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New Electrocatalytic Mechanism Works Like Mammalian Lung to Convert Water into Fuel

Stanford University researchers have created an electrocatalytic mechanism that functions similar to a mammalian lung to turn water into fuel.

21 Dec 2018

Improving Crop Production While Saving Water and Energy

PhD student Julia Sokol is helping develop drip irrigation technologies that allow farmers to save water and energy.

20 Dec 2018

MIT "EnergyHack" Event Brings Together Students to Tackle Global Energy Problems

Students from around the world put themselves to the test at this year’s MIT EnergyHack, tackling sustainability issues facing the global energy industry.

14 Dec 2018

New Plasma Generator Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Technology Could Enable Better Use of Landfill Gas

Landfills release methane gas that has traditionally been the subject of intense interest for alternative energy.

7 Nov 2018

Importance of Less Intrusive Technologies to Harness Hydropower than Dams

Much of the developed world was built with the help of a renewable source of electricity—hydropower from dams. However, five researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) state that behind the roaring cascades is a legacy of overestimated value and underestimated costs.

7 Nov 2018

Researchers Design Metal-Organic Framework to Clean Natural Gas

With a KAUST-designed metal-organic framework, eliminating carbon dioxide impurities from natural gas could become simpler and more effective.

30 Oct 2018

INALUM Joins MIT Energy Initiative to Advance Development of Low-Carbon Energy Technologies

Indonesia's state-owned holding company PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium, also known as INALUM, is joining the MIT Energy Initiative as a member company to support research that advances development of low-carbon energy technologies and explore ways to reduce the company's carbon footprint through MITEI's Low-Carbon Energy Center for Materials in Energy and Extreme Environments.

15 Oct 2018

MIT Report Charts Likely Global Environmental Changes in the 21st Century

In 2015 the Paris Agreement specified the need for its nearly 200 signatory nations to implement greenhouse gas emissions reduction policies consistent with keeping the increase in the global average temperature since preindustrial times to well below 2 degrees Celsius — and pursue efforts to further limit that increase to 1.5 C.

12 Oct 2018

MIT Students Provide Insight on the Future of Nuclear Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World

Student researchers lend voices, ideas for exploring nuclear energy’s potential to address climate change, and describe insights gained from the experience.

8 Oct 2018

MIT Study Provides Guidelines to Build Zero-Carbon Electricity System

In major legislation passed at the end of August, California committed to creating a 100 percent carbon-free electricity grid — once again leading other nations, states, and cities in setting aggressive policies for slashing greenhouse gas emissions. Now, a study by MIT researchers provides guidelines for cost-effective and reliable ways to build such a zero-carbon electricity system.

7 Sep 2018