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The latest in energy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Listen to hand-picked articles from the MIT Energy Initiative covering the future of energy.
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4M ago
Following record heat levels in the summer of 2023, MIT Associate Professor David Hsu describes what cities are doing as climate change accelerates.
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https://news.mit.edu/2023/3-questions-cities-managing-record-setting-temperatures-0905
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4M ago
MIT engineers have designed a new train-like system that harnesses the sun's heat to split water and generate hydrogen—a green, carbon-free fuel that can be used to power long-distance trucks, planes, and ships.
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https://news.mit.edu/2023/mit-design-harness-suns-heat-produce-clean-hydrogen-fuel-1016
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4M ago
To prevent worsening and potentially irreversible effects of climate change, the world’s average temperature should not exceed that of preindustrial times by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. But why 1.5 degrees C and how close are we to achieving this goal?
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https://news.mit.edu/2023/explained-climate-benchmark-rising-temperatures-0827
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4M ago
A new processing technique developed by an MIT-led team may be the key to 100% sustainable aviation fuel.
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https://energy.mit.edu/news/making-aviation-fuel-from-biomass
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4M ago
Methane is the second most impactful human-generated greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. Desirée Plata, an environmental engineer and professor at MIT, is developing tools to reduce methane with the goal of cutting emissions by 45% by 2030, which would save up to 0.5 degree Celsius of warming by 2100.
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https://energy.mit.edu/news/straight-from-the-cows-mouth
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4M ago
40% of global carbon emissions come from buildings. MIT professor Christoph Reinhart joins us to discuss how cities are leveraging retrofits to increase building energy efficiency and reduce their carbon emissions.
Dig deeper into our article "Cutting urban carbon emissions by retrofitting buildings" in this footnote edition of the podcast.
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https://energy.mit.edu/news/footnote-how-cities-are-reducing-emissions-by-retrofitting-buildings
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4M ago
Waya Energy, a MITEI spinoff, is helping governments determine the most cost-effective ways to provide electricity to all their citizens.
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https://energy.mit.edu/news/power-to-the-people
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4M ago
Cities around the world have been adopting policies and incentive programs to encourage building retrofits to reduce their energy use and carbon emissions. But analyses from an MIT team have revealed that cities’ retrofit plans often won’t achieve their goals—although decarbonizing the local grid could make the difference.
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https://news.mit.edu/2023/cutting-urban-carbon-emissions-retrofitting-buildings-0713
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4M ago
Energy researcher Ian Miller joins us to discuss modeling renewable energy, living in an active combat zone, energy and its connection to the war in Ukraine, and how he's helping to deliver aid to Ukrainians on the frontlines.
Dig deeper into our article "Responding to Ukraine's 'ocean of suffering'" in this footnote edition of the podcast.
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https://energy.mit.edu/news/footnote-open-sesame-energy-career-paths-and-the-war-in-ukraine
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4M ago
Energy researcher Ian Miller is delivering medical aid, vehicles, and equipment to Ukrainians on the front lines through the nonprofit he co-founded, Zero Line.
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