Making clean energy investments more successful
New research emphasizes the importance of well-validated models and forecasting tools in evaluating choices for investments in clean energy technologies and policies by governments and
PG&E''s Elkhorn battery facility in Moss Landing to go
In a May 7 letter to county Supervisor Chris Lopez, chair of the Board of Supervisors, PG&E announced it plans to bring its 182.5-megawatt Elkhorn
Evelyn Wang: A new energy source at MIT
As MIT''s first vice president for energy and climate, Evelyn Wang is working to broaden MIT''s research portfolio, scale up existing innovations, seek new breakthroughs, and channel
World''s first 628Ah energy storage plant goes online in China
Commissioned on January 31, the project represents the first real-world validation of 628Ah cells at utility scale. The installation is reportedly located in Lingshou, a country in North China''s...
Major battery energy storage system in Arizona
Arizona''s newest and largest battery energy storage system (BESS) is part of a solar-plus-storage project that will supply Meta''s enormous energy
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Massachusetts Clean Energy Center CEO MBA ''12 Emily Reichert highlights the state government''s unique approach to fostering and keeping clean energy innovation.
Arizona: 1.2GWh BESS at PV-storage plant feeds Meta
The hybrid solar-plus-storage project takes the title of hosting the ''biggest operational Arizona BESS'' from another Salt River Project solar-plus
Explained: Generative AI''s environmental impact
MIT News explores the environmental and sustainability implications of generative AI technologies and applications.
MIT Energy Initiative conference spotlights research
At the MIT Energy Initiative''s Annual Research Conference, industry leaders agreed collaboration is key to advancing critical technologies amidst a changing energy landscape.
A new approach could fractionate crude oil using much less energy
MIT engineers developed a membrane that filters the components of crude oil by their molecular size, an advance that could dramatically reduce the amount of energy needed for crude oil
How artificial intelligence can help achieve a clean energy future
A look at how AI can be used to help support the clean energy transition by helping to manage power grid operations, plan infrastructure investments, guide the development of novel
[SMM Analysis] Arizona''s Largest Battery Energy Storage System
Danish renewable energy giant Ørsted and US utility company Salt River Project (SRP) announced that their 300-megawatt solar plus energy storage project in Pinal County, Arizona, has
Study: Fusion energy could play a major role in the global response to
Investigators in the MIT Energy Initiative and the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center have found that — depending on its future cost and performance — fusion energy has the potential
Next-generation geothermal energy: Promise, progress, and challenges
Geothermal energy, a clean, continuous energy source accessible in many locations, has been slow to catch on. Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Romans made extensive use of geothermal
New facility to accelerate materials solutions for fusion energy
The new Schmidt Laboratory for Materials in Nuclear Technologies (LMNT) at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center accelerates fusion materials testing using cyclotron proton beam
Arizona''s largest battery energy storage system goes online
SOLAR: An Arizona utility brings a 260 MW solar project and the state''s largest battery energy storage installation online to power a Phoenix-area Google data center.