How can India decarbonize its coal-dependent electric power system?

A detailed MIT analysis identifies some promising options but also raises unexpected concerns.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
May 6, 2025 ~16 min

Reducing carbon emissions from residential heating: A pathway forward

A new MIT study identifies steps that can lower not only emissions, but also costs, across the combined electric power and natural gas industries that now supply heating fuels.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Feb. 19, 2025 ~12 min


Study: EV charging stations boost spending at nearby businesses

The spending increases were particularly pronounced for businesses within 100 yards of charging stations, and for businesses in low-income areas.

Zach Winn | MIT News • mit
Sept. 4, 2024 ~7 min

Elaine Liu: Charging ahead

The MIT senior calculates how renewables and EVs impact the grid.

Deborah Halber | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
May 16, 2024 ~8 min

Brain networks encoding memory come together via electric fields, study finds

Electric fields shared among neurons via “ephaptic coupling” provide the coordination necessary to assemble the engrams that represent remembered information.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
July 24, 2023 ~8 min

Coupling power and hydrogen sector pathways to benefit decarbonization

MIT-led team finds holistic optimization of electric power and hydrogen supply chain infrastructure is favorable for emission reductions and decreased infrastructure costs.

Kelley Travers | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Oct. 21, 2021 ~9 min

To boost emissions reductions from electric vehicles, know when to charge

MIT researchers develop novel EV emissions model to quantify importance of vehicle charging patterns and impact of ambient temperature on EV emissions levels.

Kelley Travers | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Dec. 17, 2020 ~8 min

MIT Energy Initiative report provides guidance for evolving electric power sector | MIT News

Experts call for regulatory, policy, and market transformation to realize potential of distributed energy technologies.

Emily Dahl | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Dec. 15, 2016 ~8 min


MIT Energy Initiative awards nine seed fund grants for early-stage energy research | MIT News

Winning teams will use grants to advance research in areas including fuel cells, solar-powered desalination, and impacts of electric vehicle charging on the power grid.

MIT Energy Initiative • mit
April 25, 2016 ~6 min

In global efforts to address climate change, electrical engineers have crucial role | MIT News

In student energy seminar, Professor Rajeev Ram illustrates engineering solutions to energy issues.

Bev Freeman | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
March 23, 2016 ~7 min

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