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What if it Works?

What if it works?

Energy powers our homes, our cars, and our lives. But the kinds of energy we use—and the ways we use it—are rapidly changing our climate. We need new and clean energy, now. MIT Energy Initiative hosts Rob Stoner and Kara Miller talk with energy experts about the science, technology, and policies that can transform our energy systems and give us a more sustainable future. Hear from those testing new ideas and working on breakthroughs in labs, industry, and government—the ones who aren’t afraid to ask, “What if it works?”

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How to speed up the energy transition

The energy transition is happening—but why is it taking so long? We need to replace fossil fuels, but there is no one silver bullet. MIT Energy Initiative Director William Green explains why shifting to cleaner energy sources has been happening so slowly and how this process can move faster, and shares what university researchers, industry leaders, and policy makers are doing to accelerate the transition.

November 6, 2024 - 33 min 32 sec

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Energy@MIT

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The Energy@MIT podcast ran from 2018 to 2021, publishing 40 episodes on energy topics including nuclear, solar, storage, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity, with guests from academia, government, small startups, and large corporations. While the podcast is no longer being produced, the episode archive can be found below.

#40: Carbon and the cloud
#39: Starting from space
#38: Sustainable hydropower
#37: Energy decentralization in Africa
#36: Digitalization and the power grid
#35: Energy connectivity in Africa
#34: Energy access in Africa and beyond
#33: Cost of car ownership
#32: International Energy Agency
#31: Energy and filmmaking
#30: Building technology
#29: The science of solar
#28: America’s largest municipal utility
#27: Climate tech startups
#26: Renewable energy trends
#25: MIT Clean Energy Prize winners
#24: Corporate climate strategy
#23: Energy entrepreneurship
#22: A decade in energy
#21: Energy technology evolution
#20: Inside the Department of Energy Labs
#19: Energy economics and air pollution
#18: Mobility of the Future
#17: The age of living machines
#16: The economics of rooftop solar
#15: Cybersafety
#14: Electricity markets
#13: Artificial intelligence
#12: Batteries and storage
#11: Game-changing storage
#10: Game-changing materials
#9: Game-changing fusion
#8: Game-changing solar
#7: Energy trilemma
#6: Climate policy paths
#5: Emissions trading
#4: The human environmental nexus
#3: The Future of Nuclear Energy
#2: Firm low-carbon energy resources
#1: Negative carbon emissions

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