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Compact Balcony Solar Systems Alleviate Regional Power Grid Stress

Solar energy can take many forms, but one of the newest in the United States is balcony solar. Already legal in Maryland and Virginia, with a bill pending in D.C., these compact units offer Mid-Atlantic renters and homeowners an inexpensive way to diversify their energy options, reduce stress on the grid, and save on their monthly bills.

12 Sep 2026

Petrochemical Industry Carbon Emissions Could Rise 50 Percent by 2050

Carbon emissions from the petrochemical industry could increase by 50 percent by 2050, according to new research from the University of Sheffield.

12 Sep 2026

New Interactive Map Tracks State Wildfire Legislation for Electric Utilities

Wildfires are rewriting the rules of America's electric utilities. Grids now have to survive—and avoid igniting—wildfires, forcing states into high-stakes conversations about liability, planning, cost and how utilities should manage this risk.

12 Sep 2026

Energy Efficient Electrochemical Method Extracts Pure Hydrogen from Ammonia

An MIT team has demonstrated a more efficient way to extract pure hydrogen gas from hydrogen carrier molecules.

10 Sep 2026

Synergistic Satellite Carbon-Water Modeling Enhances Global Ecosystem Water-Use Efficiency

Satellite remote sensing reveals how efficiently terrestrial ecosystems convert water loss into carbon gain, but product choice shapes the answer. By benchmarking 64 satellite-derived estimates against flux-tower observations, researchers identified reliable approaches, mapped global patterns from 2001 to 2015.

9 Sep 2026

Industrialization and Standardization Could Cut North Sea Offshore Wind Costs By Up to 28%, DNV-LED Study Finds

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has quantified how standardizing turbine designs and securing predictable project pipelines could reduce the average lifetime cost of electricity from North Sea offshore wind by up to 28% by 2050 in a high-volume scenario.

8 Sep 2026

New Research Evaluates How Future Inequality Impacts Everyday Human Survival

How will global access to food, water, and energy evolve in coming decades? A new study co-authored by MIT researchers suggests the answers could be very different depending on region, resource, and income.

8 Sep 2026

New Global Estimate Shows Nuclear Power Capacity Will More Than Double by 2050

The annual Nuclear Technology Review has been released, estimating that global nuclear operational capacity will more than double by 2050, reaching 2.6 times the 2024 level at nearly 1000 GW(e).

7 Sep 2026

New Mobile ARM User Facility Track Atmospheric Data From Canopy

Deep in a pine-oak forest in northern Alabama, a 140-foot tower rises above the canopy. Equipped with scientific instruments, it anchors the Bankhead National Forest (BNF) observatory, a distinctive research site for studying how forests interact with the atmosphere in the southeastern United States.

7 Sep 2026