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Addressing Climate Change with Low-Carbon Energy Centers
Last autumn, as part of MIT’s Plan for Action on Climate Change, the Institute announced plans to create Low-Carbon Energy Centers to advance key technologies that will address climate change. Since then, MIT Energy Initiatve (MITEI) team members have been…
To Fight Climate Change, We Need to ‘Uberize’ the Energy Industry
Organizing capital, in isolation, isn’t enough to get hundreds of Elon Musks dedicating themselves to building companies that develop critical new wind, solar, nuclear and battery technology. In June, Hemant Taneja attended a breakfast organized by Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and…
Informal Energy Council in Bratislava
EU Energy Ministers and Maroš Šefčovič, European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union, met for the Informal Energy Council in Bratislava, Slovakia on 12 – 13 July. Governance of the Energy Union were on top of the agenda, alongside a discussion…
Senate passes Renewable Energy Bill, Setting Talks for July
An energy bill passed 39-0 by the Senate Thursday evening would require the solicitation of long-term contracts for at least 2,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2027 as part of an effort to diversify the state’s energy mix and comply…
Report Shows that Renewable Energy Smashes Global Records in 2015
An upsurge in new wind, solar and hydro plants and capacity saw renewable energy smash global records last year, according to a report on new supply. Some 147 Gigawatts of renewable electricity came online in 2015 – the largest annual…
ABB and Solar Impulse show that a clean energy future is achievable
As Hawaii embarks on the complex transition from a fossil-fueled past to a clean energy future, Solar Impulse and ABB are proving that renewables are a reliable power source. By flying halfway around the world on solar power alone, Solar…
Towards Energy Union: The Commission presents sustainable energy security package
The Commission on 16th of February presented its energy security package with necessary proposals to equip the EU for global energy transition as well as to be prepared for possible energy supply interruptions. Energy security dimension is one of the…