MIT: An engine of energy innovation

Novel clean energy technologies developed at MIT were recently deemed to be potentially "transformative" by the U.S. Department of Energy. The technologies are the focus of research awards by DOE's new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. Above, Professor Donald Sadoway (right), recipient of one of the ARPA-E awards, and graduate student David Bradwell, both of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, are working on liquid metal batteries, a technology that could make possible grid-scale energy storage.Full spotlight >

Energy, behavior, and climate: Many answers, no miracles

At a MITEI colloquium on October 29, Tony Hayward, CEO of BP and a member of MITEI’s external advisory board, pointed out “the harsh realities” of the world energy situation. First, there is no magic solution. Second, energy conservation is the most immediate and cost-effective tactic. Third, government involvement is needed to resolve the global energy/climate dilemma.Full spotlight >