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Electricity
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MIT Energy Initiative awards nine seed fund grants for early-stage energy research
Winning 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, 2016 -
MIT Energy Initiative and AVANGRID to study the future of the electricity industry
A 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, 2016 -
In global efforts to address climate change, electrical engineers have crucial role
In student energy seminar, Professor Rajeev Ram illustrates engineering solutions to energy issues.
March 23, 2016 -
A world of wireless power
WiTricity brings wireless power to electrical cars, consumer electronics, and other applications that currently require clumsy cables or chargers.
October 28, 2014 -
Making a wire-free future
WiTricity’s wireless charging technology is coming soon to mobile devices, electric cars, and more.
July 10, 2014 -
Grid reliability and the role of natural gas
MIT Energy Initiative analysis suggests approaches to make the electricity system more resilient by improving its interdependency with natural gas.
May 8, 2014 -
‘Hybrid’ nuclear plants could make a dent in carbon emissions
Combining nuclear with artificial geothermal, shale oil, or hydrogen production could help slow climate change, study shows.
November 5, 2013 -
MIT and NSTAR celebrate energy efficiency success, extend ‘Efficiency Forward’ through 2015
Since first agreement in 2010, MIT has reduced electricity use on campus by 15 percent.
July 2, 2013 -
Pruning the power grid
New algorithm quickly identifies the most dangerous risks in a power grid amid millions or billions of possible failures.
July 1, 2013 -
Cooking up innovation
An MIT alumnus brings solar-powered cookers to the people of the Himalayan plateau, helping end their dependency on biomass fuels.
June 24, 2013 -
Power to the people
From afar, MIT grad student Chidube Ezeozue devotes energy to his fellow Nigerians.
April 18, 2013 -
Power outage darkens MIT
Two-hour blackout surprises Cambridge, campus
November 30, 2012 -
Funneling the sun’s energy
MIT engineers propose a new way of harnessing photons for electricity, with the potential for capturing a wider spectrum of solar energy.
November 25, 2012 -
Climate change: a developing challenge for poor nations
MIT 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, 2012 -
Double the benefits: clean energy also saves water
NREL-MIT study shows an 80 percent renewable energy standard cuts water use in half.
June 18, 2012 -
Legatum Center awards seed grants
Program has now funded more than 100 projects since 2009.
May 23, 2012 -
No crystal ball for natural gas
Traditionally, oil prices have been used to gauge the natural gas market; but new research shows that the future of what is currently a cheap fuel is really anyone's guess.
May 22, 2012 -
The heat is on
New study of MIT buildings suggests additional approaches to energy efficiency.
March 30, 2012 -
Powering the Chinese dragon
China Light and Power’s Peter Littlewood talks with MIT researchers and students about the country’s strengths and the United States’s opportunity to embrace them.
March 26, 2012 -
A novel way to concentrate sun’s heat
MIT researchers find a way to generate power without the usual mirror arrays.
December 2, 2011