Climate Change A powerful new battery could give us electric planes that don’t pollute A manufacturing trick with magnetic fields produces a battery that may discharge fast enough to get an aircraft off the ground. by James Temple 2018-10-30T07:00:00-04:00
Climate Change Why lithium-ion may rule batteries for a long time to come Materials scientist Gerd Ceder is overseeing a research effort to extend the capabilities of the dominant form of energy storage, using a new class of compounds. by James Temple 2018-09-12T07:00:00-04:00
Climate Change How California could affordably reach 100 percent clean electricity Depending on solar and wind without nuclear, carbon capture, or other “firm low-carbon resources” would be extremely expensive, MIT researchers find. by James Temple 2018-09-06T11:00:00-04:00
Computing The US may have just pulled even with China in the race to build supercomputing’s next big thing The two countries are vying to create an exascale computer that could lead to significant advances in many scientific fields. by Martin Giles 2018-07-11T07:00:00-04:00
Climate Change Alphabet is in talks to spin out its molten-salt storage play Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy Ventures is involved in the deal. by James Temple 2018-06-21T16:01:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Ceramic Pump That Takes the Heat Promises Cheap, Efficient Grid Storage It can operate at a record 1,400 ˚C, enabling the use of liquid metals for thermal storage. by James Temple 2017-10-11T13:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Why We Still Don’t Have Better Batteries Startups with novel chemistries tend to falter before they reach full production. by Richard Martin 2016-08-29T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Tesla-SolarCity Success Depends on Battery Technology That Doesn’t Yet Exist Elon Musk is making bold claims about creating a new energy company, but the key ingredient to make it work remains elusive. by Richard Martin 2016-06-22T18:05:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Virtual Power Plants Get Around Solar Power’s Intermittency Problem Using software to unify solar panels and battery storage creates a single, flexible resource that utilities can use to supply the grid. by Richard Martin 2016-06-14T15:30:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy New Grid Storage Technology Helps Integrate Renewables Duke Energy installs batteries, ultracapacitors to cover power shortages and store energy for peak demand. by Richard Martin 2016-03-10T09:15:00-05:00
