How artificial intelligence can help achieve a clean energy future
Nov 24, 2025 · A look at how AI can be used to help support the clean energy transition by helping to manage power grid operations, plan infrastructure investments, guide the development of novel …
Self-powered sensor automatically harvests magnetic energy
Jan 18, 2024 · This energy management interface is the "brain" of a self-powered, battery-free sensor that can harvest the energy it needs to operate from the magnetic field generated in the open air …
MIT Energy Initiative conference spotlights research ... - MIT News
Nov 18, 2025 · At the MIT Energy Initiative’s Annual Research Conference, industry leaders agreed collaboration is key to advancing critical technologies amidst a changing energy landscape.
Giving buildings an “MRI” to make them more energy-efficient and ...
Nov 7, 2025 · Founded by a team from MIT, Lamarr.AI utilizes drones, thermal imaging, and AI to identify energy waste and structural issues in buildings and recommend retrofits.
Turning extreme heat into large-scale energy storage - MIT News
Mar 18, 2026 · Fourth Power, founded by MIT Professor Asegun Henry, is developing large-scale thermal batteries that store excess electricity from utility grids and power producers by heating …
Solar-powered desalination system requires no extra batteries
Oct 8, 2024 · MIT engineers built a solar-powered desalination system that produces large quantities of clean water despite variations in sunlight throughout the day. Because it requires no extra batteries, …
Study: Shutting down nuclear power could increase air pollution
Apr 10, 2023 · An MIT study shows that if U.S. nuclear power plants are retired, the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas to fill the energy gap could cause more than 5,000 premature deaths.
Introducing the MIT-GE Vernova Climate and Energy Alliance
Nov 18, 2025 · The MIT-GE Vernova Climate and Energy Alliance, a five-year collaboration between MIT and GE Vernova, aims to accelerate the energy transition and scale new innovations.
MIT spinout Commonwealth Fusion Systems unveils plans for ... - MIT …
Dec 17, 2024 · America is one step closer to tapping into a new and potentially limitless clean energy source today, with the announcement from MIT spinout Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) that it …
Engineers develop an efficient process to make fuel from carbon dioxide
Oct 30, 2023 · An efficient new process can convert carbon dioxide into formate, a material that can be used like hydrogen or methanol to power a fuel cell and generate electricity.