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.

Oct 9, 2024 · An increasing number of U.S. people living in “energy poverty,” struggling with a high-energy bill burden, reside in the South.

Nov 21, 2024 · Now Alsym Energy has developed a nonflammable, nontoxic alternative to lithium-ion batteries to help renewables like wind and solar bridge the gap in a broader range of sectors. The company’s electrodes use relatively stable, abundant materials, and its electrolyte is primarily water with some nontoxic add-ons.

Jan 21, 2025 · The sudden need for more data centers to power AI presents a massive challenge to the technology and energy industries, government policymakers, and everyday consumers. Researchers at the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) are exploring multiple facets of this problem.

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, according to a new model from MIT researchers.

Dec 2, 2024 · Researchers developed a fully integrated photonic processor that can perform all the key computations of a deep neural network on a photonic chip, using light. This advance could improve the speed and energy-efficiency of running intensive deep learning models for applications like lidar, astronomical research, and navigation.

Feb 20, 2025 · 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.

May 6, 2024 · MIT spinout Optigon aims to rev up the energy transition by using laser-based precision tools for measuring and tuning solar materials to dramatically speed up the optimization of photovoltaics.

Feb 18, 2025 · AI-enhanced simulations are helping researchers at MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center decode the turbulent behavior of plasma inside fusion devices like ITER, bringing us closer to a viable future for fusion energy.

Apr 4, 2025 · To address growing energy needs, tech companies seek to strike deals with power plants to plug in directly instead of connecting through the grid. MITEI Director Bill Green speaks with Associated Press reporter Marc Levy about a recent FERC decision to block a …