MIT Technology Review
Energy
How Solar-Based Microgrids Could Bring Power to Millions
Millions of the world's poorest lack power. Microgrids could be a clean-energy solution.
Sharper Computer Models Clear the Way for More Wind Power
New prediction models can allow utilities to rely more heavily on wind and save millions.
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A More Efficient Jet Engine Is Made from Lighter Parts, Some 3-D Printed
Composite and 3-D-printed components will mean jet engines that use 15 percent less fuel.
Can Carbon Capture Clean Up Canada’s Oil Sands?
Alberta will serve as a test bed for large-scale carbon capture and sequestration.
Wind Turbines, Battery Included, Can Keep Power Supplies Stable
Advances like GE’s new hybrid wind turbines could make renewable energy more practical.
With Florida Project, the Smart Grid Has Arrived
Smart grid technology has been implemented in many places, but Florida’s new deployment is the first full-scale system.
Energy Department Backs New Way to Make Diesel from Corn
A novel chemical pathway could address the high cost of transporting cellulosic materials to make diesel fuel.
Battery Could Provide a Cheap Way to Store Solar Power
Combining aspects of high-energy lithium-sulfur batteries with flow battery technology can lower costs.
A Solution to Solar Power Intermittency
Converting methane to an alternative fuel using energy from the sun could reduce carbon-dioxide emissions.
Supergrids
A high-power circuit breaker could finally make DC power grids practical.
Ultra-Efficient Solar Power
Doubling the efficiency of solar devices would completely change the economics of renewable energy. Here is a design that just might make it possible.