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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…

Research

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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…

Industry and Business

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

Industry and Business

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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.

Industry and Business

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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…

Industry and Business

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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…

Industry and Business

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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.

Industry and Business

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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…

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Newsletter: Fall 2012

Greetings!
With school back in session, UC Santa Barbara's campus is bustling with activity, and the Institute is no exception.…

Newsletter

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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…

Industry and Business

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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…

Research

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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…

Industry and Business