PRESS RELEASE: Energy Storage Industry Poised to Supply 100
In April of 2025, the energy storage industry committed to investing $100 billion to build American factories and purchase American-made batteries for U.S. energy storage projects.
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
New materials could boost the energy efficiency of microelectronics
MIT researchers developed a new fabrication method that could enable them to stack multiple active components, like transistors and memory units, on top of an existing circuit, which
Global news, analysis and opinion on energy storage
A panel at the 2026 US Energy Storage Summit in Dallas, Texas, discussed the “creative, innovative structures” developers are having to embrace to secure
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.
Explained: Generative AI''s environmental impact
MIT News explores the environmental and sustainability implications of generative AI technologies and applications.
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
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
Battery Storage Projects Boost Southern California''s Energy
The project is expected to avoid 419 million pounds of GHGs annually, which is equivalent to removing 44,000 gas-powered cars from the road for one year or planting 3.1 million
Battery Energy Storage Systems Report
The Tier 1 list is identified from the BNEF Energy Storage Assets database, which included 9,000 energy storage projects worldwide as of June 2023 that are above 1 MW or 1 MWh in size and for which a
Compass Energy Storage Project
Compass Energy Storage LLC proposes to construct, own, and operate an approximately 250-megawatt (MW) battery energy storage system (BESS) in the City of San Juan Capistrano.
Introducing the MIT-GE Vernova Climate and Energy Alliance
The MIT-GE Vernova Climate and Energy Alliance, a five-year collaboration between MIT and GE Vernova, aims to accelerate the energy transition and scale new innovations.
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
ENERGY STORAGE PROJECTS
Accelerated by DOE initiatives, multiple tax credits under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, and decarbonization goals
Using liquid air for grid-scale energy storage
Liquid air energy storage could be the lowest-cost solution for ensuring a reliable power supply on a future grid dominated by carbon-free yet intermittent energy sources, according to a new
esVolta secures $110 million for 300 MWh battery
The tax equity is intended to support the construction of the 75 MW / 300 MWh Hummingbird battery energy storage project in San Jose, California.
Electrovaya Collaborates on U.S. Department of Energy-Funded
"We are delighted to partner with the University of Binghamton and other leading partners for this project. With increasing electrification and AI-driven load growth, there is a clear need for safe
What''s the best way to expand the US electricity grid?
Growing energy demand means the U.S. will almost certainly have to expand its electricity grid in coming years. What''s the best way to do this? A new study by MIT researchers examines
Long Duration Energy Storage Program
The Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) program invests in projects that accelerate the implementation of long duration energy storage solutions to increase the resiliency and reliability
PG&E Corporation
Westbank''s project will pair three data centers with up to 4,000 residential units to create a sustainable downtown San Jose. Excess heat from