At their Spring Workshop, the Center kicked off a new set of energy projects, with topics ranging from optimizing energy storage to transporting hydrogen energy.
From decarbonizing chemical processes to developing new types of batteries, the winning projects of this annual award aim to develop solutions targeting net-zero emissions.
MIT senior Elaine Liu calculates how renewables and EVs impact the grid
At the 2024 Earth Day Colloquium, World Resources Institute President and CEO Ani Dasgupta makes the case that systemic changes in a handful of countries will be critical to meeting global goals for greenhouse gas emissions.
A novel approach to using clean-burning hydrogen
At the 2024 MIT Energy Initiative Spring Symposium, experts weighed whether hydrogen stored in the earth might be a practical energy source of the future.
In his new role, the professor of chemical engineering plans to speed up the consensus process among academics, business leaders, and policymakers for a successful energy transition.
The MIT Energy Initiative and a consortium of Taiwanese companies are exploring how Taiwan can secure its energy future as the world transitions away from fossil fuels.
With laser-based precision tools for measuring and tuning materials, MIT-spinout Optigon aims to rev up the energy transition
Eni membership continues through 2027
A new MIT online model for regional planning calculates the cost-optimized strategy for specific regions under a variety of constraints and assumptions.
Selecting the right metal can alleviate the corrosion problem.
Annual MITEI awards support research on carbon removal, novel materials for energy storage, improved power system planning, and more.
The findings, based on a single electrochemical process, could help cut emissions from the hardest-to-decarbonize industries, such as steel and cement.
MIT study finds system deployment processes have been slow to improve over time—but must be addressed to lower clean energy costs in the future.
Economist Catherine Wolfram balances global energy demands and the pressing need for decarbonization.
MIT Sloan Professor Andy Sun works to improve the electricity grid so it can better use renewable energy.
Graduate student Sydney Johnson looks at how to achieve greener steel.
Pre-orientation program for incoming first-year students provided an overview of energy-related activities and research.
