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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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Could tiny sensors keep methane out of the atmosphere—and homes?

Tim Swager (Chemistry) and his team have developed customizable and inexpensive sensors that can detect and monitor methane in a wide array of contexts—from industrial, natural, or home settings—with the goal of mitigating the gas’ harmful impacts.
April 12, 2021 In the media PBS NOVA

Collaborators in climate action

Symposium highlights ambitious goals of MIT–industry research targeting technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
April 8, 2021 MITEI Leda Zimmerman

How a World Expo helped power the planet

Robert Jaffe (Physics) and Joel Jean SM ’13 PhD ’17, co-founder and CEO of Swift Solar (a solar technology start-up), comment on the roles that World Expos have played in promoting energy technology development throughout history.
April 6, 2021 In the media CNN

Negative emissions, positive economy

Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, a negative emissions process that converts biomass into energy and captures and stores the carbon, could be an economically effective tool to meet global climate goals when paired with dramatic emissions-reduction measures, says a new study from MITEI and the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.
April 4, 2021 In the media MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change

'Big storage' is the next big technology in the climate fight

Innovative, low-cost long duration energy storage technologies could make a large impact in a more affordable and reliable energy transition. A new paper in Nature Energy by researchers at MITEI and Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and Environment evaluates the role and value that these technologies could have in securing a carbon-free electric grid and find that they have the potential to lower electricity prices in a carbon-free system by up to 40%.
March 30, 2021 In the media Bloomberg Green

Powering the energy transition with better storage

MIT and Princeton researchers evaluate the role and value of long-duration energy technologies in securing a carbon-free electric grid
March 29, 2021 MITEI

GM signs deal with MIT-spinout to reduce electric vehicle battery costs by 60%

SolidEnergy Systems, a spinout of MIT, and General Motors will jointly develop next-generation electric vehicle batteries, featuring lithium metal instead of lithium-ion, that are expected to cut the cost of the technology by 60%.
March 11, 2021 In the media CNBC

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