William Green named director of MIT Energy Initiative

MIT professor William H. Green has been named director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI). In…

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…