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Two absorber units at Climeworks' direct air capture and storage plant, Orca. Technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the air: A reality check

MIT study finds that many climate-stabilization plans are based on questionable assumptions about the future cost and deployment of “direct air capture” technology and therefore may not bring about the promised reduction in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

3 Questions: Representative Sean Casten on enabling a just energy transition through policy

In MIT Energy Initiative speaker series, Illinois Congressman highlights the policy measures necessary to overcome existing roadblocks and decarbonize the U.S. economy.

Ensuring a durable transition

Progress on the energy transition depends on collective action benefiting all stakeholders, agreed participants in MITEI’s annual research conference.

MIT study shows that fusion energy could play a major role in the global response to climate change

Experts in energy systems modeling and fusion technology explore the future role of fusion at various costs and carbon constraints.

3 Questions: Alicia Barton on the role of offshore wind in a decarbonized energy future

CEO of Vineyard Offshore kicks off new MIT Energy Initiative speaker series discussing the challenges and opportunities of offshore wind.

Affordable high-tech windows for comfort and energy savings

MIT startup AeroShield has opened a new facility for manufacturing highly insulating windows that will reduce building energy use and cut carbon emissions.

MIT Energy Initiative releases new report examining potential of fusion in future power systems
MIT Energy Initiative Energy UROP students hone science communication skills with expanded summer programming
The MIT Energy Initiative’s Future Energy Systems Center funds ten new energy research projects

The selected projects will address grid and infrastructure resiliency, electric vehicle adoption, energy storage investment, and more

More durable metals for fusion power reactors

MIT researchers have found a way to make structural materials last longer under the harsh conditions inside a fusion reactor.


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