Using liquid air for grid-scale energy storage - MIT News
Apr 10, 2025 · 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, …
Ensuring a durable transition - MIT News
Nov 15, 2024 · 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.
Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact - MIT News
Jan 17, 2025 · MIT News explores the environmental and sustainability implications of generative AI technologies and applications.
A new approach could fractionate crude oil using much less energy
May 22, 2025 · MIT engineers developed a membrane that filters the components of crude oil by their molecular size, an advance that could dramatically reduce the amount of energy needed …
Recovering from the past and transitioning to a better energy …
Jun 10, 2025 · 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 …
Transforming fusion from a scientific curiosity into a powerful …
Dec 11, 2024 · 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 …
MIT Climate and Energy Ventures class spins out entrepreneurs — …
Jan 28, 2025 · In MIT course 15.366 (Climate and Energy Ventures) student teams select a technology and determine the best path for its commercialization in the energy sector.
The role of modeling in the energy transition - MIT News
Jan 7, 2025 · At a recent MIT Energy Initiative colloquium, Joseph DeCarolis, the administrator of the U.S. Energy Information Administration, explained why long-term energy models are not …
Power when the sun doesn’t shine - MIT News
Feb 29, 2024 · Form Energy, co-founded by MIT materials scientist Yet-Ming Chiang, is incorporating renewables into the grid using their iron-air batteries and research from the lab of …
Study shows how households can cut energy costs - MIT News
Jan 13, 2025 · Giving people better data about their energy use, plus some coaching, can help them substantially reduce their consumption and costs, according to a study by MIT …