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Energy-Efficient Electrochromic Windows on the Threshold
A small, curious building began to rise on a hillside parking lot at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) in 2002. The exterior walls of the 953-square-foot structure were plain enough—corrugated sheet metal. But as the building went up, a distinctive feature appeared: the south-facing wall, with a spectacular view of the San Francisco Bay area, held three large picture windows, each 10 feet wide by 9 feet high and composed of a mosaic of 15 smaller rectangular windows in three columns and five rows.
What Can Models Tell Us About Risk?
Some environmental pollutants pose known health risks to human beings. Manufacturing, energy generation, and other activities release these pollutants to the air, water, and soil. We may eat or drink something containing these substances, breathe them in, or absorb them through our skin.
An Inexpensive Wireless Lighting Control System to Improve Energy Efficiency
WiLight, a new wireless lighting control system developed by two researchers in the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) Environmental Energy Technologies Division (EETD), was a finalist for the 2006 Technology Breakthrough Award. The award competition is managed by the University of California, Berkeley College of Engineering's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology.
- Dry Polymer Electrolytes with High Conductivity for Secondary Lithium Metal Batteries
- Air-stable Nanomaterials for Efficient OLEDs and Solar Cells
Monitoring of Western Electricity Markets
A new study by the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has evaluated methods for monitoring power markets that should allow market monitors and regulators to more quickly identify unusual fluctuations in the price of power in the Western Interconnection.
- A Visit to the California Governor's Inaugural
- Honors for Alan Meier