Advancing the energy transition amidst global crises
MIT Energy Initiative Annual Research Conference highlights both opportunities and obstacles in the race to a net-zero future.
MIT Energy Initiative Annual Research Conference highlights both opportunities and obstacles in the race to a net-zero future.
A new approach sheds light on the behavior of turbulent structures that can affect the energy generated during fusion reactions, with implications for reactor design.
The Kendall Square Association’s annual meeting highlights local efforts to develop and shift toward clean energy solutions.
Graduate student Skylar Dannhoff discovers the collaborative world of fusion research.
Research Scientist Emre Gençer describes natural gas–based hydrogen production with carbon capture and storage, and the role hydrogen will play in decarbonizing our energy systems.
MIT spinoff Takachar converts agricultural waste into clean-burning fuel, and wins Earthshot Prize.
A new field study reveals a previously unobserved fluid dynamic process that is key to assessing impact of deep-sea mining operations.
New position paper calls for getting stakeholders involved in wind power projects from the start.
The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing welcomes four new faculty members engaged in research and teaching that address climate risks and other environmental issues.
The “Fast Forward” climate action plan laid out ambitious commitments. Now comes the harder part: making them happen.
Vice President for Campus Services and Stewardship Joe Higgins describes how MIT is tackling its Fast Forward campus carbon-reduction goals
Assistant Professor Ariel Furst and her colleagues are looking to DNA to help guide the process.
Fusion physics pioneer and MIT climate change leader Anne White hopes to help “save the world with nuclear.”
The team credits strategy and team building for keeping the lead in a tight race.
Made from inexpensive, abundant materials, an aluminum-sulfur battery could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources.