The promise of fluorescent polymer gels
Color-changing materials could be used to detect structural failure in energy-related equipment.
MIT hosts visit from leading Saudi Arabian minister
Discussion focuses on the country’s long-term future and policy plans.
Mapping coal’s decline and renewables' rise
CoalMap online tool shows what policy regulations and technological advancements can do for the cost-competitiveness of solar and wind energy.
A smart water grid for the Indus Basin
Architect and MIT Professor James Wescoat promotes institutional capacity building to manage a critical resource.
Air quality sensors track pollution
Research from MIT's Tata Center for Technology and Design is helping to quantify emissions in the world’s most polluted cities.
Biofuels: Too early or too late?
Professor Kristala Prather engages undergrads in a discussion about the future of biofuels.
Carbon pricing under binding political constraints
Grad student Jesse Jenkins and professor Valerie Karplus discuss challenges of emissions pricing in a new paper.
3 Questions: Amit Kumar and Gregory Stephanopoulos on turning waste gases into biofuels
Research conducted by Kumar, along with a team led by Professor Greg Stephanopoulos, looks to the future of emissions reduction and recycling.
MIT outlines progress on its five-year climate action plan
Progress report underscores strong collaboration across campus to address climate change.
MIT Energy Initiative awards nine seed fund grants for early-stage energy research
Winning teams will use grants to advance research in areas including fuel cells, solar-powered desalination, and impacts of electric vehicle charging on the power grid.
Balancing realism and hope for the future
The Environmental Defense Fund's Fred Krupp speaks about the Paris Climate Agreement at MIT.
U.S. Department of Energy leaders highlight clean energy research, career opportunities
Sustainable transportation, grid modernization, building efficiency among topics at MIT Energy Initiative event with Department of Energy's David Danielson.
