Liquid battery providing large scale energy storage solution

Here are excerpts from an MIT article about a very promissing new energy storage technology that could provide solutions at a utility scale to address the intermitent nature of some renewable energy sources. ### From MIT: Professor Donald Sadoway’s research in energy storage could help speed the development of renewable energy. By: David L. Chandler There’s one major drawback to most proposed renewable-energy sources: their variability. The sun... [Read More...]

US Department of Energy funds MIT related technologies

MIT: An engine of energy innovation — By: Timothy Heidel G and Melanie Kenderdine, MITEI DOE makes awards for transformative energy technologies Question: What do liquid-metal batteries, water-splitting catalysts, wafers from molten silicon, nanotube-enhanced ultracapacitors, and plant cell wall-degrading enzymes have in common? Answer: These novel clean energy technologies were recently deemed to be potentially “transformative” by the U.S.... [Read More...]

Renewable Energy Provisions in Simulus Bill maintianed

From RenewableEnergyWorld.com 2.12.09 Washington, D.C., United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com] ### The House and Senate conferees have reached a deal on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The agreement was reached late last night and has cut the total value of the bill to US $789 billion. The bill will be a boon for the renewable energy industry. All of the provisions that were contained in the Senate version of the bill were retained.... [Read More...]