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MITEI’s research in electrical power covers generation, transmission, distribution, demand, and regulation. Our work focuses on improving the performance of renewable generation technologies and characterizing their integration into the grid, with topics including wind farm optimization, grid resiliency modeling, and electricity retail rate design.

Research

Taiwan’s Innovative Green Economy Roadmap (TIGER)

New England renewables + Canadian hydropower

A pathway to clean electricity in 2050

Manufacturing consumer products

A greener way to make raw materials

Removing CO2 from power plant exhaust

Combining capture and disposal

Saving heat until you need it

A new concept for thermal energy storage

Cooling buildings worldwide

Analysis points the way to energy-efficient systems

Quantum dot materials

Optimizing nanostructures for energy devices

Making appliances—and energy grids—more efficient

Conserving energy with the ideal ceiling fan

Cost-competitive electric vehicles that go the distance

Detailed look at 125 U.S. auto models

Advanced modeling and simulation of neutronic and thermal-hydraulic behavior

The Future of Solar Energy

Utility of the Future

Nanowires and graphene

Keys to low-cost, flexible solar cells

The Future of the Electric Grid

Thermophotovoltaics

Enabling efficient energy generation

Batteryless energy harvester

Running electronics on body heat

The Future of Coal

Projects

Multi-fidelity floating wind optimization tool

Modeling and computation study for optimal expansion and operation of decarbonized power systems

[Fusion] Plasma control system-machine learning toolkit for demonstration levitated magnet system

[Fusion] Development of laser-based high-heat flux test stand

Toward enhanced microgrid performance: Benchmarking with existing operations and control on real world microgrids

Data-centric machine learning system for predictions for wind turbine maintenance

Realistic, scalable, and security-constrained capacity planning for reliable low-carbon power systems

Synthetic mooring systems for floating wind turbines

[Fusion] High-throughput experiments to optimize SiC composition

[Fusion] Studying radiation-affected corrosion in more ARC-like conditions

[Fusion] Wetted-surface plasma-facing components (PFCs) for erosion mitigation

[Fusion] Divertor scenarios for the SPARC and ARC tokamaks

Fusion: Cable magnets R&D

Fusion: Toroidal field R&D and design

Fusion: Plasma control system and data acquisition

Fusion: Magnetohydrodynamics physics

Fusion: Boundary modeling

Fusion: Disruption strategies

Fusion: Performance and transport

Machine learning for predicting health of wind turbines – phase 3

Publications

Metal matrix composite with superior ductility at 800 °C: 3D printed In718+ZrB2 by laser powder bed fusion

Strategy to synthesize integrated solar energy coproduction processes with optimal process intensification. Case study: Efficient solar thermal hydrogen production

Highlighting regional decarbonization challenges with novel capacity expansion model

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