Energy

NSE-led teams sweep energy innovation contestFuture Energy @ MIT pitch competition focuses on finding solutions to the world’s energy challenges

Unleashing oxygen‘Superlattice’ structure could give a huge boost to oxygen reaction in fuel cells, increasing their power potential.

Understanding the turbulence in plasmasNew experiments in a tokamak fusion reactor reveal details of a cooling process, potentially bringing practical fusion closer.

MIT students win twice in White House competitionContest focused on energy efficiency in buildings

At MIT, Gov. Deval Patrick highlights clean-energy achievementsEarth Day talk details Massachusetts’ accomplishments since the governor’s MIT speech five years ago, and outlines new goals.

Wind power — even without the windInnovative storage system could enable offshore wind farms to deliver power whenever it’s needed.

Special deal on photon-to-electron conversion: Two for one!New technique developed at MIT could enable a major boost in solar-cell efficiency.

Power to the peopleFrom afar, MIT grad student Chidube Ezeozue devotes energy to his fellow Nigerians.

Applying physics, teamwork to fusion energy scienceZach Hartwig combines disciplines to help advance nuclear fusion as a practical energy source.

New solar-cell design based on dots and wiresMIT researchers improve efficiency of quantum-dot photovoltaic system by adding a forest of nanowires.

NSE students in the national spotlightThree from Course 22 named to Forbes '30 under 30' list

Advice for nations pursuing nuclear powerLady Barbara Judge delivers 12th Rose Lecture

Bringing energy innovations from lab to marketAnnual MIT Energy Conference focuses on how innovations can have a real impact on the world’s energy issues.

MIT researchers develop solar-to-fuel roadmap for crystalline siliconNew analysis points the way to optimizing efficiency of an integrated system for harvesting sunlight to make storable fuel.

MIT’s Ernest J. Moniz nominated Secretary of EnergyPresident Obama’s pick is head of the MIT Energy Initiative and a former undersecretary of energy.

Important lessons learned outside the classroomMIT senior Jean Sack describes her experience with the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

Sterilizing with the sunSolar concentrating system could replace fuel-powered or electric devices in remote villages.

MIT and Eni renew energy partnershipVisiting campus, Paolo Scaroni, head of the Italian energy company, said ‘cooperation between MIT and Eni can give us phenomenal results.’

A cooler way to protect silicon surfacesNew room-temperature process could lead to less expensive solar cells and other electronic devices.

Reducing wasted energy in commercial buildingsMuch energy is wasted heating and cooling indoor spaces when no one or almost no one is present. Now, MIT researchers have used their own campus to demonstrate a means of measuring that energy/occupancy mismatch.

Purification on the cheapSystem developed at MIT cleans ‘produced water’ from natural gas wells, could lead to improved desalination plants for developing countries.

Renovation plans offer MIT opportunities to save energy, improve designWork aims to make the Institute more energy-efficient and to influence design standards in the construction industry.

Undergraduate contributes to fusion reactor advancementJake Jurewicz, a nuclear science and engineering-physics double major, received a fellowship to develop new simulation and visualization software at the National Fusion Facility in California.

Changing with the climateMIT researchers, Massachusetts officials highlight strategies to adapt to climate change.

Capturing energy from the sunMIT investigators are inspired by a deep-sea bacterium that is able to harvest tiny amounts of incoming solar energy with exquisite efficiency.

Michael Liebreich sees shift to cleaner energy as inevitableChief executive officer of Bloomberg New Energy Finance says clean energy will eventually be the norm.

The right’s resistance to regulationBook details how conservatives have changed the terms of the environmental debate in recent decades.

Undergrads take the lead in 10.27Class offers students a unique opportunity to contribute to the field of energy.

MIT researchers win Pyke Johnson AwardKarplus, Paltsev honored for their study on the impacts of vehicle efficiency standards.