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Homebuilders Make Green, Efficient Features Standard
Energy efficiency features are becoming standard in new home construction due to increasing demand and eco-consciousness.
Date: 03/02/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Buildings
Tags: energy efficient homes, Energy Star
Home Energy Management: 2012 Status Report
Greentech Media summarizes Americans' 2012 home energy usage and statistics. "Home energy management in 2012, like every other year, finds us somewhere between the Flintstones and the Jetsons."
Date: 12/17/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Buildings, Control Systems, HVAC, Utilities
Tags: American energy use, home energy management, homes
Home Depot Teams Up With Philips, Cree on LED Bulbs
In partnership with Cree, Home Depot has released an new EcoSmart brand downlight bulb that uses white and red LEDs to emit a warm, energy-efficient glow.
Date: 08/18/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Lighting & Displays
Tags: Cree, EcoSmart, energy efficient lighting, Home Depot, LED lighting
Highly Efficient Solar Cells Could Result from Quantum Dot Research
A new method of capturing the higher energy sunlight that is usually lost as heat in conventional solar cells could double solar-to-electric power conversion efficiency.
Date: 06/18/2010
Type: Article, News
Technologies: Materials, Solar/Photovoltaics, Energy Conversion
Tags: crystal nanostructures, high-efficiency solar, quantum dots, semiconductors
Heliatek’s organic tandem solar cell verified at 10.7% record conversion efficiency
Dresden, Germany-based OPV thin-film developer Heliatek has achieved a new organic tandem solar cell world record with 10.7% cell efficiency on a 1.1 square centimeter substrate. SGS undertook the testing and has validated the figures.
Date: 04/30/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Solar/Photovoltaics
Tags: Heliatek, organic photovoltaics, organic tandem solar cell, record conversion efficiency, solar
A thin film of silicon nanomesh
Heat-Harvesting Nanomaterials
Researchers at Caltech have demonstrated new nanoscale designs that sever the relationship between thermal and electrical conductivity, potentially boosting the efficiency of thermoelectric materials for harvesting waste heat.
Date: 10/04/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Thermoelectrics
Tags: CalTech, energy conversion, nanomaterials, silicon, thermoelectrics, waste heat
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GridWise Global Forum: The Week That Was
The inaugural GridWise Global Forum brought together an eclectic group of industry and public officials to discuss the future of the smart grid.
Date: 09/24/2010
Type: Article, Video
Technologies: Smart Grid
Tags: smart grid, smart grid security, smart grid upgrades
Grid Storage Market Will Grow to $113.5 Billion, According to Lux Research
The demand for energy storage on the grid will grow to $113.5 billion and reach 184 GWh of capacity by 2017. Lux Research developed the "Grid Storage Demand Forecaster" to evaluate and compare opportunities and trends.
Date: 04/19/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Batteries, Smart Grid
Tags: batteries, energy storage, grid
Grid Problems Curb India’s Electric-Vehicle Appetite
As the world's second most populous country, India struggles to provide reliable electricity to everyone. For this reason, electric vehicle sales in India has greatly decreased.
Date: 01/04/2013
Type: Article
Technologies: Batteries, Transportation, Utilities
Tags: electric cars, electric vehicles, electricity, energy grid, India, power shortage
Greener Graphene? Eco-Friendlier Mass Production Method Shows Promise
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a method for quickly and cheaply mass-producing graphene, a carbon material that could improve the efficiency of energy storage.
Date: 06/22/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Batteries, Electronics, Energy Storage, Lighting & Displays
Tags: electronics, energy storage technologies, graphene, OLED, ultracapacitors

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