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The Energy of the Future: Sonia Seliger

Energy of the Future
As a part of her MITEI Energy UROP, Sonia analyzed policies and incentives for battery storage in New York State, addressing the policy roadblocks that exist between technology creation and adoption.
September 22, 2026
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Mass researchers find a way to produce biofuels 'greener'

Isobutanol has been hailed as a possible green replacement for fossil fuels like gasoline, but producing it has proven difficult and costly. In a paper in Nature Communications, researchers from MIT and WPI show how a novel process may make producing this and other biofuels more economical.
April 18, 2019 In the media Boston Herald

Engineers develop concept for hybrid heavy-duty trucks

Researchers Daniel Cohn and Leslie Bromberg have developed a concept for a new hybrid, flex-fuel truck concept that runs on gasoline. This alternative has potential to drastically reduce the gas emissions of traditional diesel trucks.
April 8, 2019 In the media Science Daily

MIT professor's quest to solve the worlds battery needs

A profile on Professor Yet-Ming Chiang, founder of six companies (including three battery startups) on his life-long passion for batteries and MIT.
April 1, 2019 In the media Quartz

Carbon capture is a policy problem, not a technology problem

Learn about the politics behind carbon capture technology in a recent interview with MITEI Research Scientist Howard Herzog on local NPR station WCAI.
March 31, 2019 In the media WCAI NPR

Don't expect car ownership to become obsolete

An opinion piece in Bloomberg on generational driving trends cites a working paper by MIT professor Christopher Knittel and MIT alumna Elizabeth Murphy, both members of the upcoming Mobility of the Future report.
March 27, 2019 In the media Bloomberg

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