Unlocking the hidden power of boiling — for energy, space, and
Unlocking its secrets could thus enable advances in efficient energy production, electronics cooling, water desalination, medical diagnostics, and more. “Boiling is important for
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
Key Safety Standards for Battery Energy Storage Systems
Learn about key safety standards for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and how innovations like immersion cooling enhance safety and reliability.
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,
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
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
Battery Energy Storage Systems: Main
Battery Energy Storage Systems, or BESS, help stabilize electrical grids by providing steady power flow despite fluctuations from
MIT Climate and Energy Ventures class spins out entrepreneurs
In MIT course 15.366 (Climate and Energy Ventures) student teams select a technology and determine the best path for its commercialization in the energy sector.
Research Progress on Risk Prevention and Control Technology
Against this backdrop, a large number of scholars and researchers have conducted in-depth studies on safety risk prevention and control technologies for lithium battery energy
Development of Explosion Prevention/Control Guidance for ESS
This research program aims to develop guidance on how to design explosion prevention or protection/control systems to prevent or minimize an explosion hazard for li-ion
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
Energy Storage Safety Strategic Plan
The Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Energy Storage Program would like to acknowledge the external advisory board that contributed to the topic
Confronting the AI/energy conundrum
The MIT Energy Initiative's annual research spring symposium explored artificial intelligence as both a problem and solution for the clean energy transition.
Review on influence factors and prevention control technologies
Summarized the safety influence factors for the lithium-ion battery energy storage. The safety of early prevention and control techniques progress for the storage battery has
Study shows how households can cut energy costs
Giving people better data about their energy use, plus some coaching, can help them substantially reduce their consumption and costs, according to a study by MIT
Research and implementation of energy storage safety prevention
This study aims to explore the key technologies in the ES safety prevention and control system (SPACS), focusing on the state of charge (SOC) estimation of lithium batteries
Preparing Taiwan for a decarbonized economy
Taiwan''s Innovative Green Economy Roadmap (TIGER) is a two-year program with the MIT Energy Initiative, exploring ways that industry and government can promote and adopt
Energy Storage NFPA 855: Improving Energy Storage
The focus of the following overview is on how the standard applies to electrochemical (battery) energy storage systems in Chapter 9 and specifically on lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries.
Battery Energy Storage Systems: Main Considerations for Safe
Battery Energy Storage Systems, or BESS, help stabilize electrical grids by providing steady power flow despite fluctuations from inconsistent generation of renewable
Explosion Control Guidance for Battery Energy Storage
Enhanced Combination of Systems: Given the limitations of individual prevention or protection systems, integrate multiple mitigation strategies, such as combining gas detection, ventilation,
National Fire Protection Association BESS Fact Sheet
This material contains some basic information about energy storage systems (ESS). It identifies some of the requirements in NFPA 855, Standard for the Installation of Energy Storage