The human side of the energy equation
Berkeley Lab scientists study how behavior affects energy choices.
Jan 29th, 2013
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Berkeley Lab scientists study how behavior affects energy choices.
Jan 29th, 2013
Read moreSEMI and the U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance their cooperation in areas of standards and roadmap activities for the solar thin film industry.
Jan 29th, 2013
Read moreThe European Union needs a leap in the number of electric and hybrid cars on the road over the next decade to succeed in cutting auto carbon emissions significantly by 2025, a British consulting firm found.
Jan 29th, 2013
Read moreFounded in 2010, Gridco Systems is introducing a new class of intelligent power distribution solutions that enable utilities to meet the evolving demands of the 21st century electric grid. Gridco's solutions leverage recent advances in power electronics in combination with distributed intelligent control systems to dynamically manage power distribution below the substation with an unprecedented level of predictability and precision.
Jan 29th, 2013
Read moreThe goal of the collaboration is to jointly develop a common fuel cell electric vehicle system while reducing investment costs associated with the engineering of the technology. Each company will invest equally towards the project.
Jan 28th, 2013
Read moreResearchers find that heat given off by metropolitan areas can lead to continental-scale winter warming in high latitudes.
Jan 28th, 2013
Read moreThe electronics industry has a remarkable impact on the environment, yet research is devising new solutions to reduce it. Among these, a new compound with an unutterable name, the diisopropylammonium bromide (DIPAB), a new ferroelectric material created by an international team of researchers.
Jan 28th, 2013
Read moreEven if you live more than 1,000 miles from the nearest large city, it could be affecting your weather.
Jan 27th, 2013
Read moreA new study by an international team of scientists analyzing ice cores from the Greenland ice sheet going back in time more than 100,000 years indicates the last interglacial period may be a good analog for where the planet is headed in terms of increasing greenhouse gases and rising temperatures.
Jan 26th, 2013
Read moreSouth and Central American nations are aspiring to be more environmentally friendly, as renewable energy strategies are introduced, but thermal power remains the main player.
Jan 26th, 2013
Read moreIndustry stakeholders have an increasing interest in evaluating and understanding how replacing conventional wood floors with composite materials can impact the overall life cycle of the containers, contributing to energy savings and reduced greenhouse gases.
Jan 26th, 2013
Read moreStudies show advanced biofuels have a carbon life cycle that produces low or net-zero green house gases. Helping to commercialize advanced biofuels is the primary mission of Berkeley Lab's Advanced Biofuels Process Demonstration Unit (ABPDU), the West Coast's only state-of-the-art facility providing industry-scale test beds for laboratory discoveries in advanced biofuels research.
Jan 25th, 2013
Read moreGeometric pattern maximizes time light is trapped in solar cell.
Jan 25th, 2013
Read moreAn international study indicates the last interglacial period more than 100,000 years ago could be a good indicator of where the planet is heading in the face of increasing greenhouse gases and warming temperatures globally.
Jan 25th, 2013
Read moreGreen chemistry using carbon dioxide and low-cost catalysts provides a new way of producing potent carbon-boron synthetic reagents.
Jan 25th, 2013
Read moreBerkeley Lab's Carbon Cycle 2.0 initiative seeks to stimulate multidisciplinary research to accelerate the development of a carbon-neutral energy system.
Jan 24th, 2013
Read moreBMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) are pursuing their successful strategic long-term cooperation in the field of sustainable mobility today by signing binding agreements aimed at long-term collaboration between the two companies for the joint development of a fuel cell system, joint development of architecture and components for a sports vehicle, and joint research and development of lightweight technologies.
Jan 24th, 2013
Read moreGerman state North Rhine-Westphalia has become the first state in Germany to adopt a pioneering climate bill with binding greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.
Jan 24th, 2013
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