Ensuring a durable transition
At the MIT Energy Initiative''s Annual Research Conference, speakers highlighted the need for collective action in a durable energy transition capable of withstanding obstacles.
Evelyn Wang: A new energy source at MIT
As MIT''s first vice president for energy and climate, Evelyn Wang is working to broaden MIT''s research portfolio, scale up existing innovations, seek new breakthroughs, and
Confronting the AI/energy conundrum
The MIT Energy Initiative's annual research spring symposium explored artificial intelligence as both a problem and solution for the clean energy transition.
Study shows how households can cut energy costs
Giving people better data about their energy use, plus some coaching, can help them substantially reduce their consumption and costs, according to a study by MIT
Preparing Energy Storage Technology to Support Data Center Power
The increasing power demands of data centers are adding urgency to grid resiliency and renewable energy projects.
Accelerating Power Demand from Data Centers Is Poised to
The rapid expansion of AI and new data centers is driving up global power demand. The shift is a potential boon for nuclear, geothermal, fuel cells, battery storage, and other
Using liquid air for grid-scale energy storage
Liquid air energy storage could be the lowest-cost solution for ensuring a reliable power supply on a future grid dominated by carbon-free yet intermittent energy sources,
A new approach could fractionate crude oil using much less energy
MIT engineers developed a membrane that filters the components of crude oil by their molecular size, an advance that could dramatically reduce the amount of energy needed
Decade of Digital Computing Speeds
By 2017, supercomputing had contributed to significant breakthroughs in clean energy systems and technologies ranging from
Unlocking the hidden power of boiling — for energy, space, and
Unlocking its secrets could thus enable advances in efficient energy production, electronics cooling, water desalination, medical diagnostics, and more. “Boiling is important for
Decade of Digital Computing Speeds Transformative Shift to Clean Energy
By 2017, supercomputing had contributed to significant breakthroughs in clean energy systems and technologies ranging from wind and solar to bioenergy and hydrogen to
How Data Centers Redefined Energy and Power in 2025
From securing reliable electricity with innovative strategies to the promise and limitations of new energy sources, the collection shows how operators are redefining power
Data Centers and Their Energy Consumption: Frequently
The LBNL report estimated energy use in data centers by assigning energy consumption to servers and arriving at a total energy consumption value based on an
AI is set to drive surging electricity demand from data centres
Driven by AI use, the US economy is set to consume more electricity in 2030 for processing data than for manufacturing all energy-intensive goods combined, including
New facility to accelerate materials solutions for fusion energy
The new Schmidt Laboratory for Materials in Nuclear Technologies (LMNT) at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center accelerates fusion materials testing using cyclotron
Future of the cloud? From spas to orbital space data centers
From data center spas to servers in space: How the energy crunch is reshaping cloud computing
Designing and regulating clean energy data
Policies and technologies to support this shift across computing, electrical and thermal energy systems will be crucial for
Accelerating Power Demand from Data Centers Is Poised to Boost New
The rapid expansion of AI and new data centers is driving up global power demand. The shift is a potential boon for nuclear, geothermal, fuel cells, battery storage, and other
MIT Climate and Energy Ventures class spins out entrepreneurs
In MIT course 15.366 (Climate and Energy Ventures) student teams select a technology and determine the best path for its commercialization in the energy sector.
Recommendations on Powering Artificial
With DOE''s leadership role in energy efficiency, clean energy deployment, innovative grid technologies, and AI-related energy consumption and research, the department can play a
Review of energy efficiency and technological advancements in
The research, which draws from case studies of effective energy supply systems in data centers, offers useful suggestions and best practices for planning, executing, and
Designing and regulating clean energy data centres
Policies and technologies to support this shift across computing, electrical and thermal energy systems will be crucial for reducing the energy consumption and emissions of
Preparing Taiwan for a decarbonized economy
Taiwan''s Innovative Green Economy Roadmap (TIGER) is a two-year program with the MIT Energy Initiative, exploring ways that industry and government can promote and adopt