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The Energy of the Future: Maryanna Betterly

Energy of the Future
As an energy studies minor, Maryanna shares how coupling the minor with her major in mechanical engineering has given her a more holistic perspective on the energy transition. Her passion for this work was cemented after experiencing climate change personally when her hometown in Pennsylvania was hit with its first tornado.
September 22, 2026
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There’s a revolution happening in electricity. Utilities need to keep up.

Vox reporter David Roberts interviews MITEI's Jesse Jenkins and Director Robert Armstrong on the changes taking place in today's electricity system and the solutions offered in the Utility of the Future report.
January 19, 2017 In the media Vox

Laws must not block progress

During a trip to Rome to renew MIT’s partnership with Eni aimed at accelerating clean energy technologies, President L. Rafael Reif spoke with Alessia Rastelli of Corriere della Sera about MIT’s Climate Action Plan, the Campaign for a Better World and bringing world-changing ideas to the marketplace. Reif explains that MIT researchers want to “have an impact on a global scale.”
January 18, 2017 In the media Corriere della Sera

A step toward renewable diesel

Chemical engineers program yeast to convert plant sugars into oils.
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MIT and Eni extend energy collaboration

In Rome, MIT President Reif and Eni CEO Descalzi discuss low-carbon breakthroughs and future research.
January 16, 2017 MITEI

Touring MIT's nuclear facilities

Two graduate students provide an inside look at MIT's network of nuclear facilities and labs that mimic the footprint of a national lab.
January 5, 2017 MITEI MIT News

MIT’s 8 Big Ways to Enable the Utility of the Future

Katherine Tweed, writing for Greentech Media, reports on major takeaways of MIT's Utility of the Future study, which provides a comprehensive examination of utilities' best options in proactively adapting around ongoing changes in the provision and consumption of energy services.
December 28, 2016 In the media Greentech Media

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