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PodcastJuly 10, 2025

E8: Transmission: power to the people

TILclimate Podcast

PostMay 6, 2025

How can India decarbonize its coal-dependent electric power system?

MIT Energy Initiative

India has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions, a difficult task as the country’s electric power system relies on many coal-burning power plants. While some of the plants are fuel-efficient (right), many more are not (left). MITEI researchers have explored and clarified India’s decarbonization options and have posted their methods and results for use by other countries in the midst of similar energy transitions.

PostApril 23, 2025

Batteries hold promise of clean, reliable Texas energy, if problems can be ...

Lithium ion battery storage containers are seen at Eolian's large-scale battery electrical storage facility, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Fort Worth

PostApril 3, 2025

Taking the “training wheels” off clean energy

MIT Energy Initiative

During a panel at the 2025 MIT Energy Conference, Lucia Tian (center), head of clean energy and decarbonization technologies at Google, discusses the challenges and opportunities that AI and rapid electrification bring to electricity demand.

PostJanuary 27, 2025

Report Published on Policy Options for Improving Grid Reliability and Reduc...

MIT Climate Policy Center

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PostJanuary 23, 2025

What happens after Utah’s coal-fired power plants close?

a solar plant being installed in front of Huntington Power Plant in Emory County, Utah

PostDecember 4, 2024

A new catalyst can turn methane into something useful

MIT chemical engineers designed a two-part catalyst that can convert methane gas to useful products. The catalyst consists of iron-modified aluminum silicate plus an enzyme called alcohol oxidase (enzyme not pictured).

PostOctober 30, 2024

Trump has derided Biden's landmark climate programs. Would he ditch hydroge...

PostOctober 2, 2024

Choosing Climate Policies in a Second-best World with Incomplete Markets

MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research

PostSeptember 18, 2024

Bridging the Gaps: The Impact of Interregional Transmission on Emissions an...

MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research

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