A new concept for low-cost batteries
Made from inexpensive, abundant materials, an aluminum-sulfur battery could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources.
Made from inexpensive, abundant materials, an aluminum-sulfur battery could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources.
PhD student Pablo Leon uses machine learning to expedite research on novel battery materials, while helping newer students navigate graduate school.
The MIT professor's work could enable long-term storage of renewable energy.
MIT Energy Initiative report supports energy storage paired with renewable energy to achieve clean energy grids.
The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid, researchers say.
Power flowing both ways across the border offers a pathway to clean electricity in 2050.
A method for stabilizing the interfaces in solid-state lithium-ion batteries opens new possibilities.
Doctoral candidate Nina Andrejević combines spectroscopy and machine learning techniques to identify novel and valuable properties in matter.
New MITEI consortium focuses on speeding the energy transition, engaging with industrial leaders to deploy clean energy advances at scale.
Discovery allows scientists to study crucial intermediate in battery development.
A new way of processing rare-earth and other key metals to separate them from other materials could reduce environmental impact and cost.
Researchers make the case for a semisolid electrochemical compound as a cost-efficient, grid-scale battery backup for wind and solar power.
Eli Paster SM ’10, PhD '14 is the CEO of PolyJoule, a startup working to reinvent energy storage technology to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
As researchers consider materials for solid-state batteries, they also may want to consider how those materials could impact large-scale manufacturing.
Interest is growing in mining the ocean for valuable metals. A new study helps gauge the extent of the impact.