Explained: Why perovskites could take solar cells to new heights

This family of crystalline compounds is at the forefront of research seeking alternatives to silicon.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
July 15, 2022 ~8 min

Getting the carbon out of India’s heavy industries

Study highlights pathways to cut emissions and lower climate and health risks.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
July 5, 2022 ~5 min


Making hydrogen power a reality

Hydrogen fuel has long been seen as a potentially key component of a carbon-neutral future. At the 2022 MIT Energy Initiative Spring Symposium, industry experts describe efforts to produce it at scale.

Calvin Hennick | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
June 27, 2022 ~10 min

Evan Leppink: Seeking a way to better stabilize the fusion environment

In a residency supported by the Department of Energy, the MIT PhD candidate will explore the high-field side of the DIII-D tokamak.

Paul Rivenberg | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
June 15, 2022 ~5 min

Energy storage important to creating affordable, reliable, deeply decarbonized electricity systems

MIT Energy Initiative report supports energy storage paired with renewable energy to achieve clean energy grids.

Tom Melville | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
May 16, 2022 ~8 min

MIT expands research collaboration with Commonwealth Fusion Systems to build net energy fusion machine, SPARC

New five-year agreement will support SPARC science, increase graduate students and postdocs, and support interdisciplinary work toward fusion power plants.

Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
May 10, 2022 ~6 min

Absent legislative victory, the president can still meet US climate goals

Study finds activating a Clean Air Act provision could deliver major climate, health, and economic benefits.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
May 3, 2022 ~5 min

Machine learning, harnessed to extreme computing, aids fusion energy development

Linking techniques from machine learning with advanced numerical simulations, MIT researchers take an important step in state-of-the-art predictions for fusion plasmas.

Martin Greenwald | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
April 27, 2022 ~7 min


What choices does the world need to make to keep global warming below 2 C?

New study reveals multiple pathways for a successful energy transition by 2050.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
April 22, 2022 ~5 min

Engineers enlist AI to help scale up advanced solar cell manufacturing

Perovskite materials would be superior to silicon in PV cells, but manufacturing such cells at scale is a huge hurdle. Machine learning can help.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
April 13, 2022 ~9 min

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