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Institute for Energy Efficiency Announces 2019-2020 Peter J. Frenkel Foundation Fellows

The Institute for Energy Efficiency announced this year’s Peter J. Frenkel Foundation fellows. This award is made possible…

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The University of California Declares a Climate Emergency

"The University of California has joined forces with more than 7,000 colleges and universities around the globe to declare a climate…

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How Inexpensive Must Energy Storage Be for Utilities to Switch to 100 Percent Renewables?

Last week, the city of Los Angeles inked a deal for a solar-plus-storage system at a record-low price. The 400-MW Eland solar power…

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Making AI More Energy Efficient

Training artificial intelligence (AI), an activity that involves processing vast amounts of data, is an energy-intensive process. One…

Awards and Accolades

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Building a Photo-Battery to Boost the Grid

People tend to only think about energy storage when their laptop or cellphone batteries are running out of juice. However, energy…

Awards and Accolades

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Collaborating to Protect the Citrus Industry

A bacterial disease, HLB, which is spread by the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) has reduced Florida’s citrus production by 50 percent from…

Awards and Accolades

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Collaborating to Protect the Citrus Industry

A bacterial disease, HLB, which is spread by the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) has reduced Florida’s citrus production by 50 percent from…

Awards and Accolades

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Collaborating to Protect the Citrus Industry

A bacterial disease, HLB, which is spread by the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) has reduced Florida’s citrus production by 50 percent from…

Awards and Accolades

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​IEE to Announce Winners of Inaugural Research Seed Funding this Week

UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency (IEE) will announce the inaugural recipients of its Research Seed Funding Program in…

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Are Smart Speakers and Streaming Devices Energy Efficient?

The Institute for Energy Efficiency at UCSB is interested in making anything electronic and/or with electronics inside more energy…

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Roland Geyer Looks to Rewrite the Book on Plastics

The Institute for Energy Efficiency's faculty member Roland Geyer discusses recycling, plastic bans, and other efforts to reduce plastic…

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A Quarter of Humanity Faces Looming Water Crisis

This New York Times article is a timely reminder that lack of access to clean healthy water is an issue in many parts of the world and…

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Innovator Spotlight: PowWow, Water Management Made Easy

Olivier Jerphagnon, the founder and CEO of PowWow, and an Industry Partner to the Institute for Energy Efficiency, was interviewed by…

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California farmers are planting solar panels as water supplies dry up

"Solar energy projects could replace some of the jobs and tax revenues that may be lost as constrained water supplies force California’s…

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IEE Frenkel Fellow Receives Best Paper Award at IEEE ICIOT 2019

One of IEE's 2018-2019 Peter J. Frenkel Fellows, Nevena Golubovic, received the Best Paper Award at the IEEE ICIOT 2019 conference! Her…

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Professor Thuc-Quyen Nguyen receives Hall of Fame Highlight from Advanced Science News

UCSB Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Thuc-Quyen Nguyen receives national recognition for her contributions in the development of…