Institute on track to meet campus climate action goals
Plans are in place to meet or exceed greenhouse gas reduction targets.
Engineering a brighter future
Optimizing the design of electricity markets could make it easier to integrate renewable energy sources into the power grid.
Strong current of energy runs through MIT
Research, education, and student activities help create a robust community focused on fueling the world's future.
A new way to harness wasted methane
Approach developed at MIT could help curb needless “flaring” of potent greenhouse gas.
Toward efficient high-pressure desalination
Surprisingly, pressurization isn’t to blame for fouling of membranes, study finds.
Making renewable power more viable for the grid
“Air-breathing” battery can store electricity for months, for about a fifth the cost of current technologies.
3 Questions: Robert Granetz on fusion research
MIT research scientist is exploring how machine learning can predict and prevent disruptions in reactors.
Alex Creely: Bridging the simulation vs. reality gap
Nuclear science and engineering graduate student receives Department of Energy Innovation Award for his work on plasma turbulence.
Research scientist Koroush Shirvan joins the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Assistant professor of nuclear science and engineering leads projects for developing accident-tolerant fuel and optimizing nuclear energy technology.
Shell executive describes inevitable transition to carbon-free energy
Harry Brekelmans says Shell has significant commitment to renewable energy, carbon pricing.
Firebricks offer low-cost storage for carbon-free energy
Ancient technology could be used to level electricity prices for renewables.
Measuring depths, scaling heights
When not climbing mountains, nuclear science and engineering PhD candidate Leigh Ann Kesler tracks erosion inside fusion reactor containment chambers.
Fusion heating gets a boost
The Plasma Science and Fusion Center explores a new recipe for heating plasma.
Transparent, flexible solar cells
Researchers develop a novel technique using graphene to create solar cells they can mount on surfaces ranging from glass to plastic to paper and tape.
Laying the foundation for new energy technology
Theoretical chemist Troy Van Voorhis probes big energy-related questions, scrutinizing electrons and chemical bonds to improve sustainable energy solutions.