Energy Reads

The next issue of the MIT Energy Initiative's Energy Futures magazine is releasing this month. In this episode, we are sharing a sneak peek of some of the engaging energy stories in our upcoming issue.

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At MITEI's Fall Colloquium, Philip Sharp, the former president of Resources for the Future, highlighted dramatic steps the U.S. government has recently taken to combat climate change despite a seemingly unending series of once-in-a-generation crises.

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Could battery power from electric vehicles dispatched to the grid open a fast lane to a net-zero future? A new MITEI study uncovers how electric vehicles could boost renewable energy growth by serving as "energy storage on wheels."

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How do different carbon tax policies impact U.S. household budgets? MIT researchers have developed a method to determine which U.S. households win and lose financially under these policies and suggest corrections to avoid inequities. 

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The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) is currently taking place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, bringing together governments, experts, journalists, industry, and civil society to discuss climate action to enable countries to collectively sharply limit anthropogenic climate change. Before the conference, MITEI Deputy Director for Science and Technology Robert Stoner spoke with us about the climate and infrastructure laws enacted in the last year in the United States and the impact these laws can have in the global energy transition.

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MIT chemical engineers are speeding up a chemical reaction key to converting carbon dioxide emissions into useful, valuable products. The secret to their success? DNA.

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Cutting carbon emissions from transportation is essential to any strategy addressing climate change. Decarbonizing Urban Mobility, a first-of-its-kind course offered at MIT, introduces students to the many factors involved in addressing this complex challenge.

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What role will blue hydrogen play in decarbonizing the world's energy systems? MITEI Research Scientist Emre Gençer discusses findings from research analyzing the climate impacts of blue hydrogen. 

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MIT researchers have demonstrated a new approach to making porous materials called zeolites designed to capture molecules for specific uses, including cleaning up exhaust gases from trucks. 

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MIT spinoff Takachar is transforming waste biomass—a major contributor to air pollution—into solid, clean-burning fuel. Winner of the 2021 Earthshot Prize in the clean air category, they estimate their technology could reduce carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by gigatons per year at scale. 

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