Energy, prosperity, emissions, and innovation: A decarbonization progress report New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. The CTO of Breakthrough Energy assessed global decarbonization and the opportunities and challenges that remain at MITEI’s annual research conference. October 21, 2026 MITEI
New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. GE Vernova plans to double MIT intern and permanent hire numbers in 2027 under expanded energy workforce initiative October 17, 2026 In the media Energies Media
New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. How Sudanese scientists are keeping research alive through war October 12, 2026 In the media Nature
New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. Trump sharply scales back fuel economy rules for new cars September 28, 2026 In the media New York Times
DOE Renews Two Energy Frontier Research Centers at MIT New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. Centers selected from more than 200 proposals from across the country June 20, 2014 MITEI
Solving Solar's Shade Problem: Students May Have Answered Energy Source's Biggest Flaw New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. MIT students awarded more than $225,000 in prize money to help get their technology to market June 20, 2014 In the media The Huffington Post
Solving the world’s plastic problem New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. Alumna invents continuous, zero-toxic-emission system that converts nonrecycled plastics into crude oil. June 20, 2014 MITEI via MIT News
Game Changers Explores A Cheaper, Cleaner, and More Secure National Energy System New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. New Stanford-MIT book puts focus on the need for energy innovation R&D June 17, 2014 MITEI
EPA Rules Ignore Methane New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. MIT Professor Jessika Trancik says how we measure methane fails to account for the importance of timing June 16, 2014 In the media Living on Earth
Diagnosing “broken" buildings to make them greener New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. Startup’s software detects inefficient equipment in facilities — saving energy, time, and money. June 13, 2014 MITEI via MIT News
MIT study finds Obama's power plant rule more costly than putting a price on carbon New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. Now that President Obama has introduced regulations on power plants, he has suggested there may be a better way forward -- a price on carbon. MIT researchers show that is the best approach. June 11, 2014 In the media E&E News
These Batteries Recharge With Waste Heat New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. A new system developed by a team from MIT and Stanford takes excess heat and turns it into electricity June 11, 2014 In the media Smithsonian
New EPA rules may give natural gas a boost New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. MIT energy economics professor Christopher Knittel says there’s little doubt that the EPA’s rule will be a major boon to natural gas June 11, 2014 In the media The Hill
Study finds the hidden — and uneven — price of piecemeal energy policies New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. MIT researchers assess the national and regional impacts of U.S. regulatory policies for mitigating climate change. June 11, 2014 MITEI via MIT News
Novel bromine battery: Small-scale demo, large-scale promise New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. Low-cost, high-capacity, rechargeable battery could one day enable widespread adoption of intermittent energy sources such as solar and wind June 10, 2014 MITEI
Ocean microbes display a hidden talent: releasing countless tiny lipid-filled sacs New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. MIT finding could one day lead to new approaches for manufacturing biofuels June 10, 2014 MITEI
