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Newsletter: Fall 2013

Research News

Solving the…

Newsletter

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FERC Chairman Explains Why Utilities Must Adapt or Die

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) chairman Jon Wellinghoff speaks on energy efficiency in relation to utility companies and…

Industry and Business

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Here’s Proof That Energy Efficiency Is One of the Hottest Cleantech Sectors

The Global Cleantech 100 report is a good way to judge where investors are thinking about deploying their money -- in energy-efficiency…

Industry and Business

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Here’s Proof That Energy Efficiency Is One of the Hottest Cleantech Sectors

The Global Cleantech 100 report is a good way to judge where investors are thinking about deploying their money -- in energy-efficiency…

Industry and Business

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CPV Technology Roundtable Report Published in IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

An editorial detailing the findings of the Institute's Technology Roundtable on concentrator photovoltaics has been published in the…

Research

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New Solar-Microbial Device for Wastewater Treatment

UC Santa Cruz researchers have developed a novel device that uses only sunlight and wastewater to produce hydrogen gas and could provide…

Research

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U.S. Energy More Secure and Reliable than Ever, Thanks to Efficiency

A new study by the NRDC shows that our greatest energy resource over the past 40 years has been energy efficiency.

Industry and Business

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Institute for Energy Efficiency Announces Two New Industry Partners

Copper Development Association & Gentherm Inc. have joined the Institute's Industry Partners Program.

In the News

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An Illustrated Guide to the Enormous Power of Energy Efficiency

Check out these charts and stats showing how energy efficiency has positively impacted almost every aspect of our lives and the US…

Research

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Graphene Could Make Data Centers and Supercomputers More Efficient

New research suggests graphene could enable highly efficient optical communication in chips for data centers and supercomputers.

Research

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John Bowers Gives 58th Annual Faculty Research Lecture

In his talk, "The Promise of Silicon Photonics," Bowers, Director of the Institute for Energy Efficiency, discussed the evolution of…

Graduate, Undergraduate

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Startup Shows Off Its Cheaper Grid Battery

Sun Catalytix is making a new type of flow battery that could store hours’ worth of energy on the grid.

Industry and Business

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Solar Growth Outpaces Wind for the First Time

A strong showing from global solar photovoltaic (PV) installations, coupled with a sharp fall in new wind capacity, has led to solar…

Industry and Business