8 episodes
Energy Reads MIT Energy Initiative
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The latest in energy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Listen to hand-picked articles from the MIT Energy Initiative covering the future of energy.
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Bridging careers in aerospace manufacturing and fusion energy with a focus on intentional inclusion
MIT alum Joy Dunn '08 spent a decade working in aerospace manufacturing at SpaceX before joining Commonwealth Fusion Systems, where she plays a key role in developing a commercially viable fusion power plant.
Read the article:
https://energy.mit.edu/news/joy-dunn-08-bridging-careers-in-aerospace-manufacturing-and-fusion-energy-with-a-focus-on-intentional-inclusion
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Making hydrogen power a reality
Hydrogen has long been seen as potentially game-changing in the quest for a clean energy future. At MITEI's 2022 Spring Symposium, four industry experts laid out their efforts to produce it at scale.
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https://energy.mit.edu/news/making-hydrogen-power-a-reality
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Building consensus on concessions
There's only one financially solvent utility company in Africa, and it operates under a government agreement called a concession. Learn why utility concessions can be a promising tool to help end energy poverty in developing countries around the world.
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https://energy.mit.edu/news/building-consensus-on-concessions
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Using nature’s structures in wooden buildings
Utilizing digital and computational methods, MIT researchers have developed an approach that enables architects to use discarded tree forks as load-bearing joints in their structures.
Read the article:
https://news.mit.edu/2022/using-natures-structures-wooden-buildings-0309
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Investors awake to the risks of climate change
At the MIT Energy Initiative's Fall Colloquium, Poppy Allonby, a senior financial executive and the former managing director of BlackRock, laid out the current state of sustainability thinking among the investor class.
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https://energy.mit.edu/news/investors-awake-to-the-risks-of-climate-change
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Francesco Benedetti: Building communities, founding a startup with people in mind
Inspired by the MIT community and assisted by his collaborators, postdoc Francesco Benedetti launched a startup to provide innovative technology for energy-efficient, high-performance chemical separations—and won the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition.
Read the article:
https://energy.mit.edu/news/francesco-benedetti-building-communities-founding-a-startup-with-people-in-mind
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