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Google, Fox, 52 Others Among EDF Climate Corps Newcomers
54 businesses join the Environmental Defense Fund's Climate Corps program. The program places graduate students from around the country to work in businesses and public institutions to find cost-efficient solutions to save energy and reduce emissions.
Date: 05/24/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Economic Impact
Tags: Climate Corps program, Environmental Defense Fund, fellows
Intel to Raise Efficiency of Notebooks, Data Centers
Intel has ranked first in the nation for using renewable energy, since 2008. The firm is raising the bar on energy efficiency goals, aiming to increase energy efficiency of notebook computers and data center products to 25 times the 2010 levels by 2020.
Date: 05/21/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Data Centers
Tags: computing, data centers, energy efficiency, Intel, photovoltaics, renewable energy, solar, wind
Energy Efficiency Gaining Ground in Inefficient States, ACEEE Says
Energy efficiency is gaining momentum in states that have traditionally been behind the curve in pushing such technology, according to research by the American Council for Energy-Efficient Economy. Many of these states are passing legislation and taking steps in improving energy efficiency by 2020.
Date: 05/17/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Buildings, Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: ACEEE, building codes, State Energy Efficiency Score Card
Top Tier Chinese Solar Firms Have a Legitimate Cost Advantage
China’s top tier solar manufacturers do have a legitimate cost advantage over U.S.-based solar manufacturers. China’s solar manufacturers are winning for good reason: they’re more competitive than their American counterparts.
Date: 05/16/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Economic Impact
Tags: China, global economics, NREL, photovoltaics, solar, solar manufacturers, solar market, United States
Shinsung Solar Energy achieves 20.03% efficiency on cells using LDSE technology
Korean cell manufacturer Shinsung Solar Energy has achieved a 20.03% efficiency rate for its crystalline solar cell by using next-generation Laser Doped Selective Emitter (LDSE) technology.
Date: 05/16/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Solar/Photovoltaics
Tags: 20.03% efficiency, Laser Doped Selective Emitter Technology, LDSE, photovoltaics, Shinsung, solar
Proof that the Solar Industry is on the Brink of a Huge Expansion
The prominent global consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, came out with a new report showing why solar photovoltaics have hit a tipping point. The report highlights three factors that are giving the solar industry so much drive.
Date: 05/15/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Solar/Photovoltaics
Tags: McKinsey, photovoltaics, solar industry
Jeffrey Henley
LA Times article on $50-million gift from Oracle chairman to UCSB
The LA Times features an article on Jeff and Judy Henley's donation to the Institute for Energy Efficiency and the College of Engineering. Their donation will enhance the quality of research and education at UC Santa Barbara, and they hope to set an example for future private giving.
Date: 05/14/2012
Type: News
Tags: College of Engineering, energy efficiency, Fund raising, Jeff Henley, Oracle, UC Santa Barbara
Bloomberg discusses Jeff Henley's Gift of $50 Million to UCSB Amid Cuts
Bloomberg talks about Jeff and Judy Henley's $50 million donation to the Institute for Energy Efficiency and the College of Engineering amid state budget cuts. Their donation is the largest in UC Santa Barbara's history.
Date: 05/14/2012
Type: News
Tags: Campaign, College of Engineering, energy efficiency, Fund raising, Jeff Henley, Oracle, UC Santa Barbara
Campaign Kick-off with $50 million gift from Jeff and Judy Henley
Oracle Chairman’s $50 Million Gift to the Institute and College of Engineering at UC Santa Barbara Supports Technology Innovation and Advances the Frontiers of Energy Efficiency. Read the full press release here.
Date: 05/12/2012
Type: News
Tags: Campaign, College of Engineering, energy efficiency, Fund raising, Jeff Henley, Oracle, UC Santa Barbara
Clean Car Calculator
The Institute and Bren School's Clean Car Calculator in the news
Andrew Revkin talks about our online tool for gauging the relative value of efficient cars
Date: 05/11/2012
Type: News
Technologies: Energy Efficiency Policy, Transportation
Tags: electric cars, electric vehicles, fuel efficient cars, hybrid cars

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