Addressing climate change with Low-Carbon Energy Centers
New interdisciplinary centers will advance clean technology in key areas.
New interdisciplinary centers will advance clean technology in key areas.
Sustainable transportation, grid modernization, building efficiency among topics at MIT Energy Initiative event with Department of Energy's David Danielson.
Material could harvest sunlight by day, release heat on demand hours or days later.
Researchers are examining measures to ensure a reliable future power system.
Low-cost, high-capacity, rechargeable battery could one day enable widespread adoption of intermittent energy sources such as solar and wind.
MIT Energy Initiative Director Robert Armstrong leads panel, among other IHS CERAWeek sessions featuring MIT faculty and researchers.
Highly active catalysts could be key to improved energy storage in fuel cells and advanced batteries.
Design may support widespread use of solar and wind energy.
Imaging reveals what happens during charging; could lead to improved batteries for electric cars.
Researcher Eric Martinot presents findings of two-year project at campus event
Innovative storage system could enable offshore wind farms to deliver power whenever it’s needed.
Fundamental reactions behind advanced battery technology, revealed in detail by advanced imaging method, could lead to improved materials.
MIT team makes progress toward goal of inexpensive grid-scale batteries that could help make intermittent renewable energy sources viable.