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

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 issue preventing more widespread use of renewable energy, and solar energy in particular. Is this project, one funded by a true oil giant, the one that will make it happen? Read more of this story