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Dr. Nocera’s Invention May be the Future of Alternative Energy. But it’s Not a Leaf!

April 7, 201113 years ago thetripforlife 3 Comments

A lab at MIT, led by Dr. Daniel Nocera, have invented a new and novel form of storing energy that may prove to be an important milestone in the development of alternative energy. In fact, the obvious utility of the process has engendered a bit of excitement, but this excitement has also generated some misconceptions about the process that I would like to clear up, now that I have a more complete understanding of how it works.

Polaris, ARPA-E Pump Money Into Nocera's Breakthrough in Biomimic Photosynthesis

November 23, 200914 years ago susan 2 Comments

Daniel Nocera’s Sun Catalytix was one of the 37 ARPA-E awardees last month with a $4.1 million vote of confidence from the Nobel prizewinner-driven Department of Energy. Now Polaris Venture Partners has just added $1 million to its earlier $2 million investment in the MIT spin-off to bring their total … [continued]

$4 Million Goes to MIT from French Oil Company for Solar Energy Battery Project

November 7, 200914 years ago Zachary Shahan 5 Comments

Total, a French oil company, recently agreed to give the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) $4 million for a 5-year research project to develop stationary batteries that can more efficiently store solar energy. More efficient energy storage has been a difficult issue for scientists to crack. It is a major … [continued]