We build data-informed models to evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of energy technologies over time and space. Our research aims to accelerate clean energy development by informing decisions made by engineers, policy makers, and private investors. Read more…
news
- Prof. Trancik writes for The Conversation: Technology innovation gives government leverage to drive down emissions fast - 4/7/2021
- Paper on lithium-ion battery technology cost decline and performance improvement is published in Energy & Environmental Science and featured in MIT News, Yale Environment 360 - 3/25/2021 (MIT homepage spotlight on 3/23)
- Paper on charging solutions for widespread vehicle electrification is published in Nature Energy and featured in MIT News, Nature Energy’s News and Views, New York Times, WBUR, The Hill - 1/21/2021, 1/29/2021, 2/1/2021, 2/17/2021 (MIT homepage spotlight on 1/24-1/25)
- Paper on the potential for widespread vehicle electrification is selected as Nature Energy’s Chief Editor Nicky Dean's favorite from the past five years - 1/21/2021
- What’s going on in this graph? The New York Times’ Learning Network uses carboncounter.com data as a learning tool and asks students everywhere to weigh in - 1/21/2021
- Carboncounter.com 2021 launches (and is featured in The New York Times) - 1/14/2021, 1/15/2021 (and on 1/25 in the opinion section)
- Prof. Trancik presents to the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation - 12/21/2020
- Ava Waitz has been awarded a 2022 Schwarzman Scholarship and was featured in MIT News - 12/15/2020
- Prof. Trancik presents at a congressional briefing on high-impact climate policies - 12/11/2020
- Prof. Trancik speaks on a C3E panel on clean energy challenges and opportunities - 12/8/2020
- Lab alum Dr. Magdalena K. Klemun has joined The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's Division of Public Policy as an Assistant Professor! - 12/01/2020
- Paper on the sources of cost overruns in nuclear power plant construction published in Joule and featured in MIT News, Ars Tecnica, Energy Futures, Forbes, Greentech Media - 11/18/2020, 11/21/2020, 11/25/2020, 12/1/2020, 12/8/2020
- Prof. Trancik speaks with Connecticut Public Radio about research on methane leaks and mitigation strategies - 11/19/2020
- Report published on New Mexico's energy transition and opportunities on the path to decarbonization, and presented to NM Legislature's Water and Natural Resources Committee - 10/27/2020, 11/9/2020
- Prof. Trancik discusses the lab's research on hydrogen production technology and related infrastructure at MITEI’s first virtual Annual Research Conference (summarized by MITEI here) - 11/17/2020
- Prof. Trancik speaks with Utility Dive about the impact of a blockchain standard for electric vehicle integration and the importance of equitable technology innovation - 10/19/2020
- Paper on research priorities for supporting subnational climate policies published in WIREs Climate Change and summarized here - 8/13/2020, 8/17/2020
- Dr. Aliza Khurram joins the lab as a Postdoctoral Associate - 9/14/2020
- Prof. Trancik discusses IEA innovation report findings with Timur Gül at CSIS - 7/22/2020