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The Energy of the Future: Danielle Knutson

Energy of the Future
Danielle researched the correlation between distributed energy resources (DERs) and characteristics such as population, education, and race to identify underserved areas in California where infrastructure is needed to increase DER accessibility.
September 22, 2026
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Moving past the Iron Age

Graduate student Sydney Johnson looks at how to achieve greener steel.
January 25, 2024 MITEI

Power when the sun doesn’t shine

With batteries based on iron and air, Form Energy leverages MIT research to incorporate renewables into the grid.
January 25, 2024 MITEI

A delicate dance

Economist Catherine Wolfram balances global energy demands and the pressing need for decarbonization.
January 25, 2024 MITEI

Introducing new students to MIT’s energy landscape

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Pre-orientation program for incoming first-year students provided an overview of energy-related activities and research.
January 25, 2024 MITEI

Decarbonizing the U.S. power grid

A new MIT online model for regional planning calculates the cost-optimized strategy for specific regions under a variety of constraints and assumptions.
January 25, 2024 MITEI

For consumers shopping for an EV, new rules mean fewer models qualify for a tax credit

Jessika Trancik (Institute for Data, Systems, and Society) discusses electric vehicle emissions and ownership costs: “buyers should consider total cost of ownership, which for an EV is generally less than that of a gas-powered counterpart due to savings on maintenance and fuel.” 
January 18, 2024 In the media Associated Press

How some automakers are still pushing ahead for a hydrogen-powered future

The current administration’s commitment to clean energy could be positioning hydrogen as the alternative automotive fuel of the future. While there are several ways to produce hydrogen, MITEI Principal Research Scientist Emre Gençer states that using water electrolysis powered by renewable energy would allow for widespread use at a reasonable cost.
January 18, 2024 In the media Popular Science

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