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Geothermal energy turns red hot

MIT Energy Initiative symposium maps path to tap the planet’s heat-rich rocks for clean power at scale.
March 26, 2026 MITEI
Pablo Duenas-Martinez, a research scientist at the MIT Energy Initiative, moderates a panel during MITEI's Spring Symposium on innovations and approaches to efficient, economic production of firm power at scale with Lev Ring, the president and co-founder of Sage Geosystems, Inc; Christian Besoiu, the team lead for technology development at Eavor; and Joseph Bonafin, the director of next-generation geothermal at Turboden S.p.A.

Championing fusion’s promising underdog

Sophia Henneberg, assistant professor in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, is developing stellarators to harness fusion energy.
March 25, 2026 MIT News

Turning extreme heat into large-scale energy storage

Fourth Power, founded by Professor Asegun Henry, is developing thermal batteries for efficiently storing excess electricity from utility grids and power producers.
March 18, 2026 MIT News

From Idaho to MIT, on a quest to cut methane emissions

PhD student Audrey Parker studies methane mitigation strategies in dairy farms and coal mines, to reduce emissions of the potent greenhouse gas.
March 15, 2026 MIT News

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