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ExxonMobil expands participation in MIT Energy Initiative’s low-carbon research; Mobility of Future study

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ExxonMobil said extended its support of the MIT Energy Initiative’s (MITEI) low-carbon energy research and education mission by renewing its status as a founding member for another five years. Other members of the study consortium are Alfa, Aramco, BP, Chevron, Equinor, Ferrovial, General Motors, Shell, and the Toyota Mobility Foundation.

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MIT Energy Initiative launches 3-year study on future of transportation; technology, fuel, infrastructure, policy, and consumer preference

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As part of MIT’s five-year Plan for Action on Climate Change, the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) has launched a major study—“Mobility of the Future”—to explore how consumers and markets will respond to potentially disruptive technologies, business models, and government policies.

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MIT researchers develop surface coatings to inhibit buildup of methane hydrates that can block deep-sea oil and gas pipelines

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Researchers at MIT, led by associate professor of mechanical engineering Kripa Varanasi, say they have found a solution, described recently in the RSC journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. The MIT team’s new method would instead use passive coatings on the insides of the pipes that are designed to prevent the hydrates from adhering.

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DOE to award more than $27M to 12 plastics recycling R&D projects

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Partners include Argonne National Laboratory, ChemStation, Chevron Phillips, and Texas A&M. Partners include BASF, MIT, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) - Hybrid Chemical-Mechanical Separation & Upcycling of Mixed Plastic Waste – DOE Funding: $2,498,539.

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In situ observation of the charging of a Li-ion anode provides insights that can lead to design of better advanced batteries

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TEM images revealed a high density of dislocations emerging from the reaction front (marked by chevron-shaped dotted lines). In an accompanying Perspective in Science , Dr. Yet-Ming Chiang (MIT professor and co-founder of A123Systems), noted: Innovations in the battery field are infrequent and hard-won. Credit: AAAS, Huang et al.

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MIT Energy Initiative report on transforming the US transportation system by 2050 to address climate challenges

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On the Road toward 2050” is a synthesis of research conducted in the Sloan Automotive Laboratory at MIT over the past five years, primarily under the direction of Heywood, with support from the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) as well as MITEI Founding Member Eni S.p.A. BP, Chevron, Concawe, the Department of Energy U.S.

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