China leads the net zero transition – here’s what we can learn from its progress in Beijing and Hong Kong

China has spent ten times more on clean energy than either the US or Europe over the past five years.

Natalie Sum Yue Chung, PhD Candidate, Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment, Princeton University • conversation
Sept. 30, 2024 • ~8 min

New solar cells break efficiency record – they could eventually supercharge how we get energy from the Sun

Solar is becoming a major player in electricity generation and scientists are trying to boost its efficiency still further.

Sebastian Bonilla, Associate Professor of Materials, University of Oxford • conversation
Sept. 25, 2024 • ~8 min

Wind powers a record summer for renewable energy in Britain

A blustery August saw gas generation more than halve compared with 2023.

Iain Staffell, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Energy, Imperial College London • conversation
Sept. 11, 2024 • ~7 min

As renewable energy demand rises, mining for minerals in the Amazon is at a critical point

Mining operations can damage both communities and the natural world. Yet, the demand for critical minerals to supply the renewable energy industry is rising.

Yolanda Ariadne Collins, Lecturer, International Relations, University of St Andrews • conversation
Sept. 9, 2024 • ~7 min

As renewable energy demand rises, mining for critical minerals in the Amazon is at a critical point

Mining operations can damage both communities and the natural world. Yet, the demand for critical minerals to supply the renewable energy industry is rising.

Yolanda Ariadne Collins, Lecturer, International Relations, University of St Andrews • conversation
Sept. 9, 2024 • ~7 min

How cyberattacks on offshore wind farms could create huge problems

AI could help close cybersecurity vulnerabilities at offshore wind farms.

Kimberly Tam, Associate Professor in Cyber Security, University of Plymouth • conversation
Sept. 5, 2024 • ~7 min

India’s new mega-dam will roil lives downstream with wild swings in water flow every day

The hydropower dam is part of a huge effort to boost India’s homegrown energy. But it will radically disrupt the lives and livelihoods of indigenous communities in the flood plains downstream.

Parag Jyoti Saikia, Ph.D. Candidate in Socio-Cultural Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • conversation
Sept. 4, 2024 • ~10 min

Study of disordered rock salts leads to battery breakthrough

A new family of integrated rock salt-polyanion cathodes opens door to low-cost, high-energy storage.

Peter Reuell | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Aug. 23, 2024 • ~9 min

MIT engineers’ new theory could improve the design and operation of wind farms

The first comprehensive model of rotor aerodynamics could improve the way turbine blades and wind farms are designed and how wind turbines are controlled.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
Aug. 21, 2024 • ~10 min

More durable metals for fusion power reactors

MIT researchers have found a way to make structural materials last longer under the harsh conditions inside a fusion reactor.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Aug. 19, 2024 • ~12 min

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