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 Grid Batteries Are Poised to Become Cheaper Than Natural-Gas Plants in Minnesota A new report suggests the economics of large-scale batteries are reaching an important inflection point. by Michael Reilly 2017-07-12T17:10:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Tesla Will Build the World’s Biggest Lithium-ion Battery And, like a pizza delivery, the buyer even gets an “if it’s late, it’s free” guarantee. by Jamie Condliffe 2017-07-07T15:00:00-04:00
Climate Change Why Bad Things Happen to Clean-Energy Startups New technologies for storing power from wind and solar farms will be key to a clean-energy future. But Aquion Energy’s recent bankruptcy shows the market challenge of making that happen. by James Temple 2017-06-19T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Batteries: Cheapest Form of Grid Power? Using a wind energy and expensive lithium-ion batteries, AES Energy Storage is making money by stabilizing the grid. by Martin LaMonica 2013-04-12T15:14:46-04:00
Sustainable Energy Bill Gates Spreads his Battery Bets on Aquion Aquion Energy lands $35 million to commercialize its novel grid-storage battery, bringing in Bill Gates as investor. by Martin LaMonica 2013-04-03T11:47:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Sun Catalytix Seeks Second Act with Flow Battery The MIT spin-off had hoped to enable the hydrogen economy in developing countries, but is now at work on a flow battery using “designer molecules.” by Martin LaMonica 2013-03-05T09:59:19-05:00
Sustainable Energy A Manmade Island to Store Wind Energy Belgium has plans for an artificial “energy atoll” to store excess wind power in the North Sea. by Martin LaMonica 2013-02-05T11:20:00-05:00