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PodcastJuly 16, 2025

$MIT engineers developed a membrane, pictured, that filters the components of crude oil by their molecular size, an advance that could dramatically reduce the amount of energy needed for crude oil fractionation.$

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.

PostMay 5, 2025

Houston's trash problem is only getting worse. What will it take to get it ...

MIT Climate

An overhead view of the McCarty Road Landfill from Angela Jackson's neighborhood on March 15, 2025, in Houston.

PodcastApril 24, 2025

Removing fossil fuels from industrial processes

MIT Energy Initiative

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Decarbonizing steel is as tough as steel

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New fuel cell could enable electric aviation

A new approach could fractionate crude oil using much less energy

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

Houston's trash problem is only getting worse. What will it take to get it ...

Removing fossil fuels from industrial processes

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