MIT professor William H. Green has been named director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI). In…
Tag: Energy
Seizing solar’s bright future
Consider the dizzying ascent of solar energy in the United States: In the past decade, solar…
Nuno Loureiro named director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Nuno Loureiro, professor of nuclear science and engineering and of physics, has been appointed the new…
Offering clean energy around the clock
As remarkable as the rise of solar and wind farms has been over the last 20…
Extracting hydrogen from rocks
It’s commonly thought that the most abundant element in the universe, hydrogen, exists mainly alongside other…
Shining a light on oil fields to make them more sustainable
Operating an oil field is complex and there is a staggeringly long list of things that…
Making the clean energy transition work for everyone
The clean energy transition is already underway, but how do we make sure it happens in…
Tests show high-temperature superconducting magnets are ready for fusion
In the predawn hours of Sept. 5, 2021, engineers achieved a major milestone in the labs…
Explained: Carbon credits
One of the most contentious issues faced at the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) on climate…
Moving past the Iron Age
MIT graduate student Sydney Rose Johnson has never seen the steel mills in central India. She’s…