Lithium-air batteries given boost at Berkeley
First proposed in the 1970s, lithium-air batteries have huge potential due to their high energy density, but face many technical obstacles before they can become a commercial reality. One such...
View ArticleEnergy storage will “topple dictators”
MIT professor Donald Sadoway is already something of a legend thanks to his ground-breaking research on liquid metal batteries and his barnstorming presentations promoting the technology as the future...
View ArticleNew solar storage possibilities from MIT
Scientists at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have produced modified carbon nanotubes that can store solar energy indefinitely after being charged up by sunlight, says the...
View Article2013 MIT Energy Conference highlights
Entitled ‘From Idea to Impact – Collaborating to Meet Global Energy Challenges’, the Eighth MIT Energy Conference is scheduled to take place on March 1 and 2. Panel topics include ‘Utility of the...
View ArticleNew energy storage catalysts
They’re abundant, new to science and, say researchers at MIT, give the best ever performance in a reaction that is key to advanced fuel cells and lithium-air batteries. The materials are known as...
View ArticleThe promise of seabed storage
The renewable energy storage concept announced by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) earlier this year is quite literally a load of balls. Aimed at storing excess power from offshore wind...
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