The Institute in the News
McDonough discusses moving towards and environmentally and economically intelligent future by continually recycling material from old products into new ones.May 22 2009
New strides are being made in energy-saving technologies, but future gains will depend on how consumers put those technologies to use in their lives.May 21 2009
A group of executives, entrepreneurs and energy aficionados gathered at the Santa Barbara Summit on Energy Efficiency to talk about one part of the U.S. economy that is booming: energy efficiency.May 20 2009
Institute Director John Bowers is quoted about the energy saving benefits of microchipsMay 14 2009- UC Santa Barbara's Institute for Energy Efficiency received $19.0 million over the next five-years for research in energy efficiency.May 6 2009
Plastic solar cells are being studied by the UC Santa Barbara researcher and Nobel Laureate Alan Heeger. The lightweight cells are inexpensive to produce, but so far are too inefficient, converting 6.1% of sunlight to electricity, while traditional silicon cells are 15% efficient.Apr 30 2009
The Institute for Energy Efficiency received a $19 million dollar grant from the stimulus bill for research in energy efficiency.Apr 29 2009
Apr 28 2009- Leading research institutions from China, India, the UK, and the US are conducting joint research projects in the field of energy-related materials including low-cost organic solar cell research at UCSBFeb 18 2009
