Recycling old batteries into solar cells
Proposal could divert a dangerous waste stream while producing low-cost photovoltaics.
MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI)
Novel bromine battery: Small-scale demo, large-scale promise
Low-cost, high-capacity, rechargeable battery could one day enable widespread adoption of intermittent energy sources such as solar and wind.
DOE renews two Energy Frontier Research Centers at MIT
Centers selected from more than 200 proposals from across the country.
"Game Changers" explores a cheaper, cleaner, and more secure national energy system
Stanford-MIT book puts focus on the need for energy innovation R&D.
Achieving energy efficiency with “Local Warming”
MIT researchers develop a system that creates personalized climates around individuals — an alternative to heating entire buildings.
Surprising nanotubes: Some slippery, some sticky
New research discovers unexpected variations in behavior of nanotubes made of different materials.
Grid reliability and the role of natural gas
MIT Energy Initiative analysis suggests approaches to make the electricity system more resilient by improving its interdependency with natural gas.
MIT announces new initiative on environment
Multidisciplinary program, to be led by Susan Solomon, will encourage collaborations among researchers in different fields.
MIT students win US Department of Energy Better Buildings Challenge
Winning streak continues for third straight year in nation-wide contest to develop energy-efficient solutions.
MIT researchers describe 'energy game changers' at CERAWeek2014
MIT Energy Initiative Director Robert Armstrong leads panel, among other IHS CERAWeek sessions featuring MIT faculty and researchers.
Confronting climate change from the bottom up
MIT Climate CoLab conference tackles climate change by harnessing the power of crowds.
MITEI announces new leadership team
Changes come after Ernest Moniz leaves to lead U.S. Department of Energy