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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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Minimizing electric vehicles’ impact on the grid

Careful planning of charging station placement could lessen or eliminate the need for new power plants, a new study shows.
June 29, 2023 MITEI MIT News

Straight from the cow’s mouth

Desirée Plata aims to capture methane before it warms the climate.
June 29, 2023 MITEI

Power to the people

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MITEI spinoff Waya Energy helps countries work toward universal access to electricity.
June 29, 2023 MITEI

The underbelly of electric vehicles

What goes into making an electric vehicle? From where do EV components come and at what human cost? MIT Joint Program Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev (MITEI) comments on EV supply chain tradeoffs and ongoing dependence on China.
June 23, 2023 In the media The Washington Post

Chasing carbon zero

Professor Yet-Ming Chiang (Department of Materials Science and Engineering) discusses his research aimed at closing gaps in renewable energy availability when there’s no sun or wind. Through their company, Form Energy, Chiang and William Woodford PhD ’13 have developed iron-air batteries that can store electricity for up to 100 hours.
June 23, 2023 In the media PBS/NOVA

What is the future of fusion energy?

Fusion energy could be essential for our future energy needs. Commonwealth Fusion Systems, in partnership with MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center, is building a midsize tokamak prototype called SPARC, also targeted for completion in 2025.
June 23, 2023 In the media Scientific American

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