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The Zuli Smartplug: Creating a Smart Home

Taylor Umphreys, a UC Santa Barbara alumnus and former undergraduate researcher in Institute Director John Bowers’ lab, recently…

Research

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Institute for Energy Efficiency Announces New Director’s Council and Global Advisory Board Members

James Dehlsen and Ravi Viswanathan have joined the Institute’s Director’s Council, and Arun Majumdar is the newest member to join the…

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Multi-junction Solar Cells to Push CPV Efficiencies Beyond 50%

GaN-based solar cells for integration to multi-junction photovoltaics could raise concentrated photovoltaic system efficiencies to more…

Research

Tom Steyer Talk

Our Mission Should We Choose to Accept It

At May 6th's Energy Leadership Lecture, philanthropist and clean energy advocate Tom Steyer highlighted the actions needed to…

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Chemistry Professor Receives the 2014 Spiers Memorial Award

UC Santa Barbara’s Fred Wudl, a research professor in chemistry and materials engineering, has received the 2014 Spiers Memorial Award…

Awards and Accolades

Tom Steyer

Facing the Elephant in the Room

Philanthropist and clean energy advocate Tom Steyer to come to UCSB to discuss the real urgency of confronting climate change.

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Averting Disastrous Climate Change Could Depend on Unproven Technologies

A U.N. climate report says we’ll overshoot greenhouse gas targets, and will need new technologies to make up for it.

Industry and Business

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Yingli Announce 300MW Agreement for PV Plants in China

Yingli Green Energy has announced that it has entered into a framework agreement with United Photovoltaic Group Limited for the…

Industry and Business

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News Release: Institute for Energy Efficiency Awarded $4.9 Million from the EPA for Chemical Research

UCSB professors to create the Sustainable Chemical Network to track the health and environmental impacts of new substances.

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News Release: Institute for Energy Efficiency Awarded $4.9 Million from the EPA for Chemical Research

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UCSB professors to create the Sustainable Chemical Network to track the health and environmental…

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Institute Faculty Member Kim Turner Elected to ASME

UCSB Mechanical Engineering Professor Kimberly Turner is recognized for her contributions to the field of micro-electro-mechanical…

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Newsletter: March 2014

Recent Research Findings

Replacing the…

Newsletter

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News Release: An Unconventional Talk on Unconventional Oil and Gas

Co-sponsored by the Institute for Energy Efficiency, Game Changer: Unconventional Gas & Oil and the Energy Landscape brought…

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Unconventional Gas and Oil: Symposium on a Game Changer

Join the Institute, Carsey-Wolf Center and the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management for Game Changer: Unconventional…

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Companies Lighting the Way of Government Regulations

As of January 1, 2014 U.S. manufacturers are no longer legally allowed to produce these bulbs, so the 40-watt and 60-watt bulbs you see…

Industry and Business

Jim Speck

Solar3D Aquires 100% of SUNworks

The sun is shining brightly on solar energy providers in California, and for companies like Goleta-based Solar 3D Inc (OTC: SLTD), a…

Industry and Business