DOE’s Kenderdine outlines nation’s energy priorities
Former executive director of MIT Energy Initiative describes roadmap for averting devastating climate change.
MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI)
Fueling solutions
“Fuel” pillar at MIT Solve underscores energy’s crucial role in solving humanity’s biggest challenges.
MIT announces five-year plan for action on climate change
Hundreds of millions sought for low-carbon research; advocacy for carbon pricing; a call to the alumni and beyond.
Government of India taps MIT expertise for energy solutions
Minister Piyush Goyal meets with MIT Energy Initiative and Tata Center leadership, says of India’s electrification goals: “We will make it happen.”
How to bring clean, efficient energy to the world
Solve conference explores better ways to provide power, water, and food to billions of people.
Study: Climate strategy focused on local impacts is most effective with Americans
In a recent talk at MIT, David Konisky PhD '06 explains that the term "global warming" leaves many Americans cold.
Setting the course for energy technology research
At MIT, Department of Energy’s Lynn Orr lays out priorities for developing advanced energy systems.
From a minor in energy studies to a new career in energy innovation
Diego Giraldez '15 sets his sights on being an innovative energy leader thanks to courses taken in the energy studies minor at MIT.
A day in the sun
MIT Solar Day brings the MIT community together to preview the coming decades of solar energy innovation.
India at the deep end
Incoming Tata Fellows get a crash course on resource-constrained communities and the challenges of the developing world.
Observing invisible vibrations
PhD student Justin Chen magnifies minuscule vibrations in structures to detect damage.
Making clean, high-quality fuels from low-quality oil
New insights into a promising approach to fuel production that would reduce costs, energy use, and carbon dioxide emissions.
A new look for nuclear power
A nuclear power plant that will float eight or more miles out to sea promises to be safer, cheaper, and easier to deploy than today’s land-based plants.
New insights into carbon emissions in China
New research takes a look at whether policies can curtail the growth of harmful greenhouse gases.