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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.…

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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…

Research

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

Industry and Business

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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…

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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.

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Will Battery Storage Create an ‘iPhone Moment’ for Australia?

There is no doubt that Australia is going to be at the leading edge of battery storage, due to the huge number of solar panels already…

Industry and Business

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California Passes Ambitious Laws on Emissions and Energy Efficiency

California lawmakers have passed a dozen ambitious environmental and energy bills setting high goals for reducing greenhouse gas…

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Power Sector Finds a New Set of Customers: Cars

Giving power companies the ability to invest in electric-vehicle charging infrastructure could bolster the EV market.

Industry and Business

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Power Sector finds a new set of customers: cars

Giving power companies the ability to invest in electric-vehicle charging infrastructure could bolster the EV market.

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Is Solar-Plus-Storage Ready to Blossom in Africa?

Low-cost technology is already improving the quality of life in rural, off-grid communities.

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Second Largest Island in U.S. Goes 100% Renewable

Kodiak Island in southern Alaska is powered 99.7 percent by hydro and wind.

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California’s Distributed Energy Challenge: Sharing the Data

California’s goal of merging rooftop solar systems, smart inverters, behind-the-meter batteries, real-time energy management systems and…

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New Wind Turbine Generates Electricity Without Rotating Blades

A Spanish company called Vortex Bladeless has produced a wind turbine that takes advantage of the vortices produced when wind moves…

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