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Clean-tech startup Quino Energy launches to create grid-scale battery infrastructure for greater use of wind and solar power

Clean-tech startup Quino Energy launches to create grid-scale battery infrastructure for greater use of wind and solar power

October 20, 2022

A new startup, Quino Energy, aims to bring to market a grid-scale energy storage solution developed by Harvard researchers to facilitate more widespread adoption of renewable energy sources.

About 12% of U.S. utility-scale electricity generation currently comes from wind and solar sources, which fluctuate with daily weather conditions. For wind and solar to play a greater role in the decarbonization of the electricity grid while reliably meeting consumer demand, grid operators recognize the need to deploy energy storage systems, but these have not yet proved cost-effective at...

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Going with the Flow

Going with the Flow

November 18, 2022

By Hannah Martinez and Paul Massari, via GSAS News

As the danger of global warming rises, the cost of energy from sources other than fossil fuels drops. As a result, the world is turning increasingly to the sun and wind to keep homes warm, lights on, and vehicles moving. But solar panels and wind turbines can only generate power when the sun shines and a breeze is blowing. What happens at night or when the weather is calm?

“Right now,...

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Liuchuan Tong

Liuchuan Tong named a 2018 Harvard Horizons Scholar

December 14, 2017

Liuchuan Tong, a graduate student in the Gordon Lab, was one of eight students selected to participate in the prestigious Harvard Horizons Scholar program. Among other accomplishments, Liuchuan earned recognition for developing aqueous, soluble, organic molecules for flow batteries, which provide vital storage for renewable, intermittent energy like solar and wind.... Read more about Liuchuan Tong named a 2018 Harvard Horizons Scholar