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Here’s where Biden’s climate law Is working, and where it’s falling short

The MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research and the Rhodium Group have provided a new analysis of the successes and shortcomings of President Biden’s climate bill, with the biggest renewable energy obstacles being logistical ones.
February 28, 2024 In the media New York Times

The future of hydrogen: DOE and Moniz start setting up a demand market

Former U.S. Secretary of Energy and founding director of MITEI Ernest Moniz and his Energy Futures Initiative Foundation will head the Hydrogen Demand Initiative (H2DI)—a consortium designed to create an organized market for hydrogen. H2DI includes MITEI, S&P Global, Dentons, and the Intercontinental Exchange.
February 22, 2024 In the media Forbes

New York’s congestion pricing is a good start, but Boston can do better

Carlos Ratti (Urban Studies and Planning) explains how Boston can create an effective congestion pricing policy by learning from New York's and Singapore’s efforts to decrease the number of cars on the road and incentivize public transit use.
February 22, 2024 In the media Boston Globe

EV battery breakthrough? Scientists find alternative to cobalt.

Led by Mircea Dincă (Chemistry), MIT chemists developed a lithium-ion battery with a cathode based on organic materials—rather than scarce metals—decreasing the battery’s social and environmental costs.
February 6, 2024 In the media EnergyWire

EU energy and climate policy

MITEI Visiting Scientist Carlos Batlle discusses Europe’s energy crisis, their decarbonization projects, and the potential impact on international alliances.
January 31, 2024 In the media PBS / Energy Switch

We’re overhauling our cars in the name of energy efficiency—why not our roads?

Cowriting for The Hill, Randolph Kirchain (Materials Research Laboratory) discusses the relationship between road system conditions and transportation emissions: “Investing in a higher-performance road system is a lever within state control that will improve the efficiency and carbon emissions of all vehicles, regardless of how each is powered.”
January 31, 2024 In the media The Hill

Opinion: Government support for electric vehicles is good for everyone

Jessika Trancik (Institute for Data, Systems, and Society) writes about the importance of government policy supporting the electric vehicle transition: “Policy is needed to make EVs widely accessible to people while the technology and markets continue to mature and, in this way, to ensure the process moves quickly enough to help slow the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.”
January 31, 2024 In the media Newsweek

For consumers shopping for an EV, new rules mean fewer models qualify for a tax credit

Jessika Trancik (Institute for Data, Systems, and Society) discusses electric vehicle emissions and ownership costs: “buyers should consider total cost of ownership, which for an EV is generally less than that of a gas-powered counterpart due to savings on maintenance and fuel.” 
January 18, 2024 In the media Associated Press

How some automakers are still pushing ahead for a hydrogen-powered future

The current administration’s commitment to clean energy could be positioning hydrogen as the alternative automotive fuel of the future. While there are several ways to produce hydrogen, MITEI Principal Research Scientist Emre Gençer states that using water electrolysis powered by renewable energy would allow for widespread use at a reasonable cost.
January 18, 2024 In the media Popular Science

Climate Change 2023: The future of heat

MITEI Principal Research Scientist Dharik Mallapragada discusses the role of renewable energy sources like hydrogen and geothermal energy, and how energy storage and electricity retail rates can meet energy demand. 
January 10, 2024 In the media NBC Boston

Robert Stoner on Boston Public Radio Live

MITEI Director Rob Stoner spoke with Jim Braude and Margery Eagan about fusion, energy poverty, and MITEI’s role in combatting the climate crisis at MIT and beyond. 
January 10, 2024 In the media GBH News

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