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Start-up Gravity Power has developed a new, high-efficiency method for storing energy that uses gravity to pump pistons in deep, water-…

Start-up Gravity Power has developed a new, high-efficiency method for storing energy that uses gravity to pump pistons in deep, water-…

French company Schneider Electric has built a campus of interconnected buildings as a test bed and proving ground for advanced sensor,…

GE has launched the second phase of its Ecomagination Challenge with the aim of finding the best ideas in energy efficiency and…

Intematix has developed an LED product that separates blue and white light; the design allows for more flexibility with lighting quality…

The Institute's Unite to Light Program is featured by the Santa Barbara Independent.

The ecomagination team at GE is pushing renewable energy limits with heat capture and hybrid dynamic braking on trains.

Southwest Airlines has unveiled a new set of guidelines for flight paths and landings that has resulted in fuel efficiency gains of 5 to…

For the next generation of its Chevrolet Volt, GM has licensed mixed-metal oxide battery-electrode materials developed at Argonne…

Institute faculty members Chris Van de Walle and Arthur Gossard have been designated Fellows of the American Association for the…

Like software, energy storage is now increasingly sold as a service rather than a product. AES Energy Storage has begun to commercially…

New electron stimulated luminescence (ESL) bulbs that use phosphors are as efficient as LEDs but cost half as much.

Will California's statewide green building codes advance energy-efficient construction or undermine stricter standards like LEED? The…

Greentech Media provides a video roundup of its 2010 reviews and news on LEDs.

New solid-state power-management devices will charge cars fast and make the power grid more flexible and efficient.

UCSB's Institute for Energy Efficiency has designed high-efficiency solar-powered LED lamps for schoolchildren in developing countries…