Climate change: You've got cheap data, how about cheap power too?
The iPhone transformed mobile phones in just 10 years. Could green energy see a similar revolution?
today • ~11 min
Tags: climate-change wind-power renewable-energy renewable-energy-in-the-uk
'Decarbonisation' may be the wrong goal for energy – here's why
Low-carbon energy sources aren't all equally well-suited to getting us to net-zero emissions.
Oct. 28, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: electricity fossil-fuels decarbonisation renewable-energy energy-transition nuclear-power greenhouse-gas-emissions national-grid electrical-grid
Yogesh Surendranath wants to decarbonize our energy systems
By developing novel electrochemical reactions, he hopes to find new ways to generate energy and reduce greenhouse gases.
Oct. 23, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: chemistry profile research renewable-energy school-of-science faculty mit-energy-initiative
Norway's Supreme Court set to rule on whether the country can keep searching for new Arctic oil
Landmark case highlights the conflict between immediate climate action and a gradual transition to renewables.
Oct. 22, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: climate-change environmental-law norway energy-policy sustainable-development
Designing batteries for easier recycling could avert a looming e-waste crisis
Batteries power much of modern life, from electric and hybrid cars to computers, medical devices and cellphones. But unless they're made easier and cheaper to recycle, a battery waste crisis looms.
Oct. 22, 2020 • ~10 min
Tags: chemistry electronics recycling materials-science electric-vehicles renewable-energy toxic-waste batteries energy-storage municipal-solid-waste e-waste green-design lithium-batteries
A controllable membrane to pull carbon dioxide out of exhaust streams
Electrically switchable system could continuously separate gases without the need for moving parts or wasted space.
Oct. 16, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: sustainability climate-change energy environment carbon greenhouse-gases emissions research school-of-engineering mit-energy-initiative-mitei chemical-engineering
Superconductor technology for smaller, sooner fusion
MIT-Commonwealth Fusion Systems demonstration of new superconducting cable is a key step on the high-field path to compact fusion.
Oct. 13, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: energy industry superconductors research renewable-energy school-of-engineering global faculty collaboration nuclear-science-and-engineering magnets alternative-energy plasma-science-and-fusion-center fusion cern
Easy-to-make, ultra-low power electronics could charge out of thin air
Researchers have developed a new approach to printed electronics which allows ultra-low power electronic devices that could recharge from ambient light or
Oct. 13, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: engineering advanced-materials internet-of-things energy materials carbon
Onshore wind farm restrictions continue to stifle Britain's renewable energy potential
Despite Boris Johnson's newfound enthusiasm for offshore wind farms, the UK risks going backwards on wind power capacity.
Oct. 12, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: boris-johnson renewable-energy wind-energy wind-farms conservative-party nimbyism onshore-wind
Remembering Mario Molina, Nobel Prize-winning chemist who pushed Mexico on clean energy -- and, recently, face masks
Molina, who died on Oct. 8, 'thought climate change was the biggest problem in the world long before most people did.' His research on man-made depletion of the ozone layer won the 1995 Nobel Prize.
Oct. 10, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: nobel-prize climate-change fossil-fuels atmospheric-science face-masks wind-energy green-jobs mexico ozone-layer clean-energy nobel-prize-in-chemistry montreal-protocol clean-air
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