Six ways MIT is taking action on climate
A variety of recent events highlighted efforts by faculty, staff, and students to make a difference today.
A variety of recent events highlighted efforts by faculty, staff, and students to make a difference today.
At MIT, the Massachusetts state senator describes the commonwealth’s progress on tackling global warming, remains optimistic despite short-term delays.
The MIT Energy Initiative’s Spring Symposium highlights the vast potential of offshore turbines in decarbonizing the grid.
U.S. Department of Energy selects MIT to establish collaborative research center for optimizing the development of tandem solar modules.
With an eye toward the war in Ukraine and other international issues, the student-run conference brought together energy leaders from around the world.
If reactors are retired, polluting energy sources that fill the gap could cause more than 5,000 premature deaths, researchers estimate.
A modeling framework developed at MIT can help speed the development of flow batteries for large-scale, long-duration electricity storage on the future grid.
Principal Research Scientist Audun Botterud tackles a range of cross-cutting problems — from energy market interactions to designing batteries — to get closer to a decarbonized power grid.
The MIT assistant professor works to get more electricity out of renewable energy systems.
Assistant professor of nuclear science and engineering Haruko Wainwright believes environmental monitoring can empower citizens to make informed decisions about their energy and environment.
Careful planning of charging station placement could lessen or eliminate the need for new power plants, a new study shows.
High school students spend time at MIT building a low-cost fuel cell.
Through research on high burnup fuels and improving the design of nuclear power plants, NSE doctoral student Assil Halimi is adopting a dual approach to addressing some of the industry’s toughest challenges.
The MIT Energy Initiative’s director of education shares new initiatives aimed at preparing students to take an active role in solving the climate crisis.
Analyses show stakeholders of all levels must get involved in decarbonizing pavements to reach climate goals.