MIT engineers create an energy-storing supercapacitor from ancient materials
Made of cement, carbon black, and water, the device could provide cheap and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources.
Made of cement, carbon black, and water, the device could provide cheap and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources.
The founders of MIT spinout Active Surfaces describe their thin-film solar technology and their experience winning this year’s $100K.
Critical needs for curbing greenhouse gases include non-fossil fuel aviation, buildings, electric grids, industrial processes, and the potential of fusion power.
New research explores how Dyson maps are putting quantum computers to work in designing fusion energy devices.
Through coursework, intercollegiate collaboration, and a site visit, MIT students fuse engineering and anthropology to propose innovative energy solutions.
Technology demonstrations show the machine’s major components achieve the required performance.
A variety of recent events highlighted efforts by faculty, staff, and students to make a difference today.
At MIT, the Massachusetts state senator describes the commonwealth’s progress on tackling global warming, remains optimistic despite short-term delays.
The MIT Energy Initiative’s Spring Symposium highlights the vast potential of offshore turbines in decarbonizing the grid.
U.S. Department of Energy selects MIT to establish collaborative research center for optimizing the development of tandem solar modules.
With an eye toward the war in Ukraine and other international issues, the student-run conference brought together energy leaders from around the world.
If reactors are retired, polluting energy sources that fill the gap could cause more than 5,000 premature deaths, researchers estimate.
A modeling framework developed at MIT can help speed the development of flow batteries for large-scale, long-duration electricity storage on the future grid.
Principal Research Scientist Audun Botterud tackles a range of cross-cutting problems — from energy market interactions to designing batteries — to get closer to a decarbonized power grid.
The MIT assistant professor works to get more electricity out of renewable energy systems.