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UC Santa Barbara researchers set efficiency records through a new method of producing organic solar cell materials. Two faculty members…

Thomas Friedman explains how green technologies will become more and more profitable in the future as the scarcity of resources and…

UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency and the Kavli Foundation announce a Report that identifies four issues that must be…

U.K.-based startup Highview Power Storage offers super-cooled air as a cost-competitive way to store energy for the grid.

Envia, a company funded by GM and the the U.S. government's Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy, must overcome a few key issues…

Aquion Energy hopes to bring electricity to developing nations across the globe without using the grid.

Institute for Energy Efficiency faculty member Dan Morse leads the development of a high-power, nanostructured battery with…

Institute faculty member, Steven Denbaars is elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

A new study from Energy & Environmental Science suggests that solar panels may cost only half as much to produce by the end of the…

A new study from Energy & Environmental Science suggests that solar panels may cost only half as much to produce by the end of the…

The ACEEE examines three energy efficiency investment scenarios and examines their potential impact on the US economy by 2050.

Researchers use soot to create an inexpensive coating that repels both oil and water.

Solar Reserve completes construction of its 540-foot, 110 megawatt concentrated solar power plant in Tonopah, Nevada.

The prominent environmental group praised Google for renewable energy purchases and climate change goals while criticizing Apple's lack…

Two to four gigawatts of new energy storage development is feasible over the next five years, according to a new study.

An article from UK's The Guardian highlights the barriers to encouraging energy efficiency behaviors in consumers.