ARPA-E Backs Software To Smooth Grid Flow
In California, government scientists and a Palo Alto startup called AutoGrid Systems are coding a path toward improved energy delivery in real time. Read more →
Virus Makes Producing Power A Walk In The Park
Government scientists say they have uncovered a way to produce electricity by harnessing the power from simple every day tasks, such as walking or shutting a door. Read more →
by Paul Willis
India’s Wind Potential Is Big, But Incentives Aren’t
A Berkeley Lab study finds India is uniquely poised to develop wind power with rich wind resources—but shrinking tax incentives could forestall development. Read more →
The Insight Behind Record Solar Efficiency
Berkeley researchers realized that external fluorescence output was the key to building a solar cell that busted the old efficiency records. Read more →
by Pete Danko
Biofuel Hopes Rise With Rice Genome Model
Berkeley Lab researchers say a model of rice gene interactions should help speed the development of new crops for the production of advanced biofuels. Read more →
by Steve Duda
Fuel Cell Rethink: What’s The True Cost?
Berkeley Lab scientists are building a “big picture” model to capture often-overlooked benefits of fuel cells and thus reflect their true cost to users. Read more →
by Steve Duda
Berkeley Lab Analyzes Its Own Research
New, in-depth analysis at Berkeley Lab aims to find out which clean technologies will offer the most environmental and economic benefits in the marketplace. Read more →
Battery Storage Booster: New Polymer
The Berkeley Lab says a new binding polymer for silicon anodes not only improves lithium-ion battery capacities, but it's also cheap and uncomplicated to make. Read more →
by Pete Danko
Students Seek Safe, Clean Stove For Haiti
UC Berkeley and DOE's Berkeley Lab team up to find a safe, fuel-efficient stove for Haitian consumers, many of whom are displaced survivors of the '10 quake. Read more →
PV System Cost In U.S. Plunges
The latest report from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab finds that the price of solar photovoltaic systems in the U.S. fell by the largest margin ever last year. Read more →
by Lauren Craig
