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The power of beer cans: Boston startup says it can unleash the energy stored in aluminum

MIT spinout Found Energy has developed a chemical process that turns refined aluminum back into its raw form, generating energy in the process. “Our thesis is that aluminum is the most efficient way to move clean energy around,” states co-founder and MIT alum Peter Godart.
August 14, 2024 In the media Boston Globe

More durable metals for fusion power reactors

MIT researchers have found a way to make structural materials last longer under the harsh conditions inside a fusion reactor.
August 7, 2024 MITEI

Going Dutch

MIT students get first-hand view of climate-proofing the Netherlands
July 30, 2024 MITEI

U.S. startup plans perovskite solar factory

MIT spinout Swift Solar plans to build a factory in the United States to manufacture their thin-film solar photovoltaics.
June 28, 2024 In the media pv magazine

Active Surfaces raises $5.6 million to develop ‘solar 2.0’

MIT spinout Active Surfaces uses industrial roll-to-roll semiconductor printing technology to produce lightweight, flexible solar panels that can be integrated into virtually any surface.
June 28, 2024 In the media pv magazine

Commentary: Climate change solutions must involve the global economy

MITEI Director William H. Green writes for the Boston Business Journal saying that if we are to solve the climate problem, the entire global economy needs to change. "We at MIT are searching for real climate solutions that the public will adopt, and that merit the huge investments necessary for wide deployment," says Green. "By working collaboratively to solve these complex issues we will successfully address the greatest threat facing humanity today."
June 27, 2024 In the media Boston Business Journal

Susan Solomon: ‘Healing the earth is possible’

Susan Solomon (Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences) discusses her efforts to communicate climate science and her new book, Solvable: How We Healed the Earth, and How We Can Do It Again: “We are in a world bursting with change. So it’s a perfect time to be a climate scientist and study all those things.”
June 13, 2024 In the media Times Higher Education

These SF startups could play key roles in electrification push

A group of startups in San Francisco are aiming to support the power grid as electrification adds new demand. “We’re going to be moving a lot more electrons during certain time periods than the current transmission and, certainly, distribution network is capable of doing, if we don’t do that smartly. Technology is a potential solution to this,” states MITEI Deputy Director of Policy Chris Knittel.
June 7, 2024 In the media San Francisco Examiner

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