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Energy Efficiency

Research focused on delivering on the potential offered by energy efficiency technologies, processes and services

Part of a hysteresis self-bearing motor, from High-performance flywheels for energy storage, Energy Futures, Autumn 2013 Credit: Stuart Darsch

Research

Energy-efficient air conditioning

Broad applications for new, low-cost porous materials

High-performance flywheels for energy storage

Compact, durable motors that don't overheat

Energy-efficient computing

Enabling smaller, lighter, faster computers

Publications

Journal Articles

ENERNET: Studying the dynamic relationship between building occupancy and energy consumption

April 2012

Carlo Ratti
Reports and Studies

Comparative Study on Energy R&D Performance: Gas Turbine Case Study

August 1998

Howard Herzog

News

Anantha Chandrakasan named dean of School of Engineering
Setting the pace for change in the energy sector
Researchers devise efficient power converter for internet of things

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Antoine Allanore Assistant Professor

Materials Science and Engineering
Paul Barton Professor

Chemical Engineering
Moshe Ben-Akiva Professor

Civil and Environmental Engineering
Karl Berggren Professor

Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Richard Braatz Professor

Chemical Engineering
Fikile Brushett Assistant Professor

Chemical Engineering
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Nuclear Science and Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
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Sloan School of Management
Emre Gençer Postdoctoral Associate

MIT Energy Initiative
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Mechanical Engineering
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Office of the Provost
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Urban Studies & Planning
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Chemistry
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Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
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Chemical Engineering
Kent Larson Principal Research Scientist

MIT Media Lab
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Chemical Engineering
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Architecture
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Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
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Sloan School of Management
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Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Christoph Reinhart Associate Professor

Architecture
Apurba Sakti Research Scientist

MIT Energy Initiative
Yang Shao-Horn Professor

Mechanical Engineering
Farrokh Sheibani Postdoctoral Associate

Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science
Zachary Smith Assistant Professor

Chemical Engineering
Choon Sooi Tan Senior Research Engineer

Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Aeronautics and Astronautics
Yogesh Surendranath Associate Director, CCUS center; Assistant Professor

Chemistry
Karen Tapia-Ahumada Research Scientist

MIT Energy Initiative
Troy Van Voorhis Professor

Chemistry
Qiqi Wang Associate Professor

Aeronautics and Astronautics
Nicholas Xuanlai Fang Associate Professor

Mechanical Engineering