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Making better decisions for the energy transition

MITEI Director Robert Armstrong joins a panel of experts to analyze the energy transition challenge, cross-sectoral approaches to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and a new model to measure their impact.
June 16, 2020 In the media CERAWeek Conversations

Quaise launches with $6 million to unlock Earth’s most abundant clean energy source

MIT spinoff Quaise Inc. has raised $6 million in a funding round led by The Engine. The company is working to develop and commercialize a new hybrid deep drilling technology for geothermal energy, pioneered by Paul Woskov and a team at MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center. The early research for this technology was supported through MITEI’s Seed Fund grant program.
June 8, 2020 In the media Businesswire

Low-tech water wand finds contaminated drinking water

Researchers from MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, including former MIT Tata Fellow Emily Hanhauser, have developed a low-cost water collection device that could enable mail-in testing to detect heavy metals in water.
May 29, 2020 In the media Scientific American

Nuclear fusion startup gets $84 million to enter new phase

MIT spinoff Commonwealth Fusion Systems has raised $84 million dollars in its latest round of funding, putting the company on track for a demonstration reactor by 2025.
May 26, 2020 In the media Bloomberg

Energy innovation is a marathon not a sprint

MITEI Director Robert Armstrong joins others to discuss what their organizations are doing to support the fight against the pandemic.
May 2, 2020 In the media CERAWeek Conversations

The year you finally read a book about climate change

The New York Times spotlights Kerry Emanuel’s (MIT Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences) book, "What We Know About Climate Change," in a roundup of recommended reading on climate change.
April 19, 2020 In the media The New York Times

Utah plans first-of-a-kind 100% renewable hydrogen plant

MITEI researcher Emre Gençer comments on the use of hydrogen in supplementing intermittent renewable sources such as wind and solar.
March 11, 2020 In the media Energywire

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