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A close-up view of a quantum compute

Harvard partners with national labs on quantum computing

Energy Department creates 5 science research centers in field, 3 with Harvard groups

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DateSeptember 2, 2020September 3, 2020

Matter in space

Funding promising scientists

Dvorkin, Idreos receive Early Career Research funding from Department of Energy

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DateAugust 5, 2019October 9, 2019

Cynthia Friend, the director of Harvard’s Rowland Institute (pictured), is leading an effort to develop new methods to reduce energy consumption in the production of industrial chemicals, which now accounts for an astounding 25 percent of the world’s energy consumption, according to Friend.

Energy research wins grant

U.S. funds innovative Harvard-based efforts to reduce consumption

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DateJuly 3, 2014May 30, 2019

Reducing dependence on foreign oil and reducing greenhouse gases are the two major challenges of U.S. energy systems, Steven Koonin, undersecretary for science at the U.S. Department of Energy, told a Harvard audience. To meet these challenges, he said, the government’s best role is to mitigate risk in the energy industry and to leverage innovation.

Pondering energy’s future

One key, U.S. scientist says, is to foster innovation

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DateSeptember 22, 2010June 13, 2019

Emily Gardel, a Ph.D. candidate in applied physics at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), has been awarded a three-year DOE Science Graduate Fellowship.

SEAS student awarded fellowship

Emily Gardel to focus on energy potential of bacteria

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DateAugust 9, 2010July 22, 2019

U.S. Undersecretary of Energy Kristina Johnson says the United States plans to cut its fossil fuel use from about 80 percent of the energy consumed now to just 20 percent by 2050, an ambitious undertaking that requires immediate shifts to be achieved.

Ambitious undertaking

Energy official says plan would trim conventional fossil fuel use to 20 percent of energy mix by 2050

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DateApril 14, 2010June 18, 2019