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Big Tech wants to plug data centers right into power plants. Utilities say it’s not fair.

In order to meet the growing energy demand from data centers, tech giants are seeking to connect directly to power plants and avoid the delays and higher costs associated with using the electric grid. MITEI Director Bill Green weighs in on the time-sensitivity of related federal regulations.
January 29, 2025 In the media Associated Press

Is the world ready for the transformational power of fusion?

A recent MITEI report on fusion predicts that fusion power could surpass coal as the world's leading power source by 2050, reshaping the global energy market.
January 9, 2025 In the media World Economic Forum

Texas could become a major producer of another source of renewable energy

Jessika Trancik (Institute for Data, Systems, and Society) weighs in on the developing energy transition infrastructure in Texas and the potential incorporation of green hydrogen: “There's a lot of efforts to try to grow that industry and take it in new, innovative directions.”
December 12, 2024 In the media ABC News

How giant ‘batteries’ in the Earth could slash your electricity bills

A new study—led by MIT graduate student Martin Staadecker—found that large-scale, long-duration energy storage deployment is essential for renewables to reach their full potential. “Battery storage on its own—or what people call short-duration energy storage—is very important. But you can’t just rely on lithium-ion batteries, because it would be very expensive to have enough to actually provide power for an entire week,” states Staadecker.
December 12, 2024 In the media Grist

'It symbolises rugged individualism': The bumpy road to electrify the pickup truck

Jessika Trancik (Institute for Data, Systems, and Society) discusses the future of EVs and her research lab’s online tool, Carboncounter, that analyzes the climate impact of different vehicles: “A shift to an electric vehicle is one of the single most impactful decisions that someone can make if they want to reduce their own emissions.”
October 30, 2024 In the media BBC

Why aren’t we driving hydrogen powered cars yet? There’s a reason EVs won.

MITEI Senior Research Scientist Sergey Paltsev weighs in on the roadblocks facing hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle adoption, stating "The answer is very simple: economics." Among other factors, the lack of fueling infrastructure is keeping these vehicles behind their electric counterparts.
October 30, 2024 In the media Popular Science

What is ‘energy poverty’—and why does it keep getting so much worse?

A new MITEI-funded study found that a disproportionate number of people in the southern United States experience energy poverty—when over 6% of a household’s income is spent on energy. “As the climate warms, we’re going to need to use more and more energy on air-conditioning, and that’s going to increase the burden on low-income households,” states co-author Christopher Knittel (MIT Sloan).
October 17, 2024 In the media Fast Company

Nuclear power for AI: What it will take to reopen Three Mile Island safely

On the reopening of Three Mile Island, a former nuclear power plant now being considered as a power source for artificial intelligence, Jacopo Buongiorno (Nuclear Science and Engineering) states: “It’s further confirmation of the value of nuclear, and, if the deal is right—if the price is right—then it makes business sense, as well.”
October 11, 2024 In the media Nature

Three Mile Island owner seeks taxpayer backing for Microsoft AI deal

The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant may be restarted so its electricity can be sold to Microsoft to power data centers. “We want Microsoft to buy their electricity from zero-carbon energy sources instead of from coal plants, so it is in the interest of all of us that this nuclear power plant gets reopened,” states John Parsons (MIT Sloan).
October 11, 2024 In the media Washington Post

Meet the MIT professor with eight climate startups and $2.5 billion in funding

Yet-Ming Chiang (Materials Science and Engineering) has used his materials science research to build companies that aim to mitigate climate change through batteries, low-emissions cement, and other critical materials.
September 25, 2024 In the media Forbes

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