MIT and GE Vernova Join Forces to Develop and Scale Sustainable Energy Systems
What you’ll learn:
- MIT continues to expand its research on sustainable energy systems by agreeing to a five-year collaboration with GE Veranova.
- The $50M partnership will pursue advances in the technologies, business cases, and implementation strategies for no/low-carbon technologies such as wind, solar, advanced nuclear reactors, and green hydrogen
In efforts to develop and scale sustainable energy systems across the globe, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and GE Vernova recently formed the MIT-GE Vernova Energy and Climate Alliance. This five-year collaboration—a $50 million commitment—will encompass research, education, and career opportunities for students, faculty, and staff across MIT’s five schools and the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.
The alliance will operate within MIT’s Office of Innovation and Strategy, while funding approximately 12 annual research projects and as well as three master’s student projects that fall within three areas of focus:
- Decarbonization
- Electrification
- Renewables acceleration
These research projects will address a variety of challenges. They include developing and storing clean energy, as well as the creation of robust system architectures that help sustainable energy sources like solar, wind, advanced nuclear reactors, green hydrogen, and more compete with carbon-emitting sources.
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The collaboration will also create approximately eight endowed GE Vernova research fellowships for MIT students.
“The internships and fellowships will be designed to bring students into our ecosystem,” said GE Vernova Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Roger Martella. “Students will walk our factory floor, come to our labs, be a part of our management teams, and see how we operate as business leaders. They’ll get a sense for how what they’re learning in the classroom is being applied in the real world.”
Additional information about the alliance and its activities can be found at this link.
