MIT researchers have developed methods for measuring the impact of air pollution on the performance of a solar installation
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Renewable Energy Update: September 2018
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By Sue Friedberg & Matthew Meade | Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
The new year kicked off with leading institutions weighing in with their cybersecurity predictions for 2018.
Cleantech University Prize Highlights Next Generation Of Clean Energy Innovators
By David Friedman | Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Acting)
One of the formative moments in my career was participating in an Energy Department competition called FutureCar — known today as EcoCAR 3 — which challenges students to develop more fuel efficient and sustainable vehicles. Participating in that competition inspired me to pursue a career that addressed the toughest problems in sustainable transportation and clean… Keep reading →
New Solar Cell Device Surpasses Theoretically Predicted Efficiency Limit
By Thomas R. Burton | Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology Matters
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology published a paper last week in the journal Nature Energy that described how they built a working solar thermophotovoltaic device.
Energy News Roundup: Shell’s Stock Rises, American Clean Energy Shift On Track & MIT’s Wearables Breakthrough
By Conor O'Sullivan
Royal Dutch Shell shares rose after it confirmed it would cut 10,000 jobs and a sharp fall in annual profits. [BBC News] According to new data just released in the 2016 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook — a project of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the shift from coal to clean energy may be occurring earlier… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: Wells Fargo Analyst Backs Energy, New Solar Research Breakthrough & Total Fined
By Conor O'Sullivan
John Manley, chief equity strategist at Wells Fargo Funds Management has stated his confidence in energy investment growth for 2016. [CNBC] MIT researchers have developed a simple procedure for making a promising type of solar cell using lead recovered from discarded lead-acid car batteries. [MIT News] The French oil and gas multinational Total has been… Keep reading →
Stanford Precourt Institute For Energy Joins U.S. Department Of Energy And MIT Energy Initiative Program To Advance Women’s Leadership In Clean Energy
By U.S. Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that the Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford University is joining the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative (MITEI) to support implementation of the DOE-led U.S. Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) program to advance women’s participation and leadership in clean energy. Women represent substantially less than… Keep reading →
Dr. Cherry Murray Confirmed As Director Of The Office Of Science
By U.S. Department of Energy
WASHINGTON – Dr. Cherry Murray was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday, December 10, 2015 as the Director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Science. “Dr. Murray will be an outstanding Director of the Office of Science, drawing upon her experience in academia as professor and dean of one of country’s leading universities of… Keep reading →
Are Energy Managers Making Progress? Introducing a Tool to Help
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Energy management can be complicated, and the projects organizations must tackle run the gamut: from small-scale lighting and HVAC upgrades to whole building retrofits; from baselining energy consumption to data analysis of enterprise-wide energy management systems; and from volunteer employee engagement programs to executive-level goal setting. So if you’re an energy manager, there’s no doubt… Keep reading →
A Cornerstone of our Energy Future: Women
By US Department of Energy
Editor’s Note: This article has been cross-posted from the White House Council on Women and Girls blog. We are proud of the close relationship between the Department of Energy and the White House Council on Women and Girls and of our united effort to bring more women and girls into energy and science, technology, engineering and math… Keep reading →
