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
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
A comprehensive review of modeling approaches for grid-connected
The review offers in-depth analysis and commentary on the current state of energy storage modeling, addressing the challenges and opportunities within this research domain, and
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
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.
Guidelines for Modeling of Energy Storage Devices
The dynamic representation of a large-scale battery energy storage (BESS) plant for system planning studies is achieved by modeling the power inverter interface between the storage mechanism
Explained: Generative AI''s environmental impact
MIT News explores the environmental and sustainability implications of generative AI technologies and applications.
MIT engineers create an energy-storing supercapacitor from ancient
MIT engineers created a carbon-cement supercapacitor that can store large amounts of energy. Made of just cement, water, and carbon black, the device could form the basis for
Modeling Energy Storage s Role in the Power System of the Future
What is the least-cost portfolio of long-duration and multi-day energy storage for meeting New York''s clean energy goals and fulfilling its dispatchable emissions-free resource needs?
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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.
Energy-Storage Modeling: State-of-the-Art and Future Research
Given its physical characteristics and the range of services that it can provide, energy storage raises unique modeling challenges. This paper summarizes capabilities that operational, planning, and
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
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
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
Energy Storage Modeling and Simulation
In addition to advancing the state-of-the-art of energy storage modeling, we are also able to apply our models to analyze the performance of various proposed real