energy storage
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Yan Yao Joins Columbia Climate School and Columbia Engineering to Advance Next-Generation Energy Storage
Yao’s arrival advances the university’s shared mission to develop innovative solutions at the intersection of energy, sustainability and the environment.
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Improving Market Design for Energy Storage
A new study finds that electricity market design is the key to trade-offs between more affordable energy and lower carbon emissions.
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How Columbia’s Electrochemical Energy Center is Working to Decarbonize Society
The center focuses on developing better batteries as well as other energy storage options, which are key to a future fueled by renewable energy.
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How India is Striking a Balance Between Energy and Emissions
Ajay Mathur, a member of the Indian Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change, discusses the outlook for energy supply and demand in India, including the critical role that solar power could play in coming years.
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Turning Sunlight into Fuel
The world uses little more than one percent of the sun’s energy for our electricity needs. A major obstacle to tapping into its full potential is that it is intermittent. Solar fuels could one day store, transport and use solar energy to produce electricity and replace fossil fuels in vehicles.

On Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 10am to 4pm, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Open House—our biggest, best science fun and discovery event of the year—will take place on our beautiful campus in Palisades, NY. Mark your calendar and join us for this free, family-friendly celebration of science! RSVP Today!
