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MIT Energy Initiative conference spotlights research priorities amidst a changing energy landscape

Industry leaders agree collaboration is key to advancing critical technologies

Academics, business leaders from Japan visit MIT Energy Initiative
Helping power system planners prepare for an unknown future

A modeling tool developed by the MIT Energy Initiative enables energy system planners to explore options for developing infrastructure to support decarbonized, reliable, and low-cost power grids.

MITEI fusion study informs International Atomic Energy Agency’s “World Fusion Outlook 2025”
MIT Energy Initiative launches Data Center Power Forum

MIT faculty and MITEI member company experts address power demand from data centers

Just released: “Carbon Removal,” by Howard J. Herzog and Niall Mac Dowell

New book provides overview and assessment of proposed methods of removing carbon from the atmosphere as a means of mitigating climate change.

How to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ammonia production

Proposed system would combine two kinds of plants, creating greater efficiency and lowering costs while curbing climate-changing emissions

MITEI’s Future Energy Systems Center funds ten new research projects to advance the energy transition

The selected projects will address data center energy demand, metal recovery optimization, crude oil replacement, and more.

MIT Energy Initiative funds seven early-stage energy research projects

Seed Fund grants support a variety of research ranging from robotics for efficient infrastructure maintenance to rare earth metal recycling, reflecting the inherent complexity of the world’s energy systems.

Confronting the AI/energy conundrum

The MIT Energy Initiative's annual research symposium explores artificial intelligence as both a problem and solution for the clean energy transition