Energy

Clean Energy
Which technologies will enable a cleaner steel industry?
Technologies like hydrogen-based direct reduction of ore, electrolysis, and advanced furnace technologies could reduce steel emissions.
Daniel Boero Vargas and Mandy Chan | World Economic Forum
Two offshore wind turbines amid turbulent sea waves under a cloudy sky.
Clean Energy
Six innovative ways to float skyscraper-sized wind turbines
While most offshore wind farms are firmly rooted in the seabed, engineers are developing new ways to float enormous wind turbines.
Emma C. Edwards
Oil pumpjack operating in the oil fields under a twilight sky.
Disaster Response
Shining a light on oil fields to make them more sustainable
Sensors and analytics give oil well operators real-time alerts when things go wrong, so they can respond before they become disasters.
Zach Winn | MIT News Office
a field filled with large mirrors used for concentrated solar power
Clean Energy
Aussie scientists hit milestone in concentrated solar power
Kristin Houser
A diagram showing the different stages of a cold storage system.
Clean Energy
MIT design would harness 40 percent of the sun’s heat to produce clean hydrogen fuel
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
An image of a JT-60SA machine, a large machine in a factory that is utilized for nuclear fusion research.
Clean Energy
Japan sets new nuclear fusion record
Kristin Houser
a building under construction
Construction
The faster, cheaper, no-brainer way to replace dirty construction
Mike Wehner
A large container for renewable energy storage with a crane attached to it.
Batteries
California utility will try to store renewable energy in iron-flow batteries
Kristin Houser
a stack of three blocks made from low-carbon cement on a blue background
Construction
New low-carbon cement is stronger than the regular stuff
Kristin Houser
A blue electric car is plugged into an electric charger.
Batteries
EV battery material breakthrough could cut charging times to 6 minutes
Kristin Houser
A recycle bin with a Lithium-ion battery.
Batteries
Batteries made from recycled metal coming to US
Kristin Houser
A red liquid is being poured into a glass using electro-chemical carbon capture technology.
Climate Crisis
New MIT tech could help the world’s biggest polluters clean up their emissions
Kristin Houser
An artist's rendering of a carbon removal facility next to the ocean
Climate Crisis
This startup’s tech turns CO2 into seashell dust
Kristin Houser