This family of crystalline compounds is at the forefront of research seeking alternatives to silicon.

MIT Energy Initiative report supports energy storage paired with renewable energy to achieve clean energy grids.

The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid, researchers say.

Perovskite materials would be superior to silicon in PV cells, but manufacturing such cells at scale is a huge hurdle. Machine learning can help.

Power flowing both ways across the border offers a pathway to clean electricity in 2050.

A new cleaning method could remove dust on solar installations in water-limited regions, improving overall efficiency.

Passive solar evaporation system could be used to clean wastewater, provide potable water, or sterilize medical tools in off-grid areas.

New MITEI consortium focuses on speeding the energy transition, engaging with industrial leaders to deploy clean energy advances at scale.

A new computational simulator can help predict whether changes to materials or design will improve performance in new photovoltaic cells.

Researchers make the case for a semisolid electrochemical compound as a cost-efficient, grid-scale battery backup for wind and solar power.