Tuesday, August 5, 2008

MIT Announces Solar Power Breakthrough

Here are two fascinating articles that I found regarding a breakthrough at MIT that is relatively easy to implement, cheap, and solves one of solar power's most difficult challenges -- storing the energy. "It's cheap, it's efficient, it's highly manufacturable, it's incredibly tolerant of impurity and it's from earth-abundant stuff," the MIT scientist explained. What more could we ask for! Imagine a day in the near future when every house has on its roof and windows all the ingredients for energy independence, without the need for even a utility company! Great idea!

Breakthrough Catalyst for Splitting Water

MIT Develops Way to Bank Solar Energy at Home