All News News Type - Any -AlumniAwards and AccoladesGeneralGraduateIn the NewsIndustry and BusinessNewsletterResearchUndergraduate Year - Any -2024202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012 Related IEE Person Apply All-Carbon Solar Cells Will Mean Cheap and Flexible Solar Panels Researchers at Stanford have built the first all-carbon solar cell. These flexible photovoltaics promise low cost and durability, if… November 16, 2012 Research Chevy Volt Batteries to Get Second Life in Grid Storage What will happen to the old, expensive batteries from our electric cars when their useful life ends? A team of researchers from GM, Duke… November 15, 2012 Industry and Business Americans (Still) Have No Idea What Drives Energy Use A recent survey showed that many Americans do not know what drives their home energy bills or what it takes to cut it. Even with more… November 14, 2012 Industry and Business LG ‘Energy Star Most Efficient’ Sales Jump 75% LG says its "Energy Star Most Efficient" sales have increased by 75%. According to the EPA, these purchases will save consumers more… November 9, 2012 Industry and Business Building Owners ‘Slow Energy Retrofits’ US building owners are scaling back the pace of energy efficiency upgrades, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. Building owners not only… November 8, 2012 Industry and Business California, Florida, Washington Have Highest Hybrid, EV Sales Hybrids and electric vehicles sales throughout the United States have increased. Car buyers in California, Florida and Washington state… November 5, 2012 Industry and Business 50 Years of LED Technology WIRED Magazine features an article on the history of LEDs. Institute Faculty Shuji Nakamura's blue LED breakthrough is part of LED… November 2, 2012 Industry and Business A Billion People in the Dark 1.5 billion people live in the dark. Solar-powered microgrids could help bring power to millions of the world's poorest. November 2, 2012 Industry and Business Golden Rules for Shale Gas Adopting environment- and community-friendly rules is essential if drilling operators don’t want to be shut down by regulation, says the… November 1, 2012 Industry and Business A New Green Energy Idea: Harvesting Deep Ocean Currents A group of companies, including Eaton Corporation and Triton, are working together to put the first 1-megawatt turbine on the ocean… October 30, 2012 Industry and Business Clean Sweep: Wind, Solar Dominate New US Generating Capacity Wind and solar accounted for all 433 megawatts of new electrical generating capacity installed in the U.S. in September. October 29, 2012 Industry and Business LEED Certifications for Federal Buildings Rise More Than 50% The number of federal LEED-certified projects has skyrocketed about 51 percent this year, from 544 completed in 2011 to 821 in just the… October 26, 2012 Industry and Business Newsletter: Fall 2012 Greetings! With school back in session, UC Santa Barbara's campus is bustling with activity, and the Institute is no exception.… October 26, 2012 Newsletter Predictions on Energy Storage, EVs and the Future of Transportation What does the future hold for cars and our commuting world? Industry leaders weigh in with their predictions on electric and hybrid cars… October 25, 2012 Industry and Business Avoiding Another Smart Grid False Start GTM Research analyst Gerry Runte lays out the potential consequences of a short-term view towards developing distribution automation… October 23, 2012 Research Electric Cars: The Tipping Point for the Smart Grid While electric cars have the potential to do a lot of good for the air and the environment, they also push utilities toward their limits… October 18, 2012 Industry and Business Pagination First page « Previous page ‹ … Page 53 Current page 54 Page 55 Page 56 … Next page › Last page »