Energy

Don Sadoway on innovation in energy storage"What I Learned in 3.091 was All I Needed to Know" from Technology Day 2010

Small-scale understanding, large-scale enhancementBetter fuel cells and reactors, built from the atomic level

Explained: PhononsWhen trying to control the way heat moves through solids, it is often useful to think of it as a flow of particles.

Jodie Wu ’09 and Jamie Yang PhD ’08 selected as 2010 Echoing Green FellowsChosen from a pool of 1,000 applicants from 73 countries

Moavenzadeh named president of Masdar InstituteLongtime MIT engineering professor takes on role in Abu Dhabi, effective July 1.

MITEI-led study offers comprehensive look at the future of natural gasResearchers find significant potential for gas to displace coal, reducing greenhouse-gas emissions as a transition to a low-carbon future.

Thin films show surprising reactivityMIT findings of high oxygen activity in thin-film materials might someday lead to greatly increased power production from future fuel cells

Enhancing the power of batteriesMIT team finds that using carbon nanotubes in a lithium battery can dramatically improve its energy capacity.

MIT Portugal venture competition aims to connect innovators with investors

‘Efficiency Forward'Ambitious collaboration between MIT and NSTAR aims to cut campus electricity use by 15 percent over 3 years.

Student-run MIT Energy Conference influences national legislationBingaman cites annual event as he introduces bill in U.S. Senate

MIT, NSTAR team up on energy-efficiency program'MIT Efficiency Forward' aims to cut the Institute's electricity use by 15 percent over three years

Energy answer: Blowing in the wind?MIT researchers say wind power can make sense for utility companies, starting now

Pooling MIT’s resources to ‘rethink’ waterWorkshop assesses scope of water research currently underway at Institute, eyes work that lies ahead.

Environmental Research Council issues reportCouncil is asked to develop plan to establish MIT Environmental Initiative

Explained: The Carnot LimitLong before the nature of heat was understood, the fundamental limit of efficiency of heat-based engines was determined

Fly the eco-friendly skiesMIT-led team designs airplanes that would use 70 percent less fuel than current models.

Slideshow: Mapping the oil spillMIT student leads project using balloons and kites to provide aerial documentation of the Gulf oil slick’s extent and effects

New water-splitting catalyst foundResearch by MIT’s Dan Nocera expands the list of potential electrode materials that could be used to store energy.

Better models for better reactorsDepartment of Nuclear Science and Engineering teams working on improving computer-aided simulation and modeling

New project aims for fusion ignitionMIT-led Ignitor reactor could be the world’s first to reach major milestone, perhaps paving the way for eventual power production.

New solar research center inauguratedEni-MIT Solar Frontiers Center, funded by Italian oil company, will support research by 21 MIT faculty members

Delight in greener daylightA class perspective on façade renovation

MIT-led clean-energy projects win ARPA-E funding$11 million in grants to Institute research awarded in DoE agency’s second round

3 Questions: Stephen Connors on offshore wind farmsWhat the federal approval of the Cape Wind project will mean for Massachusetts and the nation

Explained: ThermoelectricityTurning temperature differences directly into electricity could be an efficient way of harnessing heat that is wasted in cars and power plants.

Fund helps energy efficiency bloom across campusAlumni gifts support the greening of MIT, and the resulting savings are being reinvested in similar projects.

Monaco’s Prince Albert visits MIT and discusses his film

Toward more efficient wireless power deliveryLatest research shows that efficiency improves when multiple devices are charged at once.

Viruses harnessed to split waterMIT team’s biologically based system taps the power of sunlight directly, with the aim of turning water into hydrogen fuel.