MIT Energy Initiative

Projects

Active Projects

Analysis of National Hydrogen Supply Chain Scenarios
Focus Areas:
Managed Resources, Energy Transition, Regional Analysis, North America
Description:

Sponsor: National Petroleum Council (via MIT Energy Initiative)

Duration: 1 year
Biomass availability for producing transportation fuels  
Focus Areas:
Managed Resources, Energy Transition, Policy Scenarios, Climate Policy
Description:

Sponsor: MIT Energy Initiative Future Energy Systems Center

Leaders: Sergey Paltsev, Kristala Prather (MIT Chemical Engineering)

Duration: 2 years
Global Outlook for Fusion Energy Deployment
Focus Areas:
Managed Resources, Energy Transition, Policy Scenarios, Climate Policy
Description:

We will assess the threshold cost and performance parameters that fusion technology must deliver to become a substantial contributor to decarbonization at the global scale. This project will determine the parameters for fusion viability and identify which of these parameters are most important...