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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Startup Sets New Record in LED Brightness and Efficiency

Startup Soraa says its second- generation LEDs will be brighter and more efficient than conventional LEDs, setting a new record in…

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World's PV Capacity Passes 100 GW

The world's cumulative photovoltaic capacity crossed the 100- gigawatt mark in 2012, showing evidence of an increasingly global PV…

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German Town Achieves Energy Independence

Feldheim, a German town with 150 inhabitants has gone off the grid, becoming energy independent and saving 30 % in electricity costs.…

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News Release: Technology Roundtable focuses on Information and Communications Technologies Core Networks

The Institute convened 27 leading stakeholders from the field of Information and Communications Technologies for a workshop on Feb 7-8.…

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California Sets High Standards for Grid Energy Storage

California has just set a big target of 50 megawatts for energy storage on the grid as part of the California Energy Action Plan.

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Newer U.S. Homes Are 30% Larger But Consume About As Much Energy As Older Homes

Newer American homes consume roughly the same amount of energy as older homes, even though there has been substantial increases in…

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How the US Could Double Energy Efficiency by 2030

According to the Alliance Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy, it's possible to double energy efficiency across the U.S.…

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Americans Continue to Push for Clean Energy

Reports show that millions of Americans are passionate about seeing the country invest in clean energy and take action to stop climate…

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Using Solar Energy to Create Wind Power

A new technology, the wind energy downdraft tower, may provide clean, renewable wind power in areas that have low or inconsistent winds…

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Electronics on Paper

Advances in materials and simpler fabrication methods have opened the doors to paper-thin electronics. One day we might have cheap,…

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