Funding clean-energy solutions
MIT’s Clean Energy Prize awards more than $300,000 to support green startups and technologies.
Cleaner energy, warmer climate?
MIT researchers explore the possible consequences of expanding biofuels.
The case for optimism about a renewable energy future
Researcher Eric Martinot presents findings of two-year project at campus event
NSE-led teams sweep energy innovation contest
Future Energy @ MIT pitch competition focuses on finding solutions to the world’s energy challenges
Sterilizing with the sun
Solar concentrating system could replace fuel-powered or electric devices in remote villages.
Engineering cells for more efficient biofuel production
Yeast research takes a step toward production of alternatives to gasoline.
A cooler way to protect silicon surfaces
New room-temperature process could lead to less expensive solar cells and other electronic devices.
Capturing energy from the sun
MIT investigators are inspired by a deep-sea bacterium that is able to harvest tiny amounts of incoming solar energy with exquisite efficiency.
Michael Liebreich sees shift to cleaner energy as inevitable
Chief executive officer of Bloomberg New Energy Finance says clean energy will eventually be the norm.
Women’s impact in clean energy is growing worldwide
MIT symposium highlights women’s increasing leadership in energy research, industry and government.
Double the benefits: clean energy also saves water
NREL-MIT study shows an 80 percent renewable energy standard cuts water use in half.
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.
How to kick-start new energy technologies
Three-year study produces proposals for boosting energy innovation to meet growing demand, curb global warming.
Chu: New materials could be transformative
Citing historical examples, U.S. secretary of energy argues that the nation can still regain its manufacturing leadership.
IPC Forum on Energy Innovation
New ways of developing clean, reliable, affordable U.S. energy supplies