Articles by MITEI

MIT Energy Initiative launches study of sustainable fuels for hard-to-decarbonize transportation

MIT experts will examine options for climate-friendly fuels for aviation, international shipping, long-haul trucking, and freight rail.

3 Questions: Making reliable fusion energy a reality

MITEI Energy UROP Lucy Greenup ’28 studies how radiation interacts with nuclear materials, enabling development of better failure detection systems for nuclear fusion reactors.

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.