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New Aluminum-Sulfur Battery Could Provide Low-Cost Backup Storage for Renewable Energy

As the world builds out ever larger installations of wind and solar power systems, the need is growing fast for economical, large-scale backup systems to provide power when the sun is down and the air is calm. Today's lithium-ion batteries are still too expensive for most such applications, and other options such as pumped hydro require specific topography that's not always available.

25 Aug 2022

New Federal Climate Legislation Holds Potential to Reshape Energy Economy at the Macro-Level

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed the historic Inflation Reduction Act, which is the first major piece of federal climate legislation ever to be signed into law in the United States.

18 Aug 2022

Decarbonization Scenarios Outlined by Energy Companies Incompatible with Paris Agreement Goals

Decarbonisation scenarios produced by BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Equinor are incompatible with Paris Agreement goals for a safe and habitable planet.

17 Aug 2022

New Report Finds Value of Wind Energy Far Exceeds Costs

Wind energy continues to see strong growth, solid performance, and attractive prices in the U.S., according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

17 Aug 2022

Optimizing the Energy Output of Wind Farms

Researchers at MIT investigate if there is a way to optimize the energy output of wind farms and generate more power, without the need for any extra investment in turbine hardware.

15 Aug 2022

Study Explores the Impact of Energy-Efficient Upgrades to Residential Buildings

Now that the U.S. Senate has passed the Inflation Reduction Act-;expected to provide homeowners with access to thousands of dollars in cash incentives for new hot water heaters, HVAC, insulation, and other enhancements-;a spotlight has been cast on the residential energy efficiency market. Given this, research in this field may be more important than ever before.

11 Aug 2022

Fossil-Fuel Capacity and the Journey to Net-Zero

The recent Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. EPA curtailed the agency’s capacity to impose nationwide controls on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the absence of special congressional authorization, complicating the Biden administration’s efforts to decarbonize the economy.

8 Aug 2022

Using Fish-Safe Turbines to Make Hydropower Plants More Sustainable

Growing up on a farm in Texas, there was always something for siblings Gia Schneider '99 and Abe Schneider '02, SM '03 to do. But every Saturday at 2 p.m., no matter what, the family would go down to a local creek to fish, build rock dams and rope swings, and enjoy nature.

5 Aug 2022

Global Deployment of Daigas Group’s Onsite Hydrogen Generation Technology with Hyundai Rotem Company

Daigas Gas and Power Solution Co., Ltd. (“DGPS”), a 100% subsidiary of Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., has established an expanded business collaboration for onsite hydrogen generator technology with Hyundai Rotem Company (“HRC”), an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, allowing HRC to sell the generators outside South Korea.

From Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. 3 Aug 2022

Volvo Group Starts Process to Establish Plant for Battery Production in Sweden

To meet the growing demand for battery electric heavy-duty vehicles and machines, the Volvo Group has initiated the process to establish a large-scale production plant for battery cells in Sweden.

3 Aug 2022