Evaluating battery revenues for offshore wind farms using advanced modeling
MIT researchers reveal inadequacies in current battery models.
The factory of the future, batteries not included
Everactive provides an industrial “internet of things” platform built on its battery-free sensors.
Assessing the value of battery energy storage in future power grids
Storage value increases as variable renewable energy supplies an increasing share of electricity, but storage cost declines are needed to realize full potential.
Solar energy farms could offer second life for electric vehicle batteries
Modeling study shows battery reuse systems could be profitable for both electric vehicle companies and grid-scale solar operations.
Maria Zuber on climate change: “Breakthroughs will happen”
MIT’s vice president for research identifies three areas that show particular promise for climate action.
Neural networks facilitate optimization in the search for new materials
Sorting through millions of possibilities, a search for battery materials delivered results in five weeks instead of 50 years.
Deep cuts in greenhouse emissions are tough but doable, experts say
Speakers at MIT climate symposium outline the steps needed to achieve global carbon neutrality by midcentury.
New electrode design may lead to more powerful batteries
An MIT team has devised a lithium metal anode that could improve the longevity and energy density of future batteries.
Powering the planet
Fikile Brushett and his team are designing electrochemical technology to secure the planet’s energy future.
Getting the carbon out of the electricity sector
MIT symposium looks at the role of advances in storage, solar, nuclear, EVs and more in cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Understanding the impact of deep-sea mining
Mining materials from the sea floor could help secure a low-carbon future, but researchers are racing to understand the environmental effects.
Driving toward a healthier planet
Materials Day speaker Brian Storey describes how the Toyota Research Institute is embracing machine learning to advance the use of electric vehicles.
Longtime MIT Lincoln Laboratory researcher John Goodenough wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
One of three scientists recognized for developing the lithium-ion battery, Goodenough explored the physics of magnetic materials during his career at Lincoln Laboratory.
Cody Friesen PhD ’04 awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
Materials scientist recognized for social, economic, and environmentally-sustaining inventions that impact millions of people around the world.
New type of electrolyte could enhance supercapacitor performance
Novel class of “ionic liquids” may store more energy than conventional electrolytes — with less risk of catching fire.