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DOE sunshot grant
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New grant from the Department of Energy Sunshot Program on ‘Evaluating the causes of photovoltaics cost reduction: why is PV different?’ – 1/30/2013
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Fabian Riether
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Fabian Riether completed his master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at MIT in 2016. His thesis demonstrated the potential of novel optimization algorithms for controlling high-dimensional stochastic systems such as quadrotors. In 2014-2015, he worked with the Trancik Lab to investigate energy storage and consumption patterns in transportation and energy infrastructure to derive design rules and optimal policies. He…
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Linda Jing
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Linda Jing was an undergraduate in Materials Science and Engineering and minoring in Energy Studies with a concentration in Economics at MIT. Her research is focused on evaluating the materials constraints for energy storage. Contact: weijing at mit dot edu
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research overview
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The goal of our work is to accelerate thediscovery and scaling of new energy technologies. Our research focuses on discovering frameworks and quantitative methods to compare and optimize energy technologies by integrating technological details and climate change mitigation targets. We take a data-driven, quantitative approach to studying the dynamics of change and performance limits of…
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Charles E. Reed Grant
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New grant from the Charles E. Reed Faculty Initiatives Fund: ‘Commuting patterns and the design of electric vehicle batteries’ – 9/1/2012
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Smart planet
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Prof. Trancik interviewed by Smartplanet.com (a CBS website): Accelerating clean energy development – 8/31/2011
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Science Daily
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Research on ‘Perfecting A Solar Cell by Adding Imperfections’ featured in Science Daily – 6/18/2008