Researchers analyzed the full lifecycle of several fuel options and found this approach has a comparable environmental impact, overall, to burning low-sulfur fuels.
Speaking at MIT, Rasmussen detailed the company’s manufacturing footprint, and the importance of balancing innovation, cost efficiency, and sustainability.
At the 2025 MIT Energy Conference, energy leaders from around the world discussed how to make green technologies competitive with fossil fuels.
Upending a long-held supposition, MIT researchers find a common catalyst works by cycling between two different forms.
The MIT-GE Vernova Energy and Climate Alliance includes research, education, and career opportunities across the Institute.
With the new system, farmers could significantly cut their use of pesticides and fertilizers, saving money and reducing runoff.
By studying cellular enzymes that perform difficult reactions, MIT chemist Dan Suess hopes to find new solutions to global energy challenges.
MIT students travel to the Amazon, working with locals to address the plastics sustainability crisis.
Charge Robotics, founded by MIT alumni, has created a system that automatically assembles and installs completed sections of large solar farms.
Increasing greenhouse gas emissions will reduce the atmosphere’s ability to burn up old space junk, MIT scientists report.
The innovation enables nondestructive iron tracking within plant tissues, helping to optimize plant nutrient management, reduce fertilizer waste, and improve crop health.
Zoe Fisher, a doctoral student in NSE, is researching how defects can alter the fundamental properties of ceramics upon radiation.
Tests suggest these powerful magnets will not suffer immediate loss of performance during irradiation.
MIT engineers propose a new “local electricity market” to tap into the power potential of homeowners’ grid-edge devices.
A new MIT study identifies steps that can lower not only emissions, but also costs, across the combined electric power and natural gas industries that now supply heating fuels.