In 8.02 (Electricity and Magnetism), students explore the practical application of electromagnetic concepts.
December 6, 2019Boreas Renewables' Abigail Krich discusses the incompatibility of New England’s electricity market structure with achieving carbon emissions reduction goals.
May 23, 2018An MIT study projects the potential impact of climate change on large power transformers in U.S. Northeast.
December 5, 2017Experts call for regulatory, policy, and market transformation to realize potential of distributed energy technologies.
December 15, 2016Winning teams will use grants to advance research in areas including fuel cells, solar-powered desalination, and impacts of electric vehicle charging on the power grid.
April 25, 2016A new collaboration could inform New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision initiative by simulating the impact of distributed resources on the power system.
March 30, 2016In student energy seminar, Professor Rajeev Ram illustrates engineering solutions to energy issues.
March 23, 2016WiTricity brings wireless power to electrical cars, consumer electronics, and other applications that currently require clumsy cables or chargers.
October 28, 2014WiTricity’s wireless charging technology is coming soon to mobile devices, electric cars, and more.
July 10, 2014MIT Energy Initiative analysis suggests approaches to make the electricity system more resilient by improving its interdependency with natural gas.
May 8, 2014Combining nuclear with artificial geothermal, shale oil, or hydrogen production could help slow climate change, study shows.
November 5, 2013Since first agreement in 2010, MIT has reduced electricity use on campus by 15 percent.
July 2, 2013New algorithm quickly identifies the most dangerous risks in a power grid amid millions or billions of possible failures.
July 1, 2013An MIT alumnus brings solar-powered cookers to the people of the Himalayan plateau, helping end their dependency on biomass fuels.
June 24, 2013From afar, MIT grad student Chidube Ezeozue devotes energy to his fellow Nigerians.
April 18, 2013Two-hour blackout surprises Cambridge, campus
November 30, 2012MIT engineers propose a new way of harnessing photons for electricity, with the potential for capturing a wider spectrum of solar energy.
November 25, 2012MIT and U.N. researchers team up to tackle some of the heftiest climate change challenges developing countries will face as they confront an uncertain future.
October 1, 2012NREL-MIT study shows an 80 percent renewable energy standard cuts water use in half.
June 18, 2012Program has now funded more than 100 projects since 2009.
May 23, 2012