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Powering up for a pivotal moment

From a nuclear revival to qubits, the MIT Energy Initiative’s annual research conference tracked deployment of today’s technologies to discovery of tomorrow’s breakthroughs.

October 19, 2026 MITEI

Making India's waste streams sustainable

MIT researchers are developing a decision-support tool to help cities in India sustainably manage the societal and environmental impacts of their waste

June 27, 2016 MITEI MIT News

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Mapping coal’s decline and renewables' rise

June 23, 2016 MITEI

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MIT sets targets for energy storage to aid renewables

Study proposes energy storage technology could be used to sell additional electricity on the grid during times of peak price

June 22, 2016 In the media ClimateWire

This is how China can live up to its huge wind energy potential

The success of wind power in China could depend on a plan to increase Chinese coal plants' flexibility

June 22, 2016 In the media Washington Post

Winds of change?

Study: China could go big on wind power — if it adjusts its grid operations

June 20, 2016 MITEI MIT News

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A smart water grid for the Indus Basin

Architect and MIT Professor James Wescoat promotes institutional capacity building to manage a critical resource

June 17, 2016 MITEI MIT News

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Energy storage's role in decarbonization will depend on duration, cost cuts

Further cost reductions will be necessary to justify widespread storage deployment for decarbonization purposes, Argonne and MIT researchers found

June 15, 2016 In the media Utility Dive

New solar absorber could improve efficiency of solar thermal technology

Masdar Institute-MIT team develops device that harnesses more sunlight, enhancing efficiency of heat production

June 14, 2016 MITEI MIT News

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Researchers find a way to extend life and improve performance of fuel cell electrodes

Surface treatment greatly reduces degradation of catalyst material

June 14, 2016 MITEI MIT News

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Storage technologies for renewable energy can pay off

Systems that bank energy can add value to solar and wind projects.

June 13, 2016 MITEI MIT News

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Researchers discover new way to turn electricity into light, using graphene

By slowing down light to a speed slower than flowing electrons, researchers create a kind of optical “sonic boom”

June 13, 2016 MITEI MIT News

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Technology and Policy Program celebrates 40 years

Special event marks four decades of TPP and looks to the future of technology and policy

June 10, 2016 MITEI MIT News

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