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…

Swedish BLIXT sparks innovation with €5 million seed funding for software-controlled electricity technology

BLIXT, a Stockholm-based startup in software-defined power systems, has secured €5 million in seed funding from…

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…

With just a little electricity, MIT researchers boost common catalytic reactions

A simple technique that uses small amounts of energy could boost the efficiency of some key…

Faculty, staff, students to evaluate ways to decarbonize MIT’s campus

With a goal to decarbonize the MIT campus by 2050, the Institute must look at “new…