Seizing solar’s bright future
With laser-based precision tools for measuring and tuning materials, MIT spinout Optigon aims to rev up the energy transition.
With laser-based precision tools for measuring and tuning materials, MIT spinout Optigon aims to rev up the energy transition.
MIT spinout 247Solar is building high-temperature concentrated solar power systems that use overnight thermal energy storage to provide power and heat.
Professor Rafael Jaramillo relishes the challenge of developing new, environmentally beneficial semiconductor materials.
At the 2024 MIT Energy Conference, participants grappled with the key challenges and trends shaping our fight to prevent the worst effects of climate change.
An online model enables users to calculate the least-cost strategy for a specific regional grid under various assumptions; outcomes vary widely from region to region.
With batteries based on iron and air, Form Energy leverages MIT research to incorporate renewables into the grid.
The work will help researchers tune surface properties of perovskites, a promising alternative and supplement to silicon, for more efficient photovoltaics.
As societies move to cleaner technologies, the MIT senior seeks to make the transition more sustainable and just.
The MIT Edgerton Center technical instructor’s expertise and dedication enriches the student experience.
2023 Global Change Outlook from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change quantifies benefits of policies that cap global warming at 1.5 C.
The molecules, known as acenes, could be useful as organic light-emitting diodes or solar cells, among other possible applications.
Graduate student Adi Mehrotra ’22 is developing sustainable solutions in vehicle design.
Conventional systems for producing hydrogen depend on fossil fuels, but the new system uses only solar energy.
The Clean Investment Monitor database, a new collaboration between MIT CEEPR and the Rhodium Group, shows $213 billion in clean technology and infrastructure investments in the last year.
Antora Energy, co-founded by David Bierman SM ’14, PhD ’17, is commercializing a thermal battery that lets manufacturers use renewable energy around the clock.