A healthy wind
Health benefits of using wind energy instead of fossil fuels could quadruple if the most polluting power plants are selected for dialing down, new study finds.
Mining for the clean energy transition
MIT Conference on Mining, Environment, and Society convenes academics, industry, policymakers, and NGOs to discuss challenges of supplying the materials for clean energy.
3 Questions: Janelle Knox-Hayes on producing renewable energy that communities want
New position paper calls for getting stakeholders involved in wind power projects from the start.
A simple way to significantly increase lifetimes of fuel cells and other devices
MIT researchers find that changing the pH of a system solves a decades-old problem.
A new method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without new equipment
By modeling the conditions of an entire wind farm rather than individual turbines, engineers can squeeze more power out of existing installations.
Hurricane-resistant construction may be undervalued by billions of dollars annually
Failing to consider neighborhood texture in hurricane-related wind loss models may undervalue stronger construction by over 80 percent.
MIT unveils new Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel
A state-of-the-art facility replaces a nearly 80-year-old campus landmark to become the most advanced wind tunnel in U.S. academia.
Energy storage important to creating affordable, reliable, deeply decarbonized electricity systems
MIT Energy Initiative report supports energy storage paired with renewable energy to achieve clean energy grids.
New England renewables + Canadian hydropower
Power flowing both ways across the border offers a pathway to clean electricity in 2050.
New power sources
Thirty-six million people in the U.S. use an energy system developed by a handful of activists in the 1990s. An MIT scholar examines this unusual story.
Preparing global online learners for the clean energy transition
MIT Energy Initiative edX course asks students to rethink how we operate power systems.
MIT Energy Initiative launches the Future Energy Systems Center
New MITEI consortium focuses on speeding the energy transition, engaging with industrial leaders to deploy clean energy advances at scale.
Bringing climate reporting to local newsrooms
Inaugural MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative Journalism Fellows reflect on their experiences telling local climate stories.
An energy-storage solution that flows like soft-serve ice cream
Researchers make the case for a semisolid electrochemical compound as a cost-efficient, grid-scale battery backup for wind and solar power.
At UN climate change conference, trying to “keep 1.5 alive”
A delegation from MIT traveled to Glasgow for COP26, where international negotiators sought to keep global climate goals on track.