Drawing on nearly three decades in energy regulation and policy, Abigail Ross Hopper '93 will lead special projects focused on accelerating transmission infrastructure upgrades needed to meet the nation's electricity demand.

Teams took on problems ranging from grid reliability and energy storage, to sustainable fuels infrastructure, rural electrification, fleet decarbonization, and community engagement in renewable energy development.

Members of the Class of 2026 took full advantage of Irving Institute offerings. They leave Dartmouth with research published, litigation mapped, buildings analyzed, capital deployed, and documentaries in progress.

Dartmouth lecturer Shuchen Cong blends technical analysis with human realities, emphasizing uncertainty, cross-sector fluency, and communicating complex findings to diverse stakeholders.

A newly signed memorandum of understanding between Dartmouth and Germany's TU Bergakademie Freiberg formalizes a complementary partnership to tackle the energy transition from every angle, opening new doors for researchers, students, and communities on both sides of the Atlantic.

The Irving Institute marked a milestone on June 12th with its Inaugural Graduation Celebration, honoring the MET Class of 2026.

The key to surviving climate change? That would be the ability to respond and adapt. As the two speakers in the seminar explained, adaptation and response are as important for both humans and tiny fruit flies.

In her Master of Energy Transition course, Daniels teaches students to see the energy transition as a deeply human challenge—one that demands systems thinking, equity, and the conviction that local action can drive meaningful change.

Dartmouth students are driving the energy transition from every angle, building wind turbines in the Peruvian Andes, modeling clean energy supply chains, building solar cells at a national lab, and more.

Hernández, a leading national scholar on energy insecurity, discussed how the issue compounds health and social challenges for millions of Americans—and what a more comprehensive, integrated policy response would require.