MIT Technology and Policy Program

TPP addresses societal challenges through research and education at the intersection of technology and policy. Our goal is to mobilize science and engineering to inform intelligent, responsible strategies and policies to benefit communities from local to global.

nature | January 15, 2025

The evolution of lithium-ion battery recycling

TPP student Marilena Velonia Bellonia, alongside fellow researchers, looks at the current state of lithium-ion battery recycling as demand rises with increased electric vehicle use.
December 18, 2024

Climate resilience in Massachusetts

This year’s IDSS student-run MIT Policy Hackathon challenged teams to help the Commonwealth mitigate the impacts of flooding on low-income communities.
Nature Communications | November 12, 2024

The value of long-duration energy storage under various grid conditions in a zero-emissions future

TPP student Martin Staadecker recently published a paper in Nature Communications on the role of long-duration energy storage in our future electrical grids based on research he conducted as an electrical grid planning researcher at the University of California, San Diego.

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