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Growth of Small Solar PV Continuing

Analysis of EIA data for the first four months of 2017 and for year-end 2016 show continuing strong growth in installations of small-…

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Tech Companies Team Up to Promote Smart Cities

Envision Energy, Microsoft, Accenture and others launch a new alliance to support integretion of renewables and Internet of Things…

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Hydrogen Could Provide Path to High-Efficiency OLEDs

A molecule that changes its chemical structure slightly before and after emission could provide a novel, stable approach to achieving…

Research

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AES and Siemans Partner to Create New Energy Storage Powerhouse

The new company, Fluence, will combine AES' expertise in utility-scale storage with Sieman's global sales and engineering resources.

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High Efficiency Perovskite PV Films with Meniscus-Assisted Technique

A new low-temperature solution printing technique allows fabrication of high-efficiency perovskite solar cells with large crystals…

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DoE's Research Projects Agency Awards $25M in Photonics Funding

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) is investing $25 million in nine different photonics-driven…

In the News, Research

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New 3-D Chip Combines Computing and Data Storage

Advance points toward new generation of computers for coming superstorm of data. Just as the flood of data is reaching massive…

In the News

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Self-Powered System makes Smart Windows Smarter

Smart windows equipped with controllable glazing can augment lighting and cooling and heating systems, saving up to 40% in an average…

Research

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Smart Transformers Will Make the Grid Cleaner and More Flexible

The solid state transformer is poised to remake the electrical distribution grid.

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UCSB hosts 16th California Higher Education Sustainability Conference

From water conservation, energy efficiency and carbon neutrality, to waste reduction, food sourcing and the "greening" of laboratories,…

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"Drawdown" Solutions by Overall Rank

"Drawdown," a book edited by green entrepreneur Paul Hawken, measures, models and describes the 100 most substantive solutions to…

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Cut U.S. Commercial Building Energy Use by 29% with Widespread Controls

Programming, maintaining building controls can lower power bills.  

Research

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Novel Photopatterning Approach Builds OLEDs from the Ground Up

A light-mediated methodology for growing patterned, emissive polymer brushes with micron feature resolution could lead to a more…

Research

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How Much Do You Know About Solving Global Warming?

“Drawdown,”a new book edited by green entrepreneur Paul Hawken, analyzes 100 potential solutions, ranks them, and reaches some…

General

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Saving Lives and Money: The Potential of Solar to Replace Coal

A research team has determined that the US could prevent 51,999 premature deaths a year and save millions of dollars by…

Industry and Business

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Discovery of New Transparent Thin Film Material Could Improve Electronics and Solar Cells

University of Minnesota researchers have discovered an ultra-high conductivity thin film material for applications in more powerful and…

Research