http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/energy.html Energy headlines from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office. en-us http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/www/mitlogo-rss.jpg http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/energy.html 88 31 Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/fuel-0506.html It is possible to slash fuel use by all vehicles on U.S. roads to pre-2000 levels within a few decades, but doing so would require immediate action on several challenging fronts, according to a new analysis by MIT researchers. Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/fuel-0506.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/solar-dish-0506.html For a project that could be on the very cutting edge of renewable energy, this one is decidedly low tech--and that's the point. A team of students is assembling a prototype for a concentrating solar power system built from simple, inexpensive materials. Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/solar-dish-0506.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/bingaman-0429.html Boosting Washington's "anemic and unreliable support for basic science and engineering enterprise" is a critical step toward a viable energy future, U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., told an MIT audience on Friday, April 25. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/bingaman-0429.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/landsman-0425.html A $4 million gift by alumnus Emanuel E. Landsman and his wife, Sheila E. Landsman, to MIT electrical engineering-related departments and laboratories will provide support in the fields of power electronics and electric energy-related engineering. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/landsman-0425.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/lemelson-sustainability-0423.html Dr. Martin Fisher is transforming the lives of poor African farmers through a combination of technological invention and business development. For his work, Fisher has been named the 2008 recipient of the Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/lemelson-sustainability-0423.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/patrick-0423.html Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick told an enthusiastic crowd at MIT on Tuesday that clean energy has the potential to bring about an economic bonanza for the commonwealth at the same time that it improves the planet's well-being. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/patrick-0423.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/chesonis-0422.html Promising to transform solar power from a "boutique" option to a mainstream energy solution, MIT and the Chesonis Family Foundation today launched a "solar revolution" with the aim of making solar energy America's primary carbon-free fuel. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/chesonis-0422.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/soldiers-0418.html Soldiers working in sunny but remote areas, in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan, might get a new boost of power for their electronic devices thanks to an innovative design for backpack-mounted solar cells designed by MIT students. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/soldiers-0418.html