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UK to Match Funds for Commercial Energy Efficiency
The British government is encouraging UK businesses to invest in energy-efficient technologies with their matching funds incentive, allowing UK businesses to be more competitive with foreign companies that benefit from lower energy costs.
Date: 05/15/2013
Type: Article
Technologies: Economic Impact, Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: energy efficiency, incentive, United Kingdom, United States
UK Manufacturers Need Incentives to Meet Low-Carbon Goals, Study Says
The Institute for Public Policy Research recommends that the UK government increases their incentives for low-carbon and energy-efficient technologies. Greater manufacturer participation is required for the UK to meet its low-carbon economy goals.
Date: 06/05/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Economic Impact, Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: incentives, Institute for Public Policy Research, Low-carbon goal, policy, United Kingdom
Larry Coldren
UCSB-led Consortium Picked for Photonic Chip Research
Institute faculty member Larry Coldren will direct UCSB's new research consortium: Photonic Integration for Coherent Optics (PICO). The new DARPA-funded group will focus on developing photonic technologies for communications and sensing applications.
Date: 09/26/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Communication, Photonics
Tags: communications, computing, DARPA, integrated circuits, Photonic Integration for Coherent Optics (PICO), photonics
UCSB Ranked No. 2 in the World in Leiden Ranking of Top 500 Universities
In the latest rankings by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden University, UC Santa Barbara has placed second on the annual list of the top 500 major universities in the world in terms of impact in the field of the sciences.
Date: 04/19/2013
Type: Article
Tags: Leiden University, Ranking, Santa Barbara, Science, UCSB, University of California
Purpose-Built Solar Reading Light designed at UC Santa Barbara
UCSB Institute Designs Energy-Efficient Lamps for Schoolchildren Around the World
UCSB's Institute for Energy Efficiency has designed high-efficiency solar-powered LED lamps for schoolchildren in developing countries.
Date: 12/21/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Lighting & Displays
Tags: energy-efficient lighting, Engineers Without Borders, high-efficiency, Institute for Energy Efficiency, LEDs, solar power
UCLA Engineers Develop ‘1,000 Times More Energy Efficient’ RAM
Researchers at UCLA have found a way to improve computer performance, memory, and make computers 10 to 1000 times more energy efficient by using electric voltage instead of flowing current.
Date: 01/15/2013
Type: Article
Technologies: Computing and Networks
Tags: computer memory, computing, electric voltage, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, RAM, UCLA
Chevy Volt
U.S. sets higher fuel efficiency standards
Automakers will now be required to nearly double the average fuel economy of new cars and trucks by 2025 (from 29 mpg to 54.5 mpg). The new standards will save Americans $1.7 trillion in fuel costs.
Date: 08/29/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Transportation
Tags: automobiles, cars, electric vehicle, fuel efficiency, gas mileage, hybrid vehicle
U.S. Agencies Try to Restore Faith in Energy Star Appliance Testing
In response to a report from the GAO that revealed some major flaws in the EPA's Energy Star certification process, the EPA and DOE are developing a product-testing system to validate Energy Star ratings.
Date: 07/10/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: department of energy, energy efficiency policy, Energy Star, EPA
Two Big Shifts Taking Us to More Resource-Efficient Computing
The tech industry is pushing toward more resource-efficient computing architectures in two ways: integrated systems and modular data centers.
Date: 04/26/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Data Centers
Tags: cloud computing, energy efficiency, smart gadgets
An array of optical filters
Tunable, Stretchable Optical Materials
Researchers at Caltech have discovered a way to tune optical filters to dynamically control which wavelengths of infrared light they respond to. One potential application of these tunable metamaterials could be thermal photovoltaics that maintain high efficiency regardless of the weather.
Date: 10/08/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Materials, Solar/Photovoltaics, Communication
Tags: metamaterials, nanotechnology, optical filters, optical resonators, solar cell efficiency, telecommunications, thermal photovoltaics

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