MIT engineers have developed a new palladium membrane that remains resilient at much higher temperatures. Credit: Lohyun Kim
- MIT Energy Initiative launches Data Center Power Forum
In September 2025, MITEI launched its Data Center Power Forum—an effort that brings together MIT researchers and industry experts to explore innovative solutions for powering the data-driven future. The Forum is a targeted research effort for MITEI member companies interested in addressing the challenges of data center power demand. - How artificial intelligence can help achieve a clean energy future
Researchers at MIT and MITEI are investigating how artificial intelligence can be harnessed to support the clean energy transition. - Helping power-system planners prepare for an unknown future
Macro, a modeling tool developed by MITEI researchers, enables energy-system planners to explore options for developing infrastructure to support decarbonized, reliable, and low-cost power grids. - Next-generation geothermal energy: Promise, progress, and challenges
Geothermal innovators at MIT and elsewhere are seeking deeper and hotter rocks to generate electricity at scale. MITEI is sponsoring next-generation geothermal projects through its Future Energy Systems Center. - Robotic probe quickly measures key properties of new materials
Scientists are striving to discover new semiconductor materials that could boost the efficiency of solar cells and other electronics. The pace of innovation is bottlenecked by the speed at which researchers can manually measure important material properties, but a fully autonomous robotic system developed by MIT researchers could speed things up. - Responding to the climate impact of generative AI
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence data centers is expected to increase greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers at MIT, including MITEI Research Scientist Deepjyoti Deka, are seeking solutions to reduce these environmental harms. - Palladium filters could enable cheaper, more efficient generation of hydrogen fuel
MIT engineers have developed a new palladium membrane that remains resilient at much higher temperatures when separating hydrogen from gas mixtures. - How data centers can better manage energy use
A new study by MIT researchers indicates that the impact of data centers could vary significantly, depending on how their energy use is structured. The study suggests that flexibility in the timing of electricity consumption could lower consumer costs. - MIT engineers solve the sticky-cell problem in bioreactors and other industries
MIT researchers have improved the efficiency of biofuel production, as well as the use of bioreactors to grow algae and other microorganisms that absorb CO2, by developing a method that uses electrochemically generated bubbles to detach sticky cells from surfaces on demand. - Parking-aware navigation system could prevent frustration and emissions
MIT researchers have developed a parking-aware navigation system that helps drivers identify lots offering the optimal balance between proximity to their destination and the likelihood of available spaces.
