- Using liquid air for grid-scale energy storage - MIT News
Liquid air energy storage could be the lowest-cost solution for ensuring a reliable power supply on a future grid dominated by carbon-free yet intermittent energy sources, according to a new model from MIT researchers
- Transforming fusion from a scientific curiosity into a powerful clean . . .
Transforming fusion from a scientific curiosity into a powerful clean energy source Driven to solve hard problems, Associate Professor Zachary Hartwig is advancing a new approach to commercial fusion energy
- Evelyn Wang: A new energy source at MIT - MIT News
As MIT’s first vice president for energy and climate, Evelyn Wang is working to broaden MIT’s research portfolio, scale up existing innovations, seek new breakthroughs, and channel campus community input to drive work forward
- Energy | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A new approach could fractionate crude oil using much less energy MIT researchers’ new membrane separates different types of fuel based on their molecular size, eliminating the need for energy-intensive crude oil distillation
- Ensuring a durable transition - MIT News
At the MIT Energy Initiative’s Annual Research Conference, speakers highlighted the need for collective action in a durable energy transition capable of withstanding obstacles
- New facility to accelerate materials solutions for fusion energy
Fusion energy has the potential to enable the energy transition from fossil fuels, enhance domestic energy security, and power artificial intelligence Private companies have already invested more than $8 billion to develop commercial fusion and seize the opportunities it offers An urgent challenge, however, is the discovery and evaluation of cost-effective materials that can withstand
- Recovering from the past and transitioning to a better energy future . . .
As part of an MIT Energy Initiative seminar, Emily A Carter, a professor at Princeton University, explained the importance of climate change mitigation in the energy transition, emphasizing that our approach must comprise transformation, intervention, and adaptation
- Rooftop panels, EV chargers, and smart thermostats could . . . - MIT News
After a cyber attack or natural disaster, a backup network of decentralized devices — like residential solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles, heat pumps, and water heaters — could restore electricity or relieve stress on the grid, MIT engineers find
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