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The next generation of integrated power businesses with Molly Morris

Please join us for a discussion with Molly Smith Morris, senior vice president at Equinor U.S., who will speak on the next generation of integrated power businesses drawing on more than twenty years ...
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MIT Energy Initiative deputy director named fellow of the American Geophysical Union

Carolyn Ruppel PhD ’92, SB, SM ’86, the deputy director of science and technology at the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), has been elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). She will be ...
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3 Questions: Mapping energy equity to improve renewable energy adoption

MITEI Energy UROP Penelope Swain ’29 quantified energy burden across the United States to aid the evaluation of policies incentivizing solar energy and electric vehicles. As a part of her MIT Energy ...
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Pressurized experiments could help wind farms generate more power

A new way of simulating wind turbines in the field shows how tweaking turbine operation could unlock tens of thousands of dollars per turbine every year. The world needs more wind energy. But anyone ...
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Trump sharply scales back fuel economy rules for new cars

The Trump administration recently scaled back fuel efficiency standards for automobiles, which are meant to reduce gasoline consumption and speed the shift to electric vehicles. Economists have ...
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Can the Global South align the world’s carbon markets?

Brazil is chairing a new international body that helps the world’s carbon markets understand one another—aligning monitoring, accounting, and integrity standards, while balancing diplomatic priorities ...
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MITEI members

MITEI’s corporate member program facilitates collaborations between industry and MIT to research, develop, and accelerate low- and zero-carbon solutions for the energy transition. MITEI’s member ...
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This solar startup revolves around an artificial sun

Fourth Power—an MIT startup with MITEI roots—has designed a solar cell that generates its energy through built-in solar panels powered by hot graphite. Founder Asegun Henry (Mechanical Engineering) ...
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MITEI by the numbers

*Includes 3 early-stage research projects that were awarded through the MITEI Seed Innovation Fund in previous years and launched in FY25, 11 projects that were awarded and launched through the MITEI ...
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Steven Thomas

Steven Thomas, as MITEI’s Japan representative, leads recruitment of new member companies and support existing members' interests in strategic research on deep decarbonization of energy systems and ...
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Enhanced Oxidative Reactivity for Anthracite Coal via a Reactive Ball Milling Pretreatment Step

Reactive ball milling in a cyclohexene solvent significantly increases the oxidative reactivity of an anthracite coal, due to the combined effects of particle size reduction, metal introduction, ...
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Overview and mission

MITEI is a crucial rallying point for MIT researchers and educators who share our vision and commitment to dramatically reduce emissions through the development of novel technologies and delivery of ...