Articles by MITEI

3 Questions: Exploring the chemistry beneath metal surfaces to advance energy technologies

MITEI Energy Scholar Santosh Singh studied subsurface species in metals to enable the design of efficient catalytic materials for energy production.

Matt Houde, Quaise Energy co-founder and chief of staff, speaks on a panel about novel strategies and recent successes in next-generation geothermal energy at the MIT Energy Initiative Spring Symposium in March 2026.

MITEI spinout Quaise raises $180 million

New funding to advance superhot geothermal plant.

Form Energy raises $750 million

New funding will speed manufacturing and deployment of iron-air batteries.

Mantel Capture demonstrates its novel carbon capture technology at commercial scale

The 2022 startup with roots in the MIT Energy Initiative sees affordable carbon capture as a necessity for industrial plants.

MIT Energy Initiative Director awarded Jürgen Warnatz Gold Medal for contributions in combustion science

MIT Energy Initiative Director William H. Green received the Jürgen Warnatz Gold Medal from the Combustion Institute at its biennial symposium in Kyoto, Japan.

3 Questions: Understanding why rooftop solar consumers adopt energy storage

MITEI Energy UROP Anoushka Tamhane '28 analyzed the causal effect of power outages on solar and storage installation to support better policy incentives.

Hydrogen: The clean-burning fuel of the future—if we can find a cheap and clean way to ship it

A team led by MIT Energy Initiative researchers has developed a tool that enables decision makers to explore the cost and carbon emissions of their options for shipping hydrogen fuel to their site.

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.