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Chemical reactions for the energy transition

New insights reveal pathways to improvement

MIT-designed project achieves major advance toward fusion energy

MIT study provides suggestions for keeping classroom air fresh during Covid-19 pandemic

MITEI appoints Professor Christopher Knittel as deputy director for policy

Francesco Benedetti: Building communities, founding a startup with people in mind

Latifah Hamzah ’12: Creating sustainable solutions in Malaysia and beyond

Preparing global online learners for the clean energy transition

“Starting from space”: MITEI podcast interviews MIT Vice President for Research Maria Zuber

An energy storage solution like “soft-serve ice cream”

Researchers make the case for a slow-flowing, electrochemical compound as a cost-efficient, grid-scale battery backup for wind and solar

“Vigilant inclusion” central to combating climate change

Tenth annual U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium focuses on equity and justice in the clean energy transition

MIT Energy Initiative awards seven Seed Fund grants for early-stage energy research

Awards support research to improve the efficiency, scalability, and adoption of clean energy technologies

Coupling power and hydrogen sector pathways to benefit decarbonization goals

MIT-led team finds that holistic optimization of electric power and hydrogen supply chain infrastructure is favorable for emission reductions and decreased infrastructure costs.

Andy Sun announced as new Associate Professor of Operations Research and Statistics and the Iberdrola-Avangrid Professor of Electric Power Systems at MIT Sloan

Sun will serve as faculty lead of the MIT Energy Initiative's new Future Energy Systems Center

MITEI statement on the successful test of first high-temperature superconducting fusion magnet

3 Questions: Daniel Cohn on the benefits of high-efficiency, flexible fuel engines for heavy-duty trucking

Making the case for hydrogen in a zero-carbon economy

3 Questions: Secretary Kathleen Theoharides on climate and energy in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs discusses the state’s plans to achieve net-zero by 2050 and how to get there.

In memoriam: George P. Shultz PhD ’49 (1920–2021)

Using aluminum and water to make clean hydrogen fuel—when and where it’s needed

Designing better batteries for electric vehicles

Materials selection for scaled-up production