MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI)

Nuclear-fuel report challenges key assumptionsMIT study finds no shortage of uranium for nuclear energy for decades, but more research is needed to develop improved fuel-cycle options.

New design-build class weaves nature into rural Cambodian schoolStudents take part in “Design for a Sustainable Future”

Explained: BandgapUnderstanding how electrons get excited is crucial to creating solar cells and light-emitting diodes

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.

‘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

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

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

Four decades of Earth DaysMIT plans a week of events and activities to mark Earth Day’s 40th anniversary.

Monaco’s Prince Albert visits MIT and discusses his film

Charting a course toward cleaner carsMIT team recommends strategy for reducing automotive fuel use, emissions

Action needed to save climate, create jobsMIT Energy Conference speakers see need to boost clean-energy businesses through a price on carbon and incentives for manufacturing

3 Questions: Hunt Allcott on behavioral economics and the energy crisisCan understanding human irrationality help solve our energy problems? An MIT researcher explains

Gulati hopes to power up nuclear energy for the U.S. and developing nationsIntroducing Saaransh Gulati, EDF-MIT Energy Fellow

Americans still concerned on climate change, but less supportive of major action, MIT survey finds

Moniz named to Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear FutureDepartment of Energy panel will provide recommendations on managing used fuel and nuclear waste

Gaining visibility into campus buildings’ real-time energy performance

Carbon-capturing enzyme: MIT chemists learn from nature

Arun Majumdar, ARPA-E director, announces Energy Fellows Program during MIT talk

Natural gas to become number-one energy source for this century, says oil and gas expert

Supran works to light up the grid, one quantum dot at a time

Harnessing the world’s collective intelligence to deal with climate changeClimate Collaboratorium lets the public review the impacts of plans now being discussed and debated internationally

MIT goes to CopenhagenDelegation of MIT professors, students and alumni attend historic global warming conference to present research and report on event

SA+P’s growing role in MIT’s Energy Initiative

Energy, behavior, and climate: Many answers, no miraclesBP CEO Tony Hayward Discusses the Harsh Realities at MITEI Colloquium

Blowin' in the windStudents bring wind-speed monitoring equipment to campus to evaluate potential sites for a wind turbine.

MIT: An engine of energy innovationDOE makes awards for transformative energy technologies