Articles by MITEI

MIT Energy Initiative funds six early-stage energy research projects

New Seed Innovation Fund projects will advance the energy transition by reducing energy use in data centers, guiding development of fast-charging batteries, expanding geothermal energy as an abundant low-carbon power source, and more.

Via Separations to expand into new markets with $36 million investment

Based on technology developed with MITEI early-stage funding, company significantly reduces energy use in industrial separation processes.

3 Questions: Analyzing energy sector policy and economics to enable innovation and competition

MIT undergraduate Kaitlyn Flowers '26 highlights the role of the Energy Studies Minor in her shift to focus on the business side of energy.

Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, discusses global energy markets at a MIT Energy Initiative seminar.

How the war in the Middle East is impacting global energy systems

Expect energy disruptions and economic damage, especially in developing countries, in the short-term, and prepare to build a more resilient, sustainable energy system moving forward, says executive director of the International Energy Agency at MITEI’s Earth Day Colloquium.

3 Questions: Shedding light on why power grids go dark

Pablo Duenas-Martinez, a MITEI research scientist, describes the “death spiral” of events that caused the 12-hour Iberian peninsula power outage in 2025 and five lessons learned.

The power of “AND” in energy and climate entrepreneurship

Greentown Labs CEO emphasizes the importance of collaboration in the entrepreneurship space, and the role that universities play in this landscape.

3 Questions: Communicating energy and climate policy research

MITEI Energy UROP and Wellesley College undergraduate Janina Shivdasani '26 analyzes and communicates MIT energy and climate research and highlights the importance of making this work broadly accessible.

The need for geothermal funding is great and the time is now, experts say

MIT Energy Initiative and Clean Air Task Force host geothermal entrepreneurs and investors at GeoTech Summit.

Pablo Duenas-Martinez, a research scientist at the MIT Energy Initiative, moderates a panel during MITEI's Spring Symposium on innovations and approaches to efficient, economic production of firm power at scale with Lev Ring, the president and co-founder of Sage Geosystems, Inc; Christian Besoiu, the team lead for technology development at Eavor; and Joseph Bonafin, the director of next-generation geothermal at Turboden S.p.A.

Geothermal energy turns red hot

MIT Energy Initiative symposium maps path to tap the planet’s heat-rich rocks for clean power at scale.

MITEI’s Future Energy Systems Center starts six new research projects to enable a decarbonized future

The selected projects will address carbon capture, lithium supply chains, electrical grid planning, and more.