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Is nuclear fusion the answer to the climate crisis?

Promising new studies from the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center and MIT spinout Commonwealth Fusion Systems suggest the long elusive technology may be capable of producing electricity for the grid by the end of the decade.
December 28, 2020 In the media The Guardian

The climate challenges and opportunities ahead

Former U.S. Energy Secretary and MITEI's founding director Ernest Moniz discusses the climate-related challenges and opportunities that the U.S. will face during the Biden administration.
December 21, 2020 In the media The Boston Globe

We already have the technology to decarbonize U.S. electricity

A study by MITEI researcher Patrick Brown and Audun Botterud, a research scientist at the MIT Laboratory for Decisions and Information Sciences, has found that U.S. electricity demand can be met with currently available carbon-free technology.
December 15, 2020 In the media Gizmodo

MIT study lays bare why nuclear costs keep rising

Jessika Trancik, a professor of energy studies at the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, led a study that examines the increasing construction costs of new nuclear power plants.
December 8, 2020 In the media GreenTech Media

Car access more than tripled in value during early Covid-19

Joanna Moody, the research program manager for MITEI's Mobility Systems Center, discusses a new survey that finds that while cars are expensive and underused, they provide U.S. owners with a sense of security and control.
December 1, 2020 In the media MIT Sloan Ideas Made to Matter

Gel layer inspired by camel fur could keep food and medicines cool

Jeffrey Grossman, the department head of Materials Science and Engineering, and others have developed a thin gel layer that mimics camel fur and could potentially help keep food and medicine cool for days, without electricity.
November 11, 2020 In the media New Scientist

This solar panel can go on drones, car roofs

Joel Jean, the CEO and co-founder of Swift Solar, a startup with MITEI roots that has licensed patents for new solar photovoltaic technology devised at NREL, says his company has also started to make prototype devices that could expand the new solar PV technology to a variety of products that "'move and fly.'"
October 13, 2020 In the media E&E News

Growing battery storage market key to adding renewables to grid

MITEI Research Scientist Dharik Mallapragada speaks with Energy Evolution podcast about variable renewable energy generation and the economic value of energy storage, as well as possible future paths for storage.
September 18, 2020 In the media Energy Evolution (S&P Global Market Intelligence)

Renewables and the Russian economy

Sergey Paltsev (MITEI, MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change) explains how energy-exporting countries like Russia can diversify their economies and stimulate economic growth while supporting more aggressive emissions targets.
September 8, 2020 In the media PV Magazine

Transportation policy profiles of Chinese city clusters

MITEI’s article discussing research on transportation policy-making in different types of Chinese cities by Joanna Moody (MITEI Mobility Systems Center) and Jinhua Zhao (Urban Studies and Planning, JTL Urban Mobility Lab) is featured as a guest contribution on the “GIZ Sustainable Transport in China” blog, in both English and Mandarin.
August 26, 2020 In the media GIZ Sustainable Transport in China

Stay cool without racking up a bill

Dharik Mallapragada, a MITEI research scientist, discusses smart thermostats in an article on how to air-condition your home more efficiently in the summer heat.
August 8, 2020 In the media The New York Times

Long-term value of grid storage is all about capacity, study finds

In a paper recently published in Applied Energy, researchers including Dharik Mallapragada of MITEI examine battery storage to determine the key drivers that impact its economic value, how that value may change with increasing deployment over time, and the implications for the long-term cost-effectiveness of storage. They find that “capacity deferral,” or substitution of batteries for generation or transmission capacity, is the primary source of storage value.
July 2, 2020 In the media GreenTech Media

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