Energy Systems of the Future
Our current energy system is a potent contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions.
The Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) is pursuing research that investigates clean, affordable, accessible systems and advises the energy industry, regulators, and policymakers on the wide-ranging changes needed to meet ambitious climate goals. Research topics focus on both supply and demand, including renewables, energy storage, efficient heating and cooling technologies, electric vehicles and mobility transitions, distributed energy systems, energy access, clean cooking fuels, and more.
The following research is authored by IGS executive leadership, faculty associate directors, and core faculty.
Social Innovation Supports Inclusive and Accelerated Energy Transitions With Appropriate Governance
IGS Research | Communications Earth & Environment, August 15, 2023 Read more
Coupling for Climate Intervention: Sectoral and Sustainability Couplings for Carbon Removal and Solar Geoengineering Pathways
IGS Research | Technological Forecasting and Social Change, September 2023 Read more
Extreme Fast Charging of Commercial Li-ion Batteries via Combined Thermal Switching and Self-Heating Approaches
IGS Research | Nature Communications, June 3, 2023 Read more
Building a Green Future: Examining the Job Creation Potential of Electricity, Heating, and Storage in Low-Carbon Buildings
IGS Research | The Electricity Journal, June 2023 Read more
Non-Invasive Accurate Time Resolved Inverse Battery Calorimetry
IGS Research | Energy Storage Materials, June 2023 Read more
Surface Charge Enhanced Kinetically-Limited Evaporation in Nanopores
IGS Research | International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, May 1, 2023 Read more
The Socio-technical Dynamics of Net-Zero Industrial Megaprojects: Outside-in and Inside-out Analyses of the Humber Industrial Cluster
IGS Research | Energy Research & Social Science, April 2023 Read more
Screening for Electrically Conductive Defects in Thin Functional Films Using Electrochemiluminescence
IGS Research | arXiv, March 27, 2023 Read more
Uneasy Tensions in Energy Justice and Systems Transformation
IGS Research | Nature Energy, March 13, 2023 Read more
Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage in Review: Sociotechnical Implications for a Carbon Reliant World
IGS Research | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, May 2023 Read more