ABUNDANT MAGNESIUM, OF WHICH METAL THE U.S. HAS VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED RESERVE AND HAD BEEN THE WORLD’S DOMINANT PRODUCER. TRANSITION METAL-BASED CATHODES WILL BE REPLACED BY ORGANIC MATERIALS OBTAINED FROM OIL REFINERY AND BIOREFINERY, OF BOTH THE U.S. HAS THE LARGEST CAPACITY IN THE WORLD. THE PROPOSED “MAGNESIUM-ORGANIC” BATTERIES ARE THUS A GREENER AND RELIABLY DOMESTICALLY AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVE TO LITHIUM BATTERIES.