How to clean solar panels without water
A new cleaning method could remove dust on solar installations in water-limited regions, improving overall efficiency.
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.
The computer-vision technique behind these maps could help avoid contrail production, reducing aviation’s climate impact.
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.
New MITEI consortium focuses on speeding the energy transition, engaging with industrial leaders to deploy clean energy advances at scale.
New research suggests ways to optimize US climate policy design for a just energy transition.
Study reveals why some attempts to convert the greenhouse gas into fuel have failed, and offers possible solutions.
MIT researchers are testing a simplified turbulence theory’s ability to model complex plasma phenomena using a novel machine-learning technique.
A new computational simulator can help predict whether changes to materials or design will improve performance in new photovoltaic cells.
Tenth annual US C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium focuses on equity and justice in the clean-energy transition.
Researchers make the case for a semisolid electrochemical compound as a cost-efficient, grid-scale battery backup for wind and solar power.
A delegation from MIT traveled to Glasgow for COP26, where international negotiators sought to keep global climate goals on track.
Awards support research to improve the efficiency, scalability, and adoption of clean energy technologies.