From campus and beyond, our students and alumni are asking important questions, testing ideas, and advancing bold solutions for the world’s most pressing energy challenges. Explore news articles and videos showcasing their research, achievements, and real-world impact.
As part of her MITEI Energy Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program project, Anoushka Tamhane '28 analyzed the causal effect of power outages on decision-making in solar and storage installations, facilitating the development of better policy incentives that are tailored to consumer behavior.
We’re using cutting-edge technology and it’s amazing to see how we can combine computational work with lab work to accomplish something. It’s been very rewarding interacting with people, being able to do research, being able to have access to all of these resources.
Student and alumni news
Read stories about our current and former students driving advances in the clean energy space.
MIT’s Electric Vehicle Team, which has a long record of building and racing innovative electric vehicles, including cars and motorcycles, in international professional-level competitions, is trying something very different this year: The team is building a hydrogen-powered electric motorcycle, using a fuel cell system, as a testbed for new hydrogen-based transportation.
Energy of the Future
Hear from our students who are working everyday in MIT's classrooms and labs to move the needle on the energy transition and expand energy access.
My major in mechanical engineering really helps me on the technical side of learning about energy conversion and how to make systems more efficient, whereas my Energy Studies Minor really helps to fill in some gaps in regard to economics and policy.
