• Innovations
• Transformations
• Global systems
• Tools

MIT centers, laboratories, departments and programs provide a multi-faceted approach to solving the world's energy challenge.

MITEI Seed Fund Program

Major energy studies and reports

Energy faculty

Innovations: Faculty making advances in today’s energy systems

• Hydrocarbon products and processing
• Energy conversion alternatives
• Nuclear energy
• Electric power systems and policy
• Heat management
• Industrial energy efficiency
• Carbon sequestration
• Building efficiency technologies

Transformations: Faculty working toward a clean energy future

• Solar
• Geothermal
• Wind
• Wave power
• Biofuels
• Energy storage
• Hydrogen
• Superconductors
• Fusion

Global Systems: Faculty focusing on the planet and policy

• Science and policy of climate change
• Carbon management
• Public attitudes toward energy and climate change
• Buildings and urban design
• Transportation and vehicle systems
• Energy needs in the developing world
• Policy, regulation, siting and security

Tools: Faculty focusing on basic research

• Nanotechnology
• Biotechnology
• Modeling, simulation and complex systems
• Earth science
• Basic energy sciences