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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

The political hurdles facing a carbon tax — and how to overcome them

MIT's Jesse Jenkins and Valerie Karplus offer perspectives

April 26, 2016 In the media Vox

New technologies challenge old assumptions about the electric grid

WNPR’s Harriet Jones speaks with MITEI’s Utility of the Future study about the future of electricity provision and generation

April 25, 2016 In the media WNPR

How much of a difference will the Paris Agreement make?

MIT study projects end-of-century climate under different scenarios

April 25, 2016 MITEI MIT News

Mircea Dincă wins National Science Foundation's Alan T. Waterman Award

Chemistry professor receives the NSF's highest honor for an outstanding researcher under the age of 35

April 22, 2016 MITEI MIT News

Balancing realism and hope for the future

The Environmental Defense Fund's Fred Krupp speaks about the Paris Climate Agreement at MIT

April 21, 2016 MITEI MIT News

Has China’s coal use peaked? Here’s how to read the tea leaves

China’s coal use has gone down two years in a row – or has it?

April 21, 2016 In the media The Conversation

How cheap does solar power need to get before it takes over the world?

Vox article cites MITEI Future of Solar Energy report

April 20, 2016 In the media Vox

How to make cities more energy efficient

Retrofitting a small portion of buildings would have big impact on cities’ carbon emissions

April 20, 2016 MITEI MIT News

Making electronics out of coal

Instead of burning up this complex hydrocarbon, let’s make devices from it, says Jeffrey Grossman

April 20, 2016 MITEI MIT News

Materials research earns chemistry professor 40th annual Alan T. Waterman Award

MIT's Mircea Dincă develops hybrid microporous materials with unprecedented electrical conductivity

April 19, 2016 In the media National Science Foundation

U.S. Department of Energy leaders highlight clean energy research, career opportunities

Sustainable transportation, grid modernization, building efficiency among topics at MIT Energy Initiative event with Department of Energy's David Danielson

April 15, 2016 MITEI MIT News

MIT researchers look to the future

Symposium explores rich variety of MIT endeavors, from X-ray vision to urban development

April 14, 2016 MITEI MIT News

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How much of a difference will the Paris Agreement make?

Mircea Dincă wins National Science Foundation's Alan T. Waterman Award

Balancing realism and hope for the future

Has China’s coal use peaked? Here’s how to read the tea leaves

How cheap does solar power need to get before it takes over the world?

How to make cities more energy efficient

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