Calculating the financial risks of renewable energy
Financial-modeling software for sustainable-infrastructure projects could boost investment in sector.
Financial-modeling software for sustainable-infrastructure projects could boost investment in sector.
MultiScale Material Science for Energy and Environment research partnership could reduce the carbon footprint of materials such as concrete.
Summer Scholar Justin Cheng explores process in Berggren group for making ordered metal nanostructures that display interesting new properties.
Startup’s energy-storage devices find uses in drilling operations, aerospace applications, electric vehicles.
Summer Scholar Victoria Yao experiments with water-based, flow-driven battery concept in Brushett Lab.
Branchlike deposits grow on lithium electrode surfaces in two ways, one much more damaging.
GE’s membership marks continued progress on goals of MIT’s Plan for Action on Climate Change to engage industry in solving global challenges.
GE commits to five-year, $7.5 million membership, including participation in MITEI’s Low-Carbon Energy Centers.
Focusing on New England/Québec Region, Québec premier and MIT vice president for research speak at Boston signing ceremony; Hydro-Québec CEO pledges funding.
Exposed in step-like formation, layers of new photovoltaic cell harvest more of sun’s energy.
Using electricity rather than heat can reduce both energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
Bubble-wrapped structure requires no mirrors or lenses to focus the sun’s heat.
New lithium metal batteries could make smartphones, drones, and electric cars last twice as long.
Electric vehicles can meet drivers’ needs enough to replace nearly 90 percent of vehicles now on the road.
New system can rapidly switch glass from transparent to dark — and keep it that way without power.