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California Just Doubled Down on Fighting Climate Change

An aggressive emissions bill commits the state to making deep cuts in emissions by 2030.

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LEDs, Not Solar, Have Transformed Their Industry

For all of the talk about the disruptive nature of wind and solar on the utility sector, there is another clean energy technology that…

General

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America’s First Offshore Wind Farm May Power Up a New Industry

A just-completed project off the coast of Rhode Island, though relatively tiny, is at the forefront of a sea-based transition to…

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An Unexpected Finding

In the pursuit of a new class of photovoltaic materials, researchers at UC Santa Barbara happened upon an entirely different discovery…

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An Unexpected Finding

In the pursuit of a new class of photovoltaic materials, researchers at UC Santa Barbara happened upon an entirely different discovery…

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Light Speed Education

The next big development in the world of digital communications might come from a local community college or UCSB undergrad thanks…

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A Leader in Light

John Bowers, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and of materials at UC Santa Barbara, has been selected to receive the…

Awards and Accolades

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UCSB Nobel Laureate Shuji Nakamura is elected to Taiwan’s most prestigious academy

Nobel Laureate and Institute faculty member Shuji Nakamura has been elected to Academia Sinica, Taiwan’s preeminent research…

Awards and Accolades

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How Solar Energy Can be Transformed into Fuel

A new study look into the quest for sustainable fuel, and how solar energy can be transformed into exactly this. The new procedure uses…

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Farm Aid

As UCSB’s Sustainability Champion, computer scientist Chandra Krintz has moved closer to her goal of enabling smarter, more sustainable…

Awards and Accolades, Research

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REN21 Global Status Report

This report from REN21, a United Nations affiliate focused on renewable energy technology, highlights an extraordinary year for clean…

Industry and Business

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Bionic Leaf Turns Sunlight Into Liquid Fuel

Scientists have created a system that uses solar energy to split water molecules and hydrogen-eating bacteria to produce liquid fuels.…

Research

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TomKat UC Carbon Neutrality Project

UCSB's Institute for Energy Efficiency will lead the TomKat UC Carbon Neutrality Project, in partnership with the National Center for…

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TomKat UC Carbon Neutrality Project

UCSB's Institute for Energy Efficiency will lead the TomKat UC Carbon Neutrality Project, in partnership with the National Center for…

General

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Peek Inside Tri Alpha Energy, a Company Pursuing the Ideal Power Source

A startup in California has raised $500 million to chase the elusive dream of fusion power. Is this crazy, or is the company on to…

Industry and Business

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Video: Institute Faculty Member Arthur Gossard Receives the National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Watch President Obama award the recipients of the National Medals of Science and Technology, including Institute and UCSB faculty member…

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