Using liquid air for grid-scale energy storage - MIT News
Apr 10, 2025 · The model then draws on state-of-the-art pricing data that’s released every year by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and is widely used by energy modelers …
A new approach could fractionate crude oil using much less energy
May 22, 2025 · Most of that energy goes into the heat needed to separate the components by their boiling point. In an advance that could dramatically reduce the amount of energy needed …
Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact - MIT News
Jan 17, 2025 · Plus, generative AI models have an especially short shelf-life, driven by rising demand for new AI applications. Companies release new models every few weeks, so the …
Transforming fusion from a scientific curiosity into a powerful …
Dec 11, 2024 · The problem got harder when, in Hartwig’s last year in graduate school, the Department of Energy announced plans to terminate funding for the Alcator C-Mod tokamak, a …
The role of modeling in the energy transition - MIT News
Jan 7, 2025 · EIA is the statistical and analytic agency within the U.S. Department of Energy, with a mission to collect, analyze, and disseminate independent and impartial energy information to …
Study shows how households can cut energy costs - MIT News
Jan 13, 2025 · In the U.S., separate research has shown that about three in 10 households report trouble paying energy bills. To conduct the experiment, the researchers ran two versions of an …
New fuel cell could enable electric aviation - MIT News
May 27, 2025 · MIT engineers developed a fuel cell that offers more than three times as much energy per pound compared to lithium-ion batteries. Powered by a reaction between sodium …
Power when the sun doesn’t shine - MIT News
Feb 29, 2024 · A study by the nonprofit LDES (Long Duration Energy Storage) Council pegs the long-duration energy storage market at between 80 and 140 terawatt-hours by 2040. “That’s a …
Engineers develop an efficient process to make fuel from carbon …
Oct 30, 2023 · “The formate economy is an intriguing concept because metal formate salts are very benign and stable, and a compelling energy carrier,” says Ted Sargent, a professor of …
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4 days ago · A new approach could fractionate crude oil using much less energy. MIT researchers’ new membrane separates different types of fuel based on their molecular size, …