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…

In the News

Fred Wudl

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.

In the News

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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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Kim Turner

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…

Awards and Accolades, In the News

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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…

In the News

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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…

In the News

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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

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Super High Power LEDs to be in 50% of Lighting Shipments by 2017, According to Strategies Unlimited

According to The Market for High-Brightness LEDs in Lighting Applications report, revenues for LEDs in lighting applications, which…

Industry and Business

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Seven Countries Responsible for Two-Thirds of Climate Change, Research Shows

New research has found that just seven countries, including the UK and USA, account for 63% of climate change. Relative to population…

Research

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HyperSolar Extends Agreement With UC Santa Barbara for Research and Development

HyperSolar, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water, today…

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