Providing electricity to power-hungry data centers is stressing grids, raising prices for consumers, and slowing the transition to clean energy.
An MIT study confirms the climate impacts of hydrogen and recommends that leak prevention be a priority as the infrastructure for handling this clean-burning fuel is built.
At the MIT Energy Initiative Fall Colloquium, the administrator of the U.S. Energy Information Administration explained why long-term energy models are not forecasting tools—and why they’re still vitally important.
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.
In MIT Energy Initiative speaker series, Illinois Congressman highlights the policy measures necessary to overcome existing roadblocks and decarbonize the U.S. economy.
Progress on the energy transition depends on collective action benefiting all stakeholders, agreed participants in MITEI’s annual research conference.
Experts in energy systems modeling and fusion technology explore the future role of fusion at various costs and carbon constraints.
CEO of Vineyard Offshore kicks off new MIT Energy Initiative speaker series discussing the challenges and opportunities of offshore wind.
MIT startup AeroShield has opened a new facility for manufacturing highly insulating windows that will reduce building energy use and cut carbon emissions.
