Another approach relies on what is known as thermal energy storage, or TES, which uses molten salt or even superheated rocks. TES shows promise as a low-cost alternative to existing storage ...

Thorizon of the Netherlands announced it has secured EUR20 million (USD22 million) in funding to accelerate the development ...

Now, to tackle the growing issue, researchers from the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Central South University in China have extensively investigated molten salts, ...

Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors in which either the fuel and/or the coolant is a molten salt. Molten salt is salt which liquifies at elevated temperatures and can store ...

After five years of trying to find the right ingredients, scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) believe they have ...

After five years of research, scientists at the US Idaho National Laboratory (INL) believe they have created the perfect ...

During World War II a scientist named Georg Otto Erb developed the molten salt battery for use in military applications. The war ended before Erb’s batteries found any real use, but British ...

The southern Netherlands province of North Brabant is investing nearly €4m ($4.28m) to develop a new generation of molten ...

So too for molten salt reactors (MSRs), which saw Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) create a number of prototypes, starting in 1954 when the Aircraft Reactor Experiment (ARE) reached first ...

Initially developed in the 1950s, molten salt reactors have benefits in higher efficiencies and lower waste generation. Some designs do not require solid fuel, which eliminates the need for ...