Energy

Two offshore wind turbines amid turbulent sea waves under a cloudy sky.
Clean Energy
Six innovative ways to float skyscraper-sized wind turbines
While most offshore wind farms are firmly rooted in the seabed, engineers are developing new ways to float enormous wind turbines.
Emma C. Edwards
Oil pumpjack operating in the oil fields under a twilight sky.
Disaster Response
Shining a light on oil fields to make them more sustainable
Sensors and analytics give oil well operators real-time alerts when things go wrong, so they can respond before they become disasters.
Zach Winn | MIT News Office
Aerial view of a geothermal power plant
Clean Energy
US will accelerate geothermal exploration on federal land
The Bureau of Land Management is taking steps to make it easier for public lands to be considered for geothermal power systems.
Kristin Houser
Two women in lab coats working with a beaker.
Agriculture
Zapping plants in “eSoil” makes them grow 50% larger
Kristin Houser
Women picking tea leaves in a tea plantation.
Climate Crisis
This startup wants to track soil carbon with AI and satellites
Elise Leise
a collage of nuclear reactors and computer code
Clean Energy
Microsoft is training an AI to help get nuclear reactors approved
Kristin Houser
A photo of Buzz Aldrin on the moon with 5 moving images relating to climate change collaged on top.
Climate Crisis
This global prize competition is launching small moonshots to save the planet
Elise Leise
A collage featuring Toshiba's prototype cobalt-free battery and a close-up of cobalt.
Batteries
Toshiba unveils new fast-charging, cobalt-free battery
Kristin Houser
An artist's rendering of a Natrium nuclear power plant
Clean Energy
How TerraPower is leading the nuclear renaissance
Kristin Houser
A stack of wood blocks made by Graphyte.
Climate Crisis
How these wooden blocks could stop climate change
Kristin Houser
A 3d model of a house and a machine.
Clean Energy
Engineers develop an efficient process to make fuel from carbon dioxide
David L. Chandler | MIT News
a rendering of the STRATOS direct air capture system
Climate Crisis
BlackRock invests $550M in world’s largest direct air capture plant
Kristin Houser
a field filled with large mirrors used for concentrated solar power
Clean Energy
Aussie scientists hit milestone in concentrated solar power
Kristin Houser