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Energizing the Solar Market in India: How Government Policies Are Causing Rapid Growth in Clean Energy

In only two years under India’s National Solar Mission, prices for solar energy in India have dropped dramatically, approaching the…

Industry and Business

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Bill Clinton on Scaling Sustainability

Former President, Bill Clinton, addresses the importance of retrofitting buildings to make them more energy efficient in both poor and…

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New Solar Panel System Could Double as a Tinted Window

A German startup (Heliatek) has developed a new type of lightweight solar panel its developers say can be integrated into the design of…

Industry and Business

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SunShot Program: Your Tax Dollars at Work Growing Solar

DOE’s SunShot Initiative is subsidizing research so it can stop subsidizing solar energy generation. DOE calls SunShot “the Apollo…

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Grid Storage Market Will Grow to $113.5 Billion, According to Lux Research

The demand for energy storage on the grid will grow to $113.5 billion and reach 184 GWh of capacity by 2017. Lux Research developed the…

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Nanotube Electrodes Improve Solar Cells

Forests of carbon nanotubes are an efficient alternative for platinum electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC), according to new…

Research

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Solar Power Fastest Growing Utility Generation Source in 2011

In 2011, utilities interconnected more than 62,000 PV systems, according to new findings by the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA…

Industry and Business

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Clean Car Calculator

Find out how much money you could save by purchasing a hybrid vehicle with our new Clean Car Calculator, developed by Institute faculty…

Research

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McCormick Distribution Center Achieves Net-Zero Energy Status

The spice and seasoning company now generates more energy than it consumes. McCormick & Company built a solar array, and it reduced…

Industry and Business

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Konarka’s Organic Photovoltaic Modules Pass Aging Tests Performed by TÜV Rheinland

Konarka announces its organic photovoltaic modules are the first OPV technology to pass aging tests performed by TÜV Rheinland. Industry…

Industry and Business

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Renewable Energy Investment Increases to $263 Billion

Last week, Pew Charitable Trusts released a report indicating global renewable energy finance and investment rose to $263 billion in…

Industry and Business

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The Computing Trend that Will Change Everything

Computing is becoming increasingly cheaper and more energy efficient. The electrical efficiency of computing has doubled every year and…

Industry and Business

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LEDs that Burn 10 Times Brighter

Soraa thinks it can make LEDs cheap enough to replace regular bulbs. The company was founded by Institute faculty Dr. Shuji Nakamura, Dr…

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University of California, Santa Barbara Brings Cool to School

UC Santa Barbara-- home to the Institute for Energy Efficiency-- was honored by Southern California Edison and The Climate Registry for…

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Inventing the Clean Room

The energy problem is humanity's greatest challenge. Here's how information technology can provide some answers.

Industry and Business

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U.S. Inches Toward Goal of Energy Independence

Increasing production and declining consumption of gasoline and oil have unexpectedly brought the United States markedly closer to…

Industry and Business