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Wildcat’s Advance in Rechargeable Battery Materials
Wildcat Discovery Technologies' combinatorial chemistry tools give the company the capability to rapidly synthesize inorganic materials. A recent synthesis lead to the discovery of a new rechargeable battery material, which they claim can improve battery performance by 25 to 65 percent.
Date: 03/14/2011
Type: Article
Technologies: Batteries
Tags: batteries, battery performance, energy density, rechargeable batteries
Why the Next Steve Jobs Will be in Energy, Not Computers
Will the world's energy problems be solved in a manner similar to the way that Apple changed computers?
Date: 08/30/2011
Type: News
Technologies: General Information
Tags: energy, energy efficient design
John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
Why the Election Could be Good For Green Tech
Michael Kanellos of Greentech Media argues that clean, green, efficient energy is a popular bi-partisan issue nationwide and that the compromise that will come out of our newly divided government will be good for energy policy and green technology.
Date: 11/08/2010
Type: Blog
Technologies: Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: clean energy policy, energy efficiency policy, energy policy, green technology, politics, renewable energy
Why People Aren't Sold on Energy Efficiency in their Homes
Even with financial incentives, a publicity campaign, and federal policies, homeowners are reluctant to take action to improve the energy efficiency of their homes.
Date: 02/15/2010
Type: Blog
Technologies: Buildings, Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: buildings, energy efficiency
Why Is Obama Putting So Much Stock in Battery Technology?
In a push for jobs, Obama touts the benefits of developing US manufacturing prowess in new batteries for next-generation electric plug-in vehicles.
Date: 07/17/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Batteries, Energy Efficiency Policy, Transportation
Tags: battery economy, battery technology, energy policy, lithium ion batteries, Obama, plug-in electric vehicles
Why Energy Efficient Buildings Are Worth the Investment
Investment in energy efficiency for buildings can prove benefits to real estate in the long term and provide a competitive advantage.
Date: 01/18/2010
Type: Blog
Technologies: Buildings
Tags: energy efficient buildings, Energy Star, real estate
Who Owns Solar?
GTM Research reports that the U.S. photovoltaic (PV) market has grown, over the last ten years, at an average annual rate of approximately 70 percent.
Date: 06/19/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Solar/Photovoltaics
Tags: customer-owned, solar market, third-party-owned, utility-owned
Efficient Building
White Paper on Accelerating Systems Engineering for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
A product of the two-day workshop held in December 2010 by the Institute for Energy Efficiency, this new white paper provides and overview of current technologies and recommends improvements and actions needed to advance the development and adoption of integrated building systems.
Date: 06/14/2011
Type: Report
Technologies: Buildings
Tags: building energy efficiency, building technologies
White House Nominates Berkeley Lab’s Majumdar to Head Key DOE Agency
Institute for Energy Efficiency Global Advisory Board Member Arun Majumdar nominated to head the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.
Date: 09/18/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: Advanced Research Projects Agency, DOE, energy policy, LBNL
White House Highlights Foundation For America’s Clean Energy Economy
The Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change discusses progress made in the past year including ARRA, fuel economy standards for automobiles, appliance efficiency standards, and the greenhouse gas emissions inventory rule.
Date: 01/11/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Climate Change, Economic Impact, Energy Conversion, Energy Efficiency Policy, Transportation
Tags: appliances, ARRA, greenhouse gas emissions, offshore energy, sustainability

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