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Six novel energy research projects win MIT Energy Initiative Seed Fund grants

At the MIT Energy Initiative Fall Colloquium, Philip R. Sharp highlighted dramatic steps the U.S. government has recently taken to combat climate change.

Reversing the charge

Battery power from electric vehicles to the grid could open a fast lane to a net-zero future

Unpacking U.S. climate and infrastructure laws

MIT Energy Initiative Deputy Director Robert Stoner takes stock of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act and Inflation Reduction Act, and their potential impacts on the energy transition.

Advancing the energy transition amidst global crises

MIT Energy Initiative Annual Research Conference highlights both opportunities and obstacles in the race to a net-zero future

Member News

MIT Energy Initiative welcomes the electricity transmission operator Terna Group to its Future Energy Systems Center

The MIT Energy Initiative and MIT’s Industrial Liaison Program renew collaborations with Ferrovial

Ferrovial is committing $5 million to support low-carbon energy and sustainable infrastructure research at MIT

ExxonMobil renews support for MIT Energy Initiative’s low-carbon research

Company to join MITEI’s Low-Carbon Energy Centers for Energy Storage and Mobility Systems.

In the Media

Holding on to power

Unexplainable · November 10, 2022

Dharik Mallapragada (MITEI) joins the podcast "Unexplainable" to discuss a suite of possible energy storage options to help us decarbonize the grid.

Harnessing geothermal energy

GBH Forum Network · November 10, 2022

Paul Woskov (Plasma Science and Fusion Center) is developing a method for converting coal and gas electric power plants by drilling geothermal wells to replace the fossil fuels. He joins "Science for the Public" to discuss geothermal energy and the challenges associated with accessing it.

Why the $100 per ton target for carbon removal may be "pure fantasy"

Protocol · October 21, 2022

MITEI Senior Research Engineer Howard Herzog (MITEI) explains why the $100-per-ton price for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is unrealistic, even though it is the current standard used by economists, policy makers, investors, and industry to make CDR feasible at scale.

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