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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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DOE must look beyond lithium for 100% clean grid — study

MITEI Future of Energy Storage study emphasizes need for more types of energy storage to maintain reliability and control cost as electricity grids increasingly incorporate sources of variable renewable energy. “When we get to very high degrees of penetration of variable renewable resources, we're going to need to have long-duration storage technologies that make that last part of decarbonization more affordable,” says MITEI Director Robert Armstrong.
July 6, 2022 In the media E&E News

Making hydrogen power a reality

Hydrogen fuel has long been seen as a potentially key component of a carbon-neutral energy future. At the 2022 MIT Energy Initiative Spring Symposium, four industry experts laid out their efforts to produce it at scale.
June 27, 2022 MITEI

The Future of Energy Storage, with Dick Schmalensee

Dick Schmalensee (MIT Sloan School of Management) joins Resources Radio to discuss the key takeaways from the recent MIT study on the future of energy storage, along with related insights and implications for current and future policy.
June 27, 2022 In the media Resources Radio

Fact check: Energy costs of wind turbine manufacturing recouped in months

In an article refuting claims that it takes decades to recoup the financial and energy costs of manufacturing wind turbines, Michael Howland (Civil and Environmental Engineering) says that investors wouldn’t fund wind turbine projects if these assertions were true.
June 7, 2022 In the media USA Today

These are the batteries we need to ease the power crunch

In a Washington Post article on the importance of energy storage in decarbonizing energy systems, reporter Anjani Trivedi highlights findings from MITEI's Future of Energy Storage report, including that a focus on short-term policy goals has limited research and development of newer technologies.
June 3, 2022 In the media The Washington Post

MIT research explores whether plant DNA can solve our plastic problem

Kristala Prather (Chemical Engineering) discusses her work using synthetic biology to develop new materials that function like plastic, but don't rely on fossil fuels and biodegrade when no longer in use.
May 31, 2022 In the media WBUR

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