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Silicon Carbide Ready to Run the Rails

Silicon carbide inverters are replacing silicon-based systems on trains. Silicon carbide systems are lighter and smaller than…

Industry and Business

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California Town Focuses on Becoming Solar Capital of the World

The mayor of Lancaster has required all new homes in the city to either come equipped with solar panels or be in subdivisions that…

Industry and Business

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Energy 2030 Report: Working to Double U.S. Energy Productivity by 2030

The Alliance Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy has released Energy 2030, a set of policy recommendations that urges…

Industry and Business

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Extreme Weather Boosts Poverty in Sri Lanka

Developing countries are more vulnerable to changes in climate and often face greater consequences than developed countries. This…

Industry and Business

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Top 10 Tech Cars: Slenderized

The Obama administration finalized U.S. standards that will nearly double the average fuel mileage of cars and trucks by 2025. This IEEE…

Industry and Business

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What Would a Manufacturing Renaissance Do to US Energy Intensity?

Many American companies are relocating their factories back on American soil, citing increasing domestic labor productivity and rising…

Industry and Business

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New Data Reveals U.S. Coal Use Rising Again

New data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that coal-fired electricity generation and its associated greenhouse…

Industry and Business

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Solar Cells With Nanowires Could Push Back Efficiency Limits

Researchers have shown that nanowires have some very interesting properties that could help create solar panels that are more efficient…

Research

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CNBC Shares UCSB Press Release on 2013 Summit on Energy Efficiency

CNBC has shared the UCSB press release on the 2013 Summit on Energy Efficiency, to be held on May 1-2 2013. Keynote speakers at the…

In the News

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News Release: UCSB Summit Draws Key Leaders to Discuss Innovations in Energy Efficiency Science and Technology

The Summit on Energy Efficiency is the place to be to find out what's next in science and technology for energy efficiency. The Summit…

Industry and Business

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Sustainable Development Goals for People and the Planet

A recent paper argues that planetary stability must be integrated with United Nations targets to fight poverty and secure human well-…

Industry and Business

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Institute All-Stars Featured in LoaLiving

The Institute for Energy Efficiency is being featured in the winter edition of LoaLiving Magazine. The coverage recognizes the solution-…

In the News

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Researchers Make Breakthrough in Creating Electricity from Bacteria

Scientists have shown that it is possible for bacteria to lie directly on the surface of a metal or mineral and transfer electrical…

Research

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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…

Newsletter

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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