Getting the world off dirty diesels
Gasoline-alcohol engines for heavy-duty trucks could produce a meaningful improvement in global air quality.
MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI)
3Q: Ernest Moniz on the Vatican climate dialogue
Professor emeritus and former U.S. energy secretary reflects on recent meeting with Pope Francis and energy and finance leaders.
MIT Energy Initiative awards nine Seed Fund grants for early-stage energy research
Awardees will use grants to advance research in areas including energy storage, renewables expansion modeling, and the chemistry of electrocatalysts.
3 Questions: New England’s wholesale electricity markets
Boreas Renewables' Abigail Krich discusses the incompatibility of New England’s electricity market structure with achieving carbon emissions reduction goals.
IHI Corporation to support MIT Energy Initiative
Tokyo-based IHI will join MITEI’s Low-Carbon Energy Center for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage to reduce greenhouse gases and advance clean energy.
Keeping the balance: How flexible nuclear operation can help add more wind and solar to the grid
Model finds operating nuclear plants flexibly can reduce electricity costs, increase revenue for nuclear plants, and cut carbon emissions in electric power systems.
Gauging the effects of water scarcity on an irrigated planet
Study projects likely impacts on food prices, bioenergy production, and deforestation.
Tata Center adds eight new projects to its 2018-2019 portfolio
MIT principal investigators will receive funding and support for projects seeking an impact in the developing world.
Carbon taxes could make significant dent in climate change, study finds
Several different carbon-pricing approaches would help reduce emissions, and some would be fair as well, researchers report.
3 Questions: Innovating for the clean energy economy
Daniel Kammen of the University of California at Berkeley discusses current efforts in clean energy innovation and implementation, and what's coming next.
3 Questions: The future of transportation systems
Daniel Sperling of the University of California at Davis discusses the major transformations in store for mobility.
MIT Energy Conference speakers say transformation can happen fast
New technologies, systems, and business models are rapidly changing the energy landscape, experts attest.
Making appliances and energy grids more efficient
The Tata Center is building a high-efficiency, affordable electric motor that could have a huge impact in India, home to as many as half a billion ceiling fans.
3 Questions: The future of nuclear energy
Jacopo Buongiorno and John Parsons, co-directors of the MITEI Low-Carbon Energy Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems, discuss how to overcome the challenges and realize the benefits of expanding nuclear power.
Jennifer Rupp: Engineering practical ceramics
Assistant professor in EECS is developing materials with novel structures and useful applications, including renewable energy and information storage.