Renewable energy might be clean, but it's not always reliable if the Sun ducks behind clouds or the wind slacks off. To counter that variability, the grid will need to combine a range of different ...

Could this air-breathing battery help solve energy storage woes? 10 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers developed a battery capable of storing electricity for months for around one ...

MIT engineers have created a new low-cost battery for storage of renewable energy sources made from inexpensive and abundant materials. Less expensive than lithium-ion battery technology, the new ...

Harnessing the force of gravity, researchers at MIT have designed a new liquid battery that functions similarly to an hourglass. The gravity-powered battery is groundbreaking in its simplicity, ...