MIT engineers developed a new type of concrete that
MIT engineers developed the new energy storage technology—a new type of concrete—based on two ancient materials: cement, which has been used for thousands of years, and carbon black, a black...
A New Use for a 3,000-Year-Old Technology:
Share this article:By Michael Matz Concrete has been used widely since Roman times, with a track record of providing cheap, durable material for structures ranging from the Colosseum to the Hoover Dam. Now it
Key Challenges for High Temperature Thermal Energy Storage in Concrete
Thermal energy storage (TES) allows the existing mismatch between supply and demand in energy systems to be overcome. Considering temperatures above 150 °C, there
Concrete Innovations: How Simple Cement is Transforming Energy Storage
A third approach utilises gravity energy storage. Concrete blocks weighing up to 35 metric tonnes are lifted using excess electricity to store energy as gravitational potential
New Breakthrough in Energy Storage – MIT Engineers
MIT engineers have created a "supercapacitor" made of ancient, abundant materials, that can store large amounts of energy. Made of just cement, water, and carbon black (which resembles powdered charcoal), the device
Long-term performance results of concrete-based modular thermal energy
The performance of a 2 × 500 kWh th thermal energy storage (TES) technology has been tested at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform (MISP) at temperatures up to 380 °C
Electrified cement could turn houses and roads into
"This puts us into a new space for energy storage at prices accessible anywhere in the world." For structural concrete, the researchers found they could add up to 10% carbon black without compromising too much
MIT engineers create an energy-storing supercapacitor
MIT engineers created a carbon-cement supercapacitor that can store large amounts of energy. Made of just cement, water, and carbon black, the device could form the basis for inexpensive systems that store intermittently
Scientists are making energy-storing concrete to turn buildings
R esearchers at MIT continue to look for ways to turn concrete into a perfect energy storage option. The researchers first shared their findings in 2023, suggesting that concrete could be
Low-cost additive turns concrete slabs into super-fast
The MIT team says a 1,589-cu-ft (45 m 3) block of nanocarbon black-doped concrete will store around 10 kWh of electricity – enough to cover around a third of the power consumption of the average...
New Breakthrough in Energy Storage – MIT Engineers
Constructed from cement, carbon black, and water, the device holds the potential to offer affordable and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources. Two of humanity''s most ubiquitous historical materials,
Key Challenges for High Temperature Thermal Energy
Thermal energy storage (TES) allows the existing mismatch between supply and demand in energy systems to be overcome. Considering temperatures above 150 °C, there are major potential benefits for applications,