Energy storage power station in Ottawa

Using liquid air for grid-scale energy storage

Liquid air energy storage could be the lowest-cost solution for ensuring a reliable power supply on a future grid dominated by carbon-free yet intermittent energy sources,

2025 Jan 21

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Ottawa BESS 2

Although energy storage comes in different shapes and sizes, the lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage System ("BESS") is the fastest emerging

2025 Feb 15

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Ottawa residents split on new rules for energy storage facilities

Workers check battery storage pods at a lithium-ion battery storage energy facility in Arizona last year. Ottawa is looking at regulatory changes around these types of facilities.

2026 Jan 23

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New materials could boost the energy efficiency of microelectronics

MIT researchers developed a new fabrication method that could enable them to stack multiple active components, like transistors and memory units, on top of an existing

2025 Feb 24

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Evelyn Wang: A new energy source at MIT

As MIT''s first vice president for energy and climate, Evelyn Wang is working to broaden MIT''s research portfolio, scale up existing innovations, seek new breakthroughs, and

2025 Dec 03

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Unlocking the hidden power of boiling — for energy, space, and

Unlocking its secrets could thus enable advances in efficient energy production, electronics cooling, water desalination, medical diagnostics, and more. "Boiling is important for

2025 Feb 08

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What''s the best way to expand the US electricity grid?

Growing energy demand means the U.S. will almost certainly have to expand its electricity grid in coming years. What''s the best way to do this? A new study by MIT

2025 Jul 30

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A new approach could fractionate crude oil using much less energy

MIT engineers developed a membrane that filters the components of crude oil by their molecular size, an advance that could dramatically reduce the amount of energy needed

2025 Oct 01

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Ottawa council votes to support new battery facility

Ottawa city councillors voted to support a controversial battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in West Carleton despite the

2025 Nov 13

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MIT Climate and Energy Ventures class spins out entrepreneurs

In MIT course 15.366 (Climate and Energy Ventures) student teams select a technology and determine the best path for its commercialization in the energy sector.

2025 Feb 28

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Confronting the AI/energy conundrum

The MIT Energy Initiative's annual research spring symposium explored artificial intelligence as both a problem and solution for the clean energy transition.

2025 Sep 16

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Huge electrical storage project sparks controversy

More than 60 speakers lined up Thursday to speak to the City of Ottawa''s Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee over a proposal to

2025 Sep 18

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Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Provisions

On May 9, 2024, the IESO announced that ten proposed BESS projects were selected, totaling 1,784 megawatts (MW) of energy storage, including two to be located in rural

2025 Feb 23

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South March BESS

The Project represents a cost-effective solution to add capacity, enhance flexible grid operations, and save greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Ontario by reducing the need for carbon

2025 Dec 31

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Ontario''s push for energy independence gains momentum with

The South March battery energy storage system (BESS) in Ottawa''s West Carleton community will store unused energy for future use, gathering electricity during off

2025 Nov 11

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Ottawa residents split on new rules for energy

Workers check battery storage pods at a lithium-ion battery storage

2025 Feb 10

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City approves zoning of battery storage building

According to Ottawa, the province regulates electricity generation supplies but municipalities have authority over new proposed

2026 Jan 07

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Battery storage site proposal raises concerns for

Gatineau-based energy company Evolugen is looking to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) in the community of South

2025 Mar 18

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Battery project highlights clash between city''s

A massive energy storage facility to be located in rural west-end Ottawa was recently approved by city council, but remains a

2025 Jan 22

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Huge electrical storage project sparks controversy | Ottawa Citizen

More than 60 speakers lined up Thursday to speak to the City of Ottawa''s Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee over a proposal to build a vast electrical storage

2025 Jul 01

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Battery storage site proposal raises concerns for west Ottawa

Gatineau-based energy company Evolugen is looking to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) in the community of South March in a project the company says will

2025 Dec 19

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Ottawa BESS 2

Although energy storage comes in different shapes and sizes, the lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage System ("BESS") is the fastest emerging technology in North America and is planned

2025 Feb 09

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New facility to accelerate materials solutions for fusion energy

The new Schmidt Laboratory for Materials in Nuclear Technologies (LMNT) at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center accelerates fusion materials testing using cyclotron

2025 Jun 03

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Battery project highlights clash between city''s energy goals and

A massive energy storage facility to be located in rural west-end Ottawa was recently approved by city council, but remains a contentious project among locals in the area.

2025 Dec 25

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