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Researchers at MIT continue to look for ways to turn concrete into a perfect energy storage option. The researchers first shared their findings in 2023, suggesting that concrete could be used to store ...

When Manuele Aufiero was a child, his parents would take him hiking along a reservoir in northern Italy. It wasn’t a typical reservoir, though. This one drained and refilled constantly, with pumps ...

A recent test shows that Quidnet’s technology can store energy in pressurized water underground for months at a time. The Texas-based startup Quidnet Energy just completed a test showing it can store ...

Imagine a house that doesn’t just shelter you but also stores electricity. It may sound like science fiction, but it’s now closer to reality than ever before. A research team at Aarhus University has ...

Solar panels and wind turbines give the world bountiful energy — but come with a conundrum. When it’s sunny and windy out, in many places these renewables produce more electricity than is actually ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) When water evaporates and condenses in the atmosphere, it carries energy - the same process that drives weather patterns and can be harnessed for power generation. While power ...

Scientists create a biohybrid by combining E. coli with a metal-organic framework, enabling charge storage through microbial electron transfer. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Harnessing biological systems for ...

An iron-air battery that stores and releases energy through a reversible rusting process has become the first of its kind to connect with a public electricity grid. On 30 July, the Dutch start-up Ore ...

BLASDELL, N.Y. — Meeting the growing demand for electricity is always a concern. But along with creating electricity, there are also increasing efforts being made to store it. Key Capture Energy is ...

Context matters for enterprises, especially if it changes dramatically, and this is what is happening in Nepal’s hydropower sector. It is primarily about economics. The price of electricity generated ...

Maria Skyllas-Kazacos works for UNSW Sydney and consults for/owns shares in mineral company Tivan. She receives funding from various government funded projects including the Trailblazer for Recycling ...