New class explores paths to reducing transportation emissions
Transportation is responsible for nearly a quarter of all energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions worldwide, making decarbonizing the sector critical to reducing carbon emissions and addressing...
View ArticleReversing the charge
Owners of electric vehicles (EVs) are accustomed to plugging into charging stations at home and at work and filling up their batteries with electricity from the power grid. But someday soon, when these...
View ArticleMinimizing electric vehicles’ impact on the grid
National and global plans to combat climate change include increasing the electrification of vehicles and the percentage of electricity generated from renewable sources. But some projections show that...
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Making aviation fuel from biomass
In brief Jet fuel is a highly regulated mixture of different hydrocarbons. Today, there are approved commercial methods for making roughly three quarters of that mixture from renewable sources such as...
View ArticleGuiyan Zang
Dr. Guiyan Zang is the technoeconomic analysis research lead at the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), where she leads the research of techno-economic analysis (TEA), life cycle analysis (LCA) and supply...
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The future of motorcycles could be hydrogen
MIT’s Electric Vehicle Team, which has a long record of building and racing innovative electric vehicles, including cars and motorcycles, in international professional-level competitions, is trying...
View Article3 Questions: How are cities managing record-setting temperatures?
July 2023 was the hottest month globally since humans began keeping records. People all over the United States experienced punishingly high temperatures last summer. In Phoenix, there were a...
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