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Balancing performance while transforming as an integrated power business

Equinor U.S. Senior VP outlines how the company leverages its operational expertise to become a broader energy company and continue to evolve within the energy market.

November 9, 2026 MITEI

MIT-backed venture fund The Engine expands into Somerville

MIT’s venture capital fund, The Engine, is expanding into a new, 42,000 square foot facility in Somerville near the climate tech incubator Greentown Labs. The Engine has funded MIT energy spinouts such as Osmoses, Sublime Systems, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Form Energy, Via Separations, and more.

December 10, 2021 In the media The Boston Globe

Infrastructure investment is here—how can we spend it wisely?

Jinhua Zhao (MIT Mobility Initiative, Urban Studies and Planning) and others from MIT discuss the ways in which the recently passed U.S. infrastructure bill can be best utilized.

December 5, 2021 In the media The Hill

Cambridge energy startup smashes Massachusetts record for venture capital

MIT spinout Commonwealth Fusion Systems raised $1.8 billion in the largest funding round ever by a Massachusetts-based company to further support the company’s cutting-edge nuclear fusion technology.

December 1, 2021 In the media The Boston Globe

Nuclear-Fusion Startup Lands $1.8 Billion as Investors Chase Star Power

No one has been able to generate net energy by combining atoms, yet Commonwealth Fusion Systems has attracted Bill Gates and George Soros.

December 1, 2021 In the media The Wall Street Journal

Eni takes part in $1.8 billion fund raising for nuclear fusion project

December 1, 2021 In the media Reuters

Opinion: Closing California’s last nuclear power plant would be a mistake

Opinion: Closing California’s last nuclear power plant would be a mistake

November 16, 2021 In the media The Washington Post

A new generation of nuclear reactors could hold the key to a green future

A new generation of nuclear reactors could hold the key to a green future

November 16, 2021 In the media Time

Carbon dioxide removal: Carbon capture and storage

Carbon dioxide removal: Carbon capture and storage

November 8, 2021 In the media Climate Now

Will the climate crisis force America to reconsider nuclear power?

Will the climate crisis force America to reconsider nuclear power?

November 8, 2021 In the media The Economist

Keeping California’s Last Nuclear Plant Can Save Money, Climate: MIT-Stanford Study

Keeping California’s Last Nuclear Plant Can Save Money, Climate: MIT-Stanford Study

November 8, 2021 In the media Bloomberg Green

COP26 is bringing many calls for action. Some are already taking action

COP26 is bringing many calls for action. Some are already taking action

November 6, 2021 In the media The Washington Post

Nuclear power is COP26’s quiet controversy

Nuclear power is COP26’s quiet controversy

November 5, 2021 In the media Time