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Google, Lighting Science to Create Android Bulb

Google is teaming up with Lighting Science to develop a bulb that is controllable from an Android phone. The bulbs will communicate…

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The Key for LEDs: How About Liquid-Filled Light Bulbs?

A new LED bulb technology by Switch fills the bulb dome with a nontoxic liquid to draw heat away from the LEDs housed inside. The bulbs…

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AES Building World’s Largest Lithium-Ion Battery Grid Projects

Power company AES is in the process of scaling up its lithium-ion grid battery projects to a commercial size, and by the third quarter…

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MIT Combines Waste Heat Tech With Solar

A group of researchers at MIT have devised an experimental thermoelectric device that converts solar heat directly into power via the…

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Ultracapacitors to Boost the Range of Electric Cars

A startup called Nanotune has developed a way to make electrodes that result in ultracapacitors with five to seven times as much energy…

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Salty Solution for Energy Generation

A new battery device developed by researchers at Stanford draws power from the salinity difference between freshwater and saltwater and…

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The Networked Grid: Can Solid-State Transformers Shape the Future of the Grid?

Advances in higher-voltage power electronics could usher in a new distribution grid architecture, underpinning the future smart grid.…

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More Power from Rooftop Solar

A startup called TenKsolar says it can increase the amount of solar power generated on rooftops by 25 to 50 percent by changing the way…

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Video: Aerogels and the Energy Efficient Home

Greentech Media puts Aspen Aerogel's energy-efficient insulation to the test and discusses the future of aerogels in commercial building…

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Facts and Figures Behind Greenpeace’s Green Data Center Report

Greenpeace got a lot of press last week for its A-to-F grades for the green data center efforts of Facebook, Google, IBM and other IT…

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California’s Energy Innovation: New Session Announced for Upcoming Summit on Energy Efficiency

The Institute for Energy Efficiency announced a new session on energy efficiency and innovation in California.

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UCSB Theory Blames Indirect Auger Recombination for Nitride LED Droop

UC Santa Barbara theorists say that the nitride semiconductor LED lighting performance problem, commonly referred to as ‘efficiency…

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LED Efficiency Puzzle Solved by UC Santa Barbara Theorists

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, say they’ve figured out the cause of a problem that’s made light-emitting…

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The Emergence of VERGE

The GreenBiz Group is unveiling a new initiative called VERGE, focusing on the convergence of four technology sectors: vehicles,…

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Thought Solar Was Hard to Permit? Try Pumped Storage!

Though storage of renewable off-peak energy production is an important part of the nation's energy efficiency mix, pumped hydro storage…

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Santa Barbara Summit on Energy Efficiency Will Showcase Technologies and Opportunities for a Sustainable Energy Future

Leaders from industry, academia and government from around the country will gather to discuss the latest advances and opportunities in…

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