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Scientists convert CO2 into clean fuel

Engineers from MIT and Harvard have developed a method for directly converting greenhouse gas into a stable fuel that can power fuel cells and generate electricity. 
December 20, 2023 In the media ClimateWire

10 climate tech innovations that give us hope for 2024

MIT researchers—led by Franz-Josef Ulm (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Admir Masic (Civil and Environmental Engineering), and Yang-Shao Horn (Mechanical Engineering)—created a “supercapacitator” using cement and carbon black that can store renewable energy. 
December 20, 2023 In the media Fast Company

Why COP28 is a gut check for the world’s fossil fuel habit

Michael Mehling (MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research) discusses the impact of global climate deals on climate change: “The history of the Paris Agreement suggests that global climate deals do make a dent in emissions. But the impact can be subtle and felt over time.” 
December 20, 2023 In the media E&E News

Meeting the clean energy needs of tomorrow

At the MIT Energy Initiative Fall Colloquium, Shell’s chief technology officer laid out two very different potential paths for the decades ahead.
December 20, 2023 MITEI
Yuri Sebregts speaks at a podium.

The 100 most influential climate leaders in 2023

Time Magazine named Yet-Ming Chiang (Materials Science and Engineering) as one of the 100 most influential climate leaders in business in 2023. Chiang is the co-founder of Form Energy and Sublime Systems.
December 8, 2023 In the media Time Magazine

How to boost EV sales? Pay drivers to turn in old polluting cars.

Jessika Trancik (Institute for Data, Systems, and Society) discusses incentives for electrifying the current fleet of vehicles in the United States. “Funding programs that would help turn over the fleet more rapidly makes a lot of sense," she says.
November 30, 2023 In the media Bloomberg

Inside the hunt for clean energy’s newest frontier

MITEI Principal Research Scientist Emre Gençer states that massive infrastructure investments may be needed to address the "mismatch" between where natural hydrogen exists and where it could be used.
November 30, 2023 In the media The Independent

MIT physicists make first 'zombie' electron crystal for superconductor

MIT researchers—including Joseph Checkelsky (Physics)— figured out how to trap electrons in 3D crystals, which could help "develop technology like superconductors, supercomputing quantum bits, and ultraefficient power lines."
November 16, 2023 In the media Newsweek

No time to spare

At Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) symposium, women rally to beat the clock on climate change.
November 6, 2023 MITEI

The best inventions of 2023

Several MIT spinouts and projects—including a solar-powered desalination system and Form Energy’s iron-air battery—were listed in Time Magazine’s 2023 list of best inventions.
November 3, 2023 In the media Time Magazine

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