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ISSUE #102

The Inedible Biomass Edition

Alejandro Moreno, Director of Water Power Technologies Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the U.S. Department of Energy, recently led a seminar at MITEI on the economic advantages of using marine energy technologies. In an interview with MITEI, Moreno explains the unique methods that marine energy employs, the challenges it faces, and the importance of policy in shaping research and innovation.

Read the interview →

WHAT TO READ

A fresh look at nuclear energy

Science Magazine

In an op-ed in Science Magazine, members of The Future of Nuclear Energy study team discuss preserving existing nuclear power plants and the importance of nuclear for decarbonization.

Celebrating the achievements of women working to advance clean energy

MITEI

Now in its 7th year, the C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium honors its past and present award winners.

Fracking’s secret problem

Wall Street Journal

Francis O'Sullivan, MITEI Director of Research, comments on shale-oil well predictions.

“You don’t learn this in class”: Undergraduate researchers build professional skills

MITEI

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) at MIT offers undergraduate students the unique opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research that is typically reserved for graduate students—and MITEI’s UROP helps with career prep as well.

WHAT TO WATCH (AND LISTEN TO)

The unlikely, eccentric inventor turning inedible plant life into fuel

CBS News: 60 Minutes

A recent 60 Minutes segment focused on Marshall Medoff and his company Xyleco, which is pioneering a technology that transforms the molecular structure of inedible biomass into a sustainable gasoline alternative. MITEI Director Robert Armstrong, a board member of Xyleco, comments on the achievement.

Watch

Podcast: Game-changing solar

MITEI

Listen to Professor Vladimir Bulović discuss what's coming in solar and how MIT.nano is changing how startups launch from MIT.

Listen

WHAT TO DO

Role of Technology and Science in the India-US Bilateral Relationship

Friday, January 18, 2-3:30 PM

MITEI is co-sponsoring a moderated discussion on the role that technology and science plays in the India-US bilateral relationship. The conversation will be moderated by former White House Chief of Staff and founder of the Center for American Progress, John Podesta, and will feature participants from the 8th India-US Track II Dialogue on Climate Change and Energy.

Solar Spring Break

Every year, through the program Solar Spring Break, MITEI partners with nonprofits GRID Alternatives and Homeboy Industries to send MIT students to help install solar panels in underserved communities of Los Angeles, California.

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We know that if we want to achieve that more equitable clean energy future, we have to engage with communities on the front lines.

Melanie Santiago-Mosier, winner of the C3E 2018 Advocacy Award.

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BEFORE YOU GO...

What is the Blue Economy?

The blue economy is the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs, and ocean ecosystem health. In fact, harvesting energy from the sea could be easier than solar or wind options. Due to the predictability of water current patterns and their sheer energy density, many researchers have been looking to the sea as a viable form of clean energy production.

To learn more about the blue economy and marine energy technologies,
read the interview with Alejandro Moreno from the Department of Energy →

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