MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine. "This is a major discovery with enormous implications for the future prosperity of humankind ... it opens up the door for developing new technologies for energy production thus reducing our dependence for fossil fuels and addressing the global climate change problem." ~ James Barber |
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