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Massachusetts Clean Energy Center CEO MBA ''12 Emily Reichert highlights the state government''s unique approach to fostering and keeping clean energy innovation.
Next-generation geothermal energy: Promise, progress, and challenges
Geothermal energy, a clean, continuous energy source accessible in many locations, has been slow to catch on. Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Romans made extensive use of geothermal
MIT Energy Initiative conference spotlights research
At the MIT Energy Initiative''s Annual Research Conference, industry leaders agreed collaboration is key to advancing critical technologies amidst a changing energy landscape.
A new approach could fractionate crude oil using much less energy
MIT engineers developed a membrane that filters the components of crude oil by their molecular size, an advance that could dramatically reduce the amount of energy needed for crude oil
Making clean energy investments more successful
New research emphasizes the importance of well-validated models and forecasting tools in evaluating choices for investments in clean energy technologies and policies by governments and
Planning for energy storage and microgrids
To date, energy storage has been added “on the margins” to impart flexibility to the grid. If storage were embedded infrastructure, similar to a substation or a transformer, it could act as a natural buffer
Battery farms, energy industry''s new darling, lining up
Puget Sound Energy and Portland General Electric have pointedly solicited battery energy storage proposals in the last couple years. The first
MIT engineers create an energy-storing supercapacitor from ancient
MIT engineers created a carbon-cement supercapacitor that can store large amounts of energy. Made of just cement, water, and carbon black, the device could form the basis for
Evelyn Wang: A new energy source at MIT
As MIT''s first vice president for energy and climate, Evelyn Wang is working to broaden MIT''s research portfolio, scale up existing innovations, seek new breakthroughs, and channel
Study: Fusion energy could play a major role in the global response to
Investigators in the MIT Energy Initiative and the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center have found that — depending on its future cost and performance — fusion energy has the potential
Swan Lake Energy Storage Project
Located in Klamath County, Oregon, the project uses pumped storage technology – a reliable, affordable, and environmentally friendly way to store renewables at scale.
Potential Availability of Alternative Fuel To Supply Maritime
Comparison of alternative fuel supply available for maritime use within 1,000-km of the Port of Seattle and anticipated average annual fueling demand for the Ports of Seattle, Tacoma, and Everett from
Demonstration of Modular Energy Storage in the Northwest
Novel technical solution Containerized, electrochemical energy storage with a 2nd generation flow battery technology
Explained: Generative AI''s environmental impact
MIT News explores the environmental and sustainability implications of generative AI technologies and applications.
How artificial intelligence can help achieve a clean energy future
A look at how AI can be used to help support the clean energy transition by helping to manage power grid operations, plan infrastructure investments, guide the development of novel
Energy storage has an upstream swim in the Pacific
The biggest challenges energy storage faces in the region are in Idaho and Montana, Vincent Sprenkle, manager of energy storage at the Pacific
Natural Gas Regional Infrastructure, Supply, and Demand
The Northwest has a robust infrastructure build-out to accommodate the use of gas, including multiple long-haul pipelines, above and under- ground storage