Solar

Paolo Scaroni, left, CEO of the Italian energy company Eni, and MIT President Susan Hockfield cut the ribbon to celebrate the opening of the Eni-MIT Solar Frontiers Center (SFC), headquartered on the MIT campus.

New solar research center inaugurated

Eni-MIT Solar Frontiers Center, funded by Italian oil company, will support research by 21 MIT faculty members

May 4, 2010

Angela Belcher, the Germeshausen Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Biological Engineering, demonstrates a virus-templated catalyst solution used in harnessing energy from water.

Viruses harnessed to split water

MIT team’s biologically based system taps the power of sunlight directly, with the aim of turning water into hydrogen fuel.

April 12, 2010

Personalized Energy for One (x 6 Billion)

Lecture, with professor Daniel Nocera, presented by the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship

December 10, 2009

MIT team finishes fifth overall in solar electric vehicle race

Places second in the Silicon category — comprising cars that raced with off-the-shelf, terrestrial-grade silicon solar cells

November 3, 2009

MIT Sloan launches "Clean Energy Ventures"

New workshop on building and sustaining clean energy businesses

October 23, 2009

One project that received MITEI seed funds involves developing remote-controlled robots that can walk along deep-sea oil pipes and drilling facilities, performing critical inspection and maintenance tasks. Key to the design is a foot inspired by that of the gecko, which can stick to and traverse all kinds of surfaces. The project builds on previous work in which the researchers developed "Stickybo...

MITEI awards third round of seed grants

May 5, 2009

DOE to establish two Energy Frontier Research Centers at MIT

April 27, 2009

MIT team unveils new solar car

March 2, 2009

Sleek new MIT solar car heads to the races

February 25, 2009

Mechanical Engineering Professor Tonio Buonassisi holds model illustrating problems with solar cells he is working on (in blue).

Finding better materials for solar cells

New research could lead to cheaper cells with vast potential

December 10, 2008

Visitors to Energy Night at the MIT Museum examine the Solar Electric Vehicle Club's original car, which will soon be replaced by a newer version.

MIT Museum glows with promise of future energy

Energy Night brings together campus efforts at innovation

October 14, 2008

MIT's energy projects on display Oct. 10

Museum event showcases the cream of the energy crop

October 6, 2008

Graduate student in urban studies and planning Michael Hogan, left, andÂ Larry Susskind, Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning, discuss Hogan's thesis on government rules and renewable energy technologies.

Renewable energy regulations may miss the mark, says MIT graduate student

Research shows different approach is needed

October 1, 2008

Ray Magliozzi, right, of NPR's 'Car Talk,' listens to MIT students and staff on Sept. 19. Magliozzi and his brother, Tom, who are alumni of MIT, toured the campus to see up-and-coming energy technologies being developed at the school. From left are sophomores Mike Roberts and Rachel Roberts of the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team, and MIT staff member Brenda Richard.

Click and Clack glimpse cars of the future

NPR's Magliozzi brothers in 'chock-full' tour of MIT

September 19, 2008

Team Heliotrope demonstrates its sun-tracking technology that won first prize in an MIT competition aimed at developing innovative energy technologies. At left is team member George Whitfield, a graduate student in materials science. His teammate and fellow grad student Vyom Sharma is at right. The third member, Forrest Liau, is not shown. <a onclick="MM_openBrWindow('madmec-4-enlarged.html','','w...

Sun-tracking device wins student prize

Window coatings, wind generators and power unit also win