All News News Type - Any -AlumniAwards and AccoladesGeneralGraduateIn the NewsIndustry and BusinessNewsletterResearchUndergraduate Year - Any -2024202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012 Related IEE Person Apply Smart on Water Sustainability leader UCSB sets new goal to reduce potable water use by 12 percent by next spring. July 17, 2015 Graduate, Undergraduate Engineered Hybrid Crystal Opens New Frontiers for High-Efficiency Lighting Engineers have combined two promising solar cell materials together for the first time, creating a new platform for LED technology. The… July 15, 2015 Research Airbus Electric Plane Makes History by Flying Over English Channel The E-fan electric plane of European planemaker Airbus has made history by being the first battery-operated electric plane to fly over… July 13, 2015 Industry and Business Solving the Energy Efficiency Quandary New research showing dismal results for energy efficiency in homes highlights the need for performance-based measures. July 8, 2015 Research California's Distributed Energy Grid Plans: The Next Steps The DRPs are in. Now comes the hard part: building DERs into business-as-usual for the grid. July 7, 2015 Industry and Business The Challenges of Pitching Water-Saving Technology to Farmers If California is going to find a technological exit from its perpetual water crises,the next generation of precision agriculture will… July 6, 2015 Industry and Business Farm Waste and Animal Fats Will Help Power a United Jet This summer a United Airlines flight will travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco using fuel generated from farm waste and oils derived… July 1, 2015 Industry and Business New Tool to Improve Building Energy Efficiency Fits In Backpack A group of scientists from University of California, Berkeley, have developed a new tool that measures a building’s dimensions, locates… June 29, 2015 Research Supreme Court Blocks Obama's Limits on Power Plants One of the administration’s most ambitious initiatives for controlling toxic emissions was stopped in its tracks by the Supreme Court.… June 29, 2015 Industry and Business First Certified Efficiency of 15% in Perovskite Solar Cells with Area of Over 1 Square Centimeter The research group at the NIMS Photovoltaic Materials Unit achieved 15% energy conversion efficiency in perovskite solar cells for the… June 25, 2015 Research Chemists Devise Technology that Could Transform Solar Energy Storage Chemists at UCLA have discovered a way to store energy from sunlight for up to several weeks, instead of the microseconds found in today… June 23, 2015 Research Pope Francis, in Sweeping Encyclical, Calls for Swift Action on Climate Change Pope Francis called for a radical transformation of politics, economics and individual lifestyles to confront environmental degradation… June 18, 2015 Industry and Business CEC Funded Water & Energy Savings Project: From Data to Tomato UCSB'S Institute for Energy Efficiency, UC Davis, and PowWow Energy receive funding from the CEC to measure groundwater use and to help… June 15, 2015 In the News The Better Buildings Challenge Has Saved $1B in Energy Costs The White House Better Buildings Challenge has already saved participants over $1 billion in the first two years of the ten year program… June 12, 2015 Industry and Business The LED Lighting Revolution Is On A revolution is occurring in the lighting aisle: long-lasting, energy-saving light bulbs that cost more than $25 each when introduced… June 9, 2015 Industry and Business Fuel Cells: Opening New Markets for Today's Energy Resources America’s clean energy future is now. Fuel cells are no longer an “if” technology, but a “when”, and that “when” is today. June 8, 2015 Industry and Business Pagination First page « Previous page ‹ … Page 32 Current page 33 Page 34 Page 35 … Next page › Last page »