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How Sudanese scientists are keeping research alive through war

Former MITEI postdoc Gasim Ibrahim shifted his academic work on low-carbon energy solutions towards industry after seeing how war had disrupted his home country of Sudan. "Switching to industry was the most practical way to adapt to our new reality[...] The war didn’t end my scientific journey; it simply reshaped the path I took."
October 12, 2026 In the media Nature

Trump sharply scales back fuel economy rules for new cars

The Trump administration recently scaled back fuel efficiency standards for automobiles, which are meant to reduce gasoline consumption and speed the shift to electric vehicles. Economists have disputed the calculations behind this decision, including Christopher Knittel (MIT Sloan), who said, “If you do the analysis right, we found that revoking these standards does not save consumers money.”
September 28, 2026 In the media New York Times

Can the Global South align the world’s carbon markets?

Brazil is chairing a new international body that helps the world’s carbon markets understand one another—aligning monitoring, accounting, and integrity standards, while balancing diplomatic priorities of the Global South. Catherine Wolfram (MIT Sloan) calls this development a “huge step” for carbon pricing strategies.
September 24, 2026 In the media Eco-Business

This solar startup revolves around an artificial sun

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Fourth Power—an MIT startup with MITEI roots—has designed a solar cell that generates its energy through built-in solar panels powered by hot graphite. Founder Asegun Henry (Mechanical Engineering) states that this "could become a preferred method of providing extra power to electrical grids during periods of peak demand."
September 23, 2026 In the media Boston Globe

With more fuel-efficient cars and EVs on the road, we need to rethink how we tax auto travel

Writing for WBUR, Christopher Knittel (MIT Sloan) argues that a vehicle miles traveled tax would be the best substitute for federal gas taxes in order to account for the rise in electric vehicles—and other more fuel-efficient cars—and prevent the erosion of the transportation sector’s revenue base.
August 18, 2026 In the media WBUR

Office of Strategic Capital signs $500 million conditional loan commitment  with Phoenix Tailings

Phoenix Tailings, with support from the U.S. Office of Strategic Capital, will scale their domestic processing of rare earth elements, restoring U.S. industrial independence by building the capacity needed to make metals for major technologies. CTO and Co-Founder Thomas Villalón Jr. participated in the MITEI Energy Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program while a student at MIT.
June 24, 2026 In the media U.S. Office of Strategic Capital

Commonwealth Fusion says papers validate its quest to generate power

In a series of recently published papers, researchers from MIT, Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), and other universities were able to validate the science and feasibility of CFS’ plants to build a 400-megawatt fusion power plant.
June 12, 2026 In the media Reuters

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April 27, 2026 In the media

With so many storm outages, why don't we put more power lines underground in Massachusetts?

In the wake of the recent blizzard that caused many to lose power, Christopher Knittel, MIT associate dean for climate and sustainability, discusses the benefits and risks of moving powerlines underground. Rather than moving everything underground, Knittel states that we need “a more targeted approach, which is identify the most critical lines in the network and do the cost-benefit test on undergrounding those."
March 5, 2026 In the media WBUR

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