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Newsletter: Winter 2013

Greetings!
The Winter quarter was a busy and exciting one here at the Institute for Energy Efficiency. We are pleased to share…

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UC Santa Barbara Students Win National Sustainability Contest at White House

An interdisciplinary team of UCSB students has taken a top prize at the 2013 Better Building Case Competition, part of President Obama's…

Awards and Accolades, Graduate, Undergraduate

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Transphorming the Future

"Better [power] conversion means the same work gets done with fewer power lines and power plants, and less environmental impact." An…

Graduate, Industry and Business

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How the White House Thinks About Climate Change, in 7 Charts

The New York Times summarizes the energy and climate change chapter from the Economic Report of the President in seven key points. The…

Industry and Business

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Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries Gaining Ground in Energy Storage

A German vanadium flow battery innovator has teamed up with an American vanadium electrolyte producer in a strategic alliance to prove…

Industry and Business

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California Cities Lead Nationally with Most Energy Star Buildings

Six Californian cities are noted on Energy Star's list of top 25 cities with the most Energy Star certified buildings.

Industry and Business

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China to Unseat Germany as Largest Solar Market in 2013

An analysis by BNEF has shown that the Chinese government expects 10 gigawatts of new solar projects in 2013, more than double its…

Industry and Business

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Shell Forecasts Near-Zero Global Emissions by 2100

Shell has predicted that global emissions of carbon dioxide will drop to near-zero by 2100, in response to earlier predictions of…

Industry and Business

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Transphorm CEO Presenting at CERAWeek 2013 as Energy Innovation Pioneer

Institute faculty member and Transphorm CEO, Umesh Mishra, will be presenting at the 2013 IHS CERAWeek as an Energy Innovation Pioneer,…

Industry and Business

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Coal Demand Growing Everywhere Except the US

Latest EIA reports show declining trends in coal use in the US, but increasing trends in almost every other part of the world. The…

Industry and Business

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California Carbon Price Surpasses Expectations at Second Carbon Auction

Emission permits were sold at $2.91 above the reserve price at California's second carbon auction, exceeding analysts expectations, and…

Industry and Business

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Make Way for Flexible Silicon Chips

Designing for tomorrow: computer chips for electronics are becoming smaller, cheaper, and more flexible. This opens doors for the next…

Research

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Researchers Develop New Way of Harvesting Solar Energy Using Nanoparticles in Water

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara are developing a new method of harvesting the Sun's energy. "It is the first radically new and…

Research

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‘Internet of Things’ Can Cut Emissions 19%, Report Finds

Machine-to-machine technologies (technologies that facilitate the connectivity of physical infrastructure and devices) can help decrease…

Research

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China to Tax CO2, Reform Coal and Water Pricing

China has leapfrogged the United States in greenhouse gas policy. The country will introduce a stringent greenhouse gas tax that aims to…

Industry and Business

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Wind Surpasses Nuclear Energy in China

In response to the Fukushima disaster, the Chinese government has suspended construction of nuclear reactors and increased wind energy…

Industry and Business