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To combat climate change, do we need the nuclear option?

Jacopo Buongiorno, director of MITEI's Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems, says nuclear power plays a key role in the future of energy, as shown in MIT's study, "The Future of Nuclear Energy in a Carbon Constrained World."
September 18, 2019 In the media WBUR

Global renewable energy initiative aims to bring a billion people in from the dark

The Global Commission to End Energy Poverty (GCEEP), an effort from The Rockefeller Foundation with research support from MITEI, aims to to bring electricity to the remaining billion people across the globe who currently live without it.
September 13, 2019 In the media The Guardian

Power forward

MIT Spectrum features MITEI’s interdisciplinary approach to mapping out the future of energy and highlights “The Future of Nuclear Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World."
August 26, 2019 In the media MIT Spectrum

Carbon capture: boon or boondoggle

Howard Herzog, senior research engineer at MITEI, offers his perspective on the feasibility of a new startup's goals.
July 26, 2019 In the media U.S. News & World Report

Arizona fire highlights challenges for energy storage

Donald Sadoway, professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, explains the benefits of battery storage in an Associated Press article about energy storage in Arizona.
June 23, 2019 In the media Associated Press

Innovating a Green Real Deal

Ernest Moniz, former U.S. Secretary of Energy and founding director of MITEI, writes about the broad principles of his concept for a Green Real Deal. This plan would translate the aspirations of a Green New Deal for socially just greenhouse gas reductions into action within the constraints of technical, cost, and social realities.
June 14, 2019 In the media Science Magazine

Cold fusion remains elusive—but these scientists may revive the quest

National Geographic reporter Michael Greshko writes about a new effort by researchers from a number of institutions, including MIT, to reassess the possibility of cold fusion. Prof. Yet-Ming Chiang explains that he hopes to be able to create a “‘reference experiment’ for other labs to also advance research into lower-energy nuclear physics.”
May 29, 2019 In the media National Geographic

These glowing plants could one day light our homes

Profs. Michael Strano and Sheila Kennedy have developed an exhibit for the Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial, which explores how Strano’s glowing plant research could be part of a sustainable energy future. “The pair is one of 62 design teams involved in the [Triennial], which highlights innovative ways humans are engaging with nature,” writes Emily Matchar for Smithsonian.
May 20, 2019 In the media Smithsonian Magazine

New surface treatment could improve refrigeration efficiency

Research from Kripa Varanasi and other MIT researchers yields a slippery surface for liquids, which promotes droplet formation to facilitate heat transfer. This surface treatment could lead to efficiency improvements in industrial processes like refrigeration.
May 15, 2019 In the media Science Daily

A critical step to reduce climate change

In an article on effective climate change fighting technologies, Bill Gates mentions a study published by MIT researchers on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).
May 14, 2019 In the media GatesNotes

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