Energy

Three workers in orange vests and hard hats climb a ladder on the side of a massive concrete cooling tower of a nuclear power plant, against a clear blue sky.
Clean Energy
America’s plan to resurrect nuclear power
To increase its supply of clean nuclear power, the US government is cutting licensing fees, rewarding reactor innovation, and more.
Kristin Houser
In a bustling data center, a person works with a laptop on a cart, surrounded by racks of illuminated servers and cables.
Clean Energy
The future of data centers — on land, at sea, and in space
As our digital world grows, demand for data centers is also increasing. To meet that demand sustainably, developers are getting creative.
Kristin Houser
A collage of agricultural elements including a satellite, crop fields, tomatoes, and growth charts illustrating data, boosted breeding techniques, chemical formulas, and a seedling highlights efforts to combat hunger.
Agriculture
Boosted Breeding and beyond: 3 tech trends that could end world hunger
A world without hunger is possible, and the development and deployment of new farming technologies could be one key to manifesting it.
Kristin Houser
Aerial view of solar panels arranged in rows on green grass, partially obscured by a yellowish haze.
Clean Energy
US hits 180 GW of solar power. Here’s how we get to 1,000 by 2035.
Kristin Houser
Clean Energy
Which technologies will enable a cleaner steel industry?
Daniel Boero Vargas and Mandy Chan | World Economic Forum
Two offshore wind turbines amid turbulent sea waves under a cloudy sky.
Clean Energy
Six innovative ways to float skyscraper-sized 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
Zach Winn | MIT News Office
Aerial view of a geothermal power plant
Clean Energy
US will accelerate geothermal exploration on federal land
Kristin Houser
A high-tech modular structure illuminated by blue lights, standing on a barren, moon-like landscape at night.
Batteries
World’s biggest battery maker unveils grid-scale storage system
Kristin Houser
Gloved hands hold a small metallic component with tweezers under a blue light in a laboratory setting.
Clean Energy
Future nuclear power reactors could rely on molten salts — but what about corrosion?
Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative
Various automotive products and battery types from brands like Halfords and Panasonic displayed on a light blue background.
Clean Energy
Why batteries come in so many sizes and shapes
Wesley Chang
A fusion energy locomotive emits a large plume of smoke as it travels through a rugged, mountainous landscape.
Clean Energy
Even as the fusion era dawns, we’re still in the Steam Age
Andreas Helwig
a photo of a Terraformer
Clean Energy
This startup is making natural gas from sunlight, water, and air
Kristin Houser