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- Prof. Trancik speaks with the Boston Globe about the role of soft technologies in accelerating the adoption of clean energy technologies - 8/24/2023
- Paper on reducing the system, and especially soft, costs of solar energy technologies is published in Nature Energy and featured in MIT News - 8/17/2023 (MIT homepage spotlight on 8/20), a Nature Energy News & Views article - 8/17/2023, and E&E News’ EnergyWire - 8/18/2023
- The Lab’s research into the steep cost declines of clean energy technologies is mentioned in The New York Times - 8/13/2023
- Prof. Trancik speaks with the AP about the environmental impacts and adoption of electric vehicles - 8/6/2023
- Prof. Trancik speaks with NPR’s Marketplace about cost declines in electric vehicles - 7/19/2023
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The Trancik Lab’s carboncounter.com is featured in The Washington Post’s guide to electric vehicles - 4/18/2023
- Prof. Trancik speaks with Bloomberg about solar-powered electric vehicles - 3/29/2023
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Prof. Trancik discusses the role of research and development and understanding demand in automakers’ efforts to scale production of electric vehicles on NPR’s Marketplace - 3/23/2023
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Paper on strategies for electric vehicle charging to help the grid and store solar energy is published in Cell Reports Physical Science, and featured in MIT News, The Hill - 3/15/2023, Fast Company - 3/17/2023, and Cleantechnica - 3/20/2023
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Prof. Trancik speaks with NPR’s Marketplace about the strategic placement of chargers for electric vehicles - 2/16/2023
- New report released: Accelerating Climate Innovation: A Mechanistic Approach and Lessons for Policymakers - 1/31/2023
- Dr. Micah S. Ziegler joins the steering committee of Macro-Energy Systems - 12/23/2022
- Prof. Trancik speaks with Bloomberg about hybrid vehicles and how vehicle choices can shift the market for sustainable transportation - 12/19/2022
- Dr. Micah S. Ziegler presents his research on sustainable energy systems and possible opportunities for chemical and materials technologies at the AIChE Annual Meeting - 11/17/2022
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Paper on equivalency metrics used to compare emissions of short- and long-lived greenhouse gases is published in Climatic Change - 11/11/2022
- Prof. Trancik speaks with Bloomberg about electric vehicle charging and electrifying transportation - 10/28/2022
- Prof. Trancik joins Ira Flatow on Science Friday to discuss electric vehicles - 10/7/2022
- Dr. Micah S. Ziegler presents his research on energy systems and technological change as part of the seminar series for the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania - 9/21/2022
- Results from our study on the cost decline of lithium-ion batteries are mentioned in The New York Times - 9/16/2022