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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).

PostNovember 26, 2024

Decarbonizing heavy industry with thermal batteries

The electrically conductive firebricks could help hard-to-decarbonize sectors utilize renewable energy for the first time.

PostNovember 25, 2024

New solar projects will grow renewable energy generation for four major cam...

MIT Office of Sustainability

New solar panels are installed on the roof of MIT Building W46.

PostNovember 22, 2024

Catherine Wolfram: High-energy scholar

“One of the things that pleasantly surprised me is how tight-knit and friendly the MIT faculty all are,” says Catherine Wolfram.

PostNovember 21, 2024

A nonflammable battery to power a safer, decarbonized future

Alsym has been manufacturing prototypes at a small facility in Woburn, Massachusetts for the last two years. Pictured is a view of the Alsym facility.

PostNovember 20, 2024

Reality check on technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the air

MIT Energy Initiative

Pictured are two of the four absorber units at Climeworks’ direct air capture and storage plant, Orca, in Hellisheidi, Iceland. Each absorber unit can remove about 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year.

PostNovember 19, 2024

Turning automotive engines into modular chemical plants to make green fuels...

The MIT spinout Emvolon is taking a new approach to processing methane by repurposing automotive engines to serve as modular, cost-effective plants for greener chemical production.

PostNovember 15, 2024

Ensuring a durable transition

MIT Energy Initiative

At the MIT Energy Initiative's 2024 Annual Research Conference, panelists examined the social barriers to decarbonization and the importance of community involvement in decision-making.

PostNovember 13, 2024

MIT engineers make converting CO2 into useful products more practical

A conceptual schematic of the new woven electrode design. Researchers wove a series of conductive copper wires (the brown-orange pipe) through a very thin membrane to reach the catalyst.

PostNovember 8, 2024

Tackling the energy revolution, one sector at a time

MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium

A new study by MIT researchers quantifies the impact of a zero-emission truck’s design range on its energy storage requirements and operational revenue.

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