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PostApril 10, 2025

Using liquid air for grid-scale energy storage

MIT Energy Initiative

MIT PhD candidate Shaylin Cetegen (pictured) and her colleagues, Professor Emeritus Truls Gundersen of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and Professor Emeritus Paul Barton of MIT, have developed a comprehensive assessment of the potential role of “liquid air energy storage” for large-scale, long-duration storage on electric power grids of the future.

PodcastMarch 26, 2025

The race to fusion

MIT Energy Initiative

PodcastMarch 14, 2025

Adding nuclear to the mix

MIT Energy Initiative

PostMarch 4, 2025

Developing materials for stellar performance in fusion power plants

MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

For her doctoral research, Zoe Fisher is extending her master’s work to explore defects in ceramics — specifically, in alumina.

PostFebruary 28, 2025

Will neutrons compromise the operation of superconducting magnets in a fusi...

New experiments rule out the concern that neutron irradiation might cause problems during the operation of a nuclear fusion power plant.

PostFebruary 20, 2025

Rooftop panels, EV chargers, and smart thermostats could chip in to boost p...

An example of the different types of IoT devices, physical objects that contain sensors and software that connect to the internet, that are coordinated to increase power grid resilience.

PostFebruary 18, 2025

Unlocking the secrets of fusion’s core with AI-enhanced simulations

Plasma Science and Fusion Center

AI-enhanced simulations are helping researchers at MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center decode the turbulent behavior of plasma inside fusion devices like ITER, bringing us closer to a viable future for fusion energy.

PostFebruary 7, 2025

Cleaning up critical minerals and materials production, using microwave pla...

6K’s microwave plasma technology, called UniMelt, uses beams of tightly controlled thermal plasma to melt or vaporize precursor materials into particles with precise sizes and crystalline phases. Pictured is a photo from 6K’s factory showing some of its large plasma equipment.

PostJanuary 24, 2025

How to make small modular reactors more cost-effective

MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

“I really do believe nuclear energy is going to be a leading carbon-free energy. It’s very important for our collective futures,” says Youyeon Choi, a doctoral student in MIT's Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering.

PostJanuary 21, 2025

The multifaceted challenge of powering AI

MIT Energy Initiative

There are now over 5,000 data centers in the United States, like this one in northern Virginia, and new ones are being built every day.

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