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Reducing Energy Use

Students at UCSB’s Bren School conducted a pilot for a behavior-based program aimed at lowering energy consumption on campus.

Graduate, Research

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The Geometry of Strength

Shape plays a fundamental role in the properties of a new high tech material developed by UCSB materials scientist Jonathan Berger.

Research

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A Reborn GridPoint Goes Deep Into Commercial Building Energy Efficiency

EnerNOC and ADT deals indicate progress for the startup’s new focus as a commercial property portfolio energy manager.

Industry and Business

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EPA and DOE Honor 2015 Energy Star Partners of the Year for Leadership on Energy Efficiency, Acting on Climate

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are honoring 128 businesses and organizations…

Industry and Business

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The Path Toward a Low-Carbon California

Low-carbon leadership has not only paid dividends for California’s environment and citizens, but it has also transformed and…

Industry and Business

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Energy Storage Enabling Technology Market to Surpass $20B by 2024

Global installed revenue for the energy storage enabling technology (ESET) market is expected to grow from $605.8 million in 2015 to $21…

Industry and Business

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As California Loses Hydro Resources to Drought, Large-Scale Solar Fills in the Gap

New solar generation made up for four-fifths of California’s lost hydro production in 2014.

Industry and Business

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California's Shift Toward Renewables Makes Energy Harder to Manage

California's electrical grid has a problem -- a nice problem, but a problem nonetheless: The state often has too much power.

Industry and Business

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Power Grid of the Future: Distributed Generation Led by a 'Civic' Energy Sector

“What would our energy system look like if the move to a low-carbon society wasn’t left to governments and big energy companies but was…

Industry and Business

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Newsletter: March 2015

Newsletter

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Data Center Energy Efficiency: Going Green Without Going Broke

Intel’s Jeffrey Klaus explains the advantages of software energy management for data centers.

Industry and Business

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Computers and Monitors are Targets of Latest Energy-Efficiency Rules

California regulators are intensifying efforts to wring every possible electron out of common household devices.

Industry and Business

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Energy Efficiency Investment Must Increase Five-Fold, Warns Report

Private investment in energy-efficient buildings renovation must increase five-fold by 2030, according to a group set up by the European…

Industry and Business

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In Historic Turn, CO2 Emissions Flatline in 2014, Even as Global Economy Grows

The IEA pegged carbon dioxide emissions for 2014 at 32.3 billion metric tons - essentially the same volume as 2013, even as the global…

Industry and Business

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California’s Demand Response 2.0 Creates New Competitive Markets

New direct participation program, auction mechanisms could transform the state’s demand-side grid potential.

Industry and Business

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Materials and Chemical Engineering Graduate Programs Among the Top 10 in the U.S.

In its annual ranking of leading graduate and professional programs, U.S. News & World Report magazine has rated two of UC Santa…

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