Donald Sadoway wins European Inventor Award for liquid metal batteries
The MIT professor's work could enable long-term storage of renewable energy.
The MIT professor's work could enable long-term storage of renewable energy.
MIT Energy Initiative report supports energy storage paired with renewable energy to achieve clean energy grids.
New five-year agreement will support SPARC science, increase graduate students and postdocs, and support interdisciplinary work toward fusion power plants.
New understanding of metal electrolysis could help optimize production of metals like lithium and iron.
Power flowing both ways across the border offers a pathway to clean electricity in 2050.
After four decades at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Deputy Director Martin Greenwald embodies a brief history of fusion at MIT.
Annual student-led conference looks at prospects for decarbonizing some of the most difficult industries, including aviation and cement production.
Yogesh Surendranath and his team are bringing powerful techniques of electrochemistry to bear on the problem of designing catalysts for sustainable fuels.
Alum seeks reliable and environmentally sensitive water and sanitation solutions for the developing world.
Postdoc Francesco Benedetti strives to make a positive impact — from helping to form supportive student groups to tackling industrial energy waste.
A new cleaning method could remove dust on solar installations in water-limited regions, improving overall efficiency.
A new approach enables architects to use discarded tree forks as load-bearing joints in their structures.
Research scientist Alex Tinguely oversees an antenna diagnostic used on the U.K.’s record-breaking fusion experiment.
At the MIT Energy Initiative’s Fall Colloquium, finance executive Poppy Allonby lays out the current state of sustainability thinking among the investor class.
MIT Energy Initiative edX course asks students to rethink how we operate power systems.