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MIT News
A new design approach to perovskite cells—a key component of next-gen solar panels—has pushed the material to match or exceed the efficiency of today’s typical silicon cell. This work was supported in part by Eni SpA through MITEI.
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MIT News
Clare Balboni (Economics) shares her perspectives on the burgeoning influence of economics in understanding climate, energy, and environmental issues, as well as informing related policy.
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MIT News
A new study from the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine finds that nuclear fusion could play an important role in decarbonizing the U.S. electricity sector. A key step, they find, would be the creation of a pilot plant of a design similar to the tokamak reactor being developed at MIT.
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George Shultz – an environmentalist and technologist ahead of his time
The Boston Globe
Susan Hockfield, MIT President Emerita, and Ernest J. Moniz, 13th U.S. Secretary of Energy and founding director of MITEI, memorialize the late George Shultz, a leader of U.S. domestic and foreign policy, noted academic, and champion for climate action. Secretary Shultz served as the inaugural chair of MITEI’s External Advisory Board for over a decade and was a central figure in shaping MITEI and its initiatives.
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A new study from MITEI, Carnegie Mellon University, and Tsinghua University examines the potential use cases for utility-scale portable energy storage systems technologies. The research shows that mobilizing energy storage can increase its life-cycle revenue and improve renewable energy integration.
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The Bridge
Kerry Emanuel (Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences) discusses the history and future of nuclear energy as a potential powerful tool for decarbonizing the energy sector.
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MIT News
Congratulations to the latest recipients of the Sloan Research Fellowship, which honors pre-tenure faculty members and supports their research with two-year, $75,000 awards.
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MIT News
Daniel Korsun ’20 reflects on his undergraduate career at MIT and how it prepared him to look more deeply into fusion magnet technology and design.
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Challenges and opportunities in net-zero-emission energy systems
MITEI
In this webinar, Dirk Smit addresses the transition to a net-zero-emission energy system, associated opportunities and tradeoffs, and how regional aspects prioritize and shape the challenges associated with them.
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Podcast: International Energy Agency
MITEI
Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency, discusses his career path in energy, essential pathways towards global decarbonization goals, and more with MITEI Director Robert Armstrong.
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Podcast: Energy and filmmaking
MITEI
Scott W. Tinker PhD, director of the Bureau of Economic Geology and professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and the founder of Switch Energy Alliance, discusses the intersections of energy and filmmaking in the developing world with MITEI Deputy Director Robert Stoner.
Listen.
Related: Watch the recording of Tinker's recent discussion on the documentary "Switch On" with MITEI's Robert Stoner and Ernest J. Moniz, MITEI's founding director and the 13th U.S. Secretary of Energy.
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Expanding clean energy under the Biden-Harris Administration: Policy, finance, and women's leadership
Thursday, March 4, 5:45-7:15 pm ET
The Biden-Harris Administration has named climate change and clean energy innovation as signature priorities and promised to build the most diverse Cabinet in American history. The Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy’s Women in Energy program in collaboration with MITEI and the Climate Lab at Tufts University's Fletcher School will host a panel of experts to discuss the policies, finance, and leadership skills that will be needed to drive the energy transition in the United States, and how the leadership of women will shape the transition. Speakers include:
- Barbara Kates-Garnick, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
- Maria Jelescu, Ardinall Investment Management; co-chair of the WIE Steering Committee
- Angeliki Diane Rigos, MITEI
- Moderated by Amy Myers Jaffe, Climate Policy Lab, The Fletcher School, Tufts University; co-chair of the WIE Steering Committee
Register.
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2021 MIT Energy Conference
March 10-12
Dive into the critical decisions the U.S. energy industry is making to drive a cleaner energy future. The 2021 MIT Energy Conference will be hosted on the innovative Hopin platform, where participants will interact with energy leaders making high-stakes decisions to drastically improve the energy landscape over the next 30 years.
Register.
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Help a woman in clean energy get recognized; nominate her for a C3E award!
Nomination deadline: February 25
The annual U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Awards help to raise the visibility of women in the clean energy sector. The Awards honor mid-career leadership and achievement—and boost the recipients’ careers. Each winner receives an $8,000 award and national recognition. Winners of the tenth Annual U.S. C3E Awards will be announced at the U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium and Awards in fall 2021.
Nominate a woman for the 2021 U.S. C3E Awards by today, February 25, and together we can raise women’s visibility and increase diversity in clean energy.
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MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food System Lab’s student video competition
Submission deadline: March 10
The Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab at MIT is hosting its 2021 World Water Day Video Competition titled MIT Research for a Water Secure Future. Any MIT students, postdocs, or recent alumni may apply. They aim to collect and showcase portraits of MIT research and innovation to build awareness about both the challenges facing the world’s water systems and how MIT’s community of young researchers is driving us toward solutions. Learn more about the requirements and competition.
Submit your entry by March 10 at 12:00 pm ET.
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MIT Energy Fellowship
Application deadline: March 22
The MIT Energy Initiative is now accepting applications from graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to receive funding as a named 2021-2022 Energy Fellow.
Faculty members can nominate graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in recognition of keen interest in energy and excellence in research here.
Nominees may then complete the full application by March 22.
More details are available on the MITEI website.
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Applied Energy Symposium: MIT A+B presenter submissions
Submission deadline: April 1
The Applied Energy Symposium: MIT A+B is an annual, three-day event focused on the refinement of current and emerging energy technologies that have the potential to make large-scale impacts in the coming decades.
The symposium organizers are looking for presenters working on these issues for this year's conference. To be considered, applicants will be required to submit a video file, voice file, abstract, or slide deck as well as a paper explaining how this work relates to the symposium.
Learn more about the symposium and submit your entry by April 1.
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It’s an object lesson for the stewards of our power system all over this country. In our increasingly electricity-dependent society, there is no alternative but to anticipate systemic risk and plan accordingly. Texas has demonstrated that markets and political ideology can’t be relied on to keep pipes from freezing. For that matter, ideology won’t keep hackers out, it won’t protect us from terrorists, sabotage, forest fires, or fuel shortages either, no matter what combination of fossil or renewable generation technologies we use."
—Robert Stoner, the deputy director for science and technology of MITEI, on the crucial lessons that need to be learned from the failures of the Texas energy crisis. |
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