'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution

Scientists mimic essence of plants' energy storage system

In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power froma marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MITresearchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power:storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine.

Daniel Nocera describes new process for storing solar energy
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Until now, solar power has been a daytime-only energy source,because storing extra solar energy for later use is prohibitivelyexpensive and grossly inefficient. With today's announcement, MITresearchers have hit upon a simple, inexpensive, highly efficientprocess for storing solar energy. More ......

Daniel Nocera describes new process for storing solar energy
View video post on MIT TechTV

Until now, solar power has been a daytime-only energy source,because storing extra solar energy for later use is prohibitivelyexpensive and grossly inefficient. With today's announcement, MITresearchers have hit upon a simple, inexpensive, highly efficientprocess for storing solar energy.

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