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Charging ahead

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MIT senior Elaine Liu calculates how renewables and EVs impact the grid
May 28, 2024 MITEI

New era for nuclear power

Jacopo Buongiorno (Nuclear Science and Engineering) discusses the Biden Administration’s investments in nuclear power generation and the great potential of this energy source. “The nice thing about nuclear is that it’s a fairly versatile energy source. It can give you heat, if you want heat. It can give you electricity if you want electricity.”
May 16, 2024 In the media Living on Earth

Systemic sustainability

At the 2024 Earth Day Colloquium, World Resources Institute President and CEO Ani Dasgupta makes the case that systemic changes in a handful of countries will be critical to meeting global goals for greenhouse gas emissions.
May 15, 2024 MITEI

Are flight offsets worth it?

John Sterman (MIT Sloan) discusses the effectiveness of flight offsets. In order for the offsets to be legitimate, the results must be “verifiable, immediate, and durable” as well as “additional”, meaning the project wouldn’t have happened without the offset.
May 10, 2024 In the media New York Times

H2 Underground

At the 2024 MIT Energy Initiative Spring Symposium, experts weighed whether hydrogen stored in the earth might be a practical energy source of the future.
May 10, 2024 MITEI

William H. Green named director of MIT Energy Initiative

In his new role, the professor of chemical engineering plans to speed up the consensus process among academics, business leaders, and policymakers for a successful energy transition.
May 7, 2024 MITEI

Preparing Taiwan for a decarbonized economy

The MIT Energy Initiative and a consortium of Taiwanese companies are exploring how Taiwan can secure its energy future as the world transitions away from fossil fuels.
April 30, 2024 MITEI

Energy-hungry AI is eating the planet. But is it also humanity's best hope?

MITEI’s Rob Stoner discusses AI’s unsustainable energy consumption. Even with the introduction of renewable energy sources—through the use of power purchase agreements (PPAs)—Stoner states that tech firms are pulling electricity from the grid faster than they can add to it.
April 23, 2024 In the media PCMag

Seizing solar’s bright future

With laser-based precision tools for measuring and tuning materials, MIT-spinout Optigon aims to rev up the energy transition
April 22, 2024 MITEI

The pros and pitfalls of hydrogen power, according to MIT energy expert

MITEI's Rob Stoner discusses hydrogen energy and the seven hydrogen "hubs" created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act. "[The hubs are] trying to create investment...and at the same time, they're trying to create demand for hydrogen so that will be the basis for buying and consuming hydrogen within a range of industries."
April 18, 2024 In the media Boston Public Radio

Kornbluth cheers for MIT to tackle climate change

MIT President Sally Kornbluth is “determined to harness MIT’s considerable brainpower” to tackle climate change through the Climate Project at MIT. Kornbluth asserts that MIT’s “culture of entrepreneurship” uniquely positions the Institute to take on climate challenges.
April 18, 2024 In the media Boston Globe

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