Energy Futures
MIT conversations about energy research, technology, markets and pathways for a lower-carbon future.
- Host
- MIT Energy Initiative team
- Published by
- MIT Energy Initiative
- Topic
- Energy & Electrification
- Format
- Interview
- Orientation
- Sustainability
- Themes
- Net Zero
- Made for
- Student / Emerging Leader, Professional / Practitioner, Corporate Leader
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26 Aug 2022 · 27 min
John Cooley on Innovation and Enabling Electrification
As the world moves toward an electrified future, the ability to meet the demand for batteries is taking on increasing importance. John Cooley (co-founder and head of product at Nanoramic Laboratories) has taken the challenge. He and the team at Nanoramic are applying innovations from early work in oil & gas and aerospace to produce battery materials that enable our shift to an electrified, and low carbon, future.
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23 Jun 2022 · 9 min
Tosin Joel on Innovation and the Future of Energy
Energy has always been a place for the curious, and that is true now more than ever. As the world’s demand for energy continues to increase, and the need to balance economic, social and environmental drivers grows, innovation and people willing to take on big challenges are essential. Hear my conversation with Tosin Joel as we talk about how the curiosity that first drew her to the world of energy is driving her interest in the future of energy.
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11 May 2022 · 16 min
Vivas Kumar on the Role of Batteries in the Future of Energy
As the world moves to electrify everything in pursuit of a low carbon future, the practicalities of the supply chain for batteries become increasingly essential to get right. That’s exactly what Vivas Kumar (Founder and CEO of Mitra Chem) and his partners are looking to do. Hear Vivas talk about how his experience managing battery materials for Tesla coupled with his background growing up in the shadow of oil & gas led him to see opportunity in the future of battery technology and l...