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UCSB Summit on Energy Efficiency, May 1-2, 2013  

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Energy Efficiency Programs: The Gap Between Truth and Perception
One of the key findings on consumer opinions toward electricity management programs in Accenture’s recent survey, “Understanding Consumer Preferences in Energy Efficiency," is that there is a significant contradiction between consumer perceptions and their actual knowledge of energy efficiency.
Date: 07/28/2010
Type: Blog
Technologies: General Information
Tags: climate change, consumer behavior, electric utilities, electricity use, energy efficiency, fossil fuels
Energy Efficiency: Cure for Mortgage Meltdown?
According to the Alliance to Save Energy, energy efficiency could reduce the federal deficit, free up consumer spending power and lead us out of the recession.
Date: 10/08/2010
Type: Blog
Technologies: Economic Impact
Tags: Alliance to Save Energy, economics, energy costs, energy efficiency, green building, recession
Energy Efficiency: The 70% Solution to Carbon Cuts
Energy efficiency can provide most of the emissions cuts needed in the short-term.
Date: 07/06/2009
Type: Blog
Tags: carbon emissions, energy efficiency, low-carbon economy
Export stamp on wooden crate.
Export Opportunity for US Energy Efficiency?
The International Trade Association (ITA) is developing an export strategy for American energy efficiency service companies (ESCOs) to export their services to growing, energy-hungry countries like China and India.
Date: 08/13/2010
Type: Blog
Technologies: Economic Impact, General Information
Tags: China, energy efficiency, energy efficiency service companies (ESCOs), exporting services, International Trade Association (ITA)
Professor Ceder's battery lab is testing a magnesium atom.
Finding New Ways to Fill the Tank
The government's new Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) invests in high-risk high-rewards energy projects such as carbon nanotubes to store electricity or a "materials genome" for better battery fabrication.
Date: 08/22/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Batteries, Economic Impact, General Information, Energy Storage
Tags: ARPA-E, battery technology, department of energy, energy efficiency, energy technology
GE "Power Your Home" challenge logo
GE Announces “Power Your Home” Challenge
GE has launched the second phase of its Ecomagination Challenge with the aim of finding the best ideas in energy efficiency and integrating renewables in the residential sector.
Date: 01/18/2011
Type: Article, News
Technologies: General Information
Tags: energy challenge, energy efficiency, GE, grid, investment, renewables, research funding, residential
GE's Nucleus software displays real-time and historical energy use.
GE to Test Energy Efficiency of Smart Homes
GE is partnering with the Department of Energy on a $5 million program that will test the energy efficiency of homes equipped with smart grid products, LEDs and solar panels.
Date: 08/24/2010
Type: Blog
Technologies: Smart Grid
Tags: department of energy, DOE, energy efficiency, GE, home energy management, LED lighting, smart appliances, solar panels
Germany's Energy Research Plan
Germany's new "Energiekonzept" provides a long-term strategy to push renewable energy as a reliable, economical and environmentally sound component of sustainable economic growth. The plan defines key milestones to be achieved by 2050, including a 25% reduction in electricity consumption.
Date: 10/15/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: energy efficiency, energy policy, energy research, Germany, renewable energy
Giant Gravel Batteries to Improve Renewable Energy Technologies
An avant-garde technology - giant-sized batteries made with gravel - is being implemented into wind turbines and solar panels which may potentially offer secure energy storage even when wind and sunlight are not readily available.
Date: 04/27/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Batteries, Energy Storage
Tags: energy efficiency, solar, wind
Infrared scan of a retrofitted building.
Hot Water, Lights and AC as a Service
A new crop of startups such as Skyline Innovations and Metrus Energy hope to transform energy efficiency and building management through creative financing, service contracts and software.
Date: 08/30/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Buildings, General Information
Tags: building energy use, energy efficiency, energy efficiency service companies (ESCOs), energy retrofit

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