Featured Reports

September 19, 2015
New York Times
Although a powerful El Niño is building this year, California faces a new climate reality in which extreme drought is more likely, say Noah Diffenbaugh and Chris Field.

Sally Benson and Arun Majumdar, co-directors of Stanford's Precourt Institute
September 15, 2015
Precourt Institute for Energy
Former director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to join Sally Benson in leading university’s research on sustainable energy.

September 14, 2015
Wall Street Journal
No one knows how the White House Clean Power Plan will change the U.S. energy mix or impact global warming, says Jeffrey Ball.

September 11, 2015
New York Times
Burning all the world’s deposits of coal, oil and natural gas would raise the temperature enough to melt the entire Antarctic ice sheet, says Ken Caldeira.

September 10, 2015
SLAC News Center
The new “electron camera" provides an unprecedented level of detail that could guide the development of efficient solar cells and high-performance chemical catalysts.

September 9, 2015
Stanford News
Replacing older natural gas pipelines reduces leaks and improves consumer safety.

August 28, 2015
Precourt Energy Efficiency Center/Berkeley Lab
Since 2000, when U.S. utility customers are without electricity they must wait a little longer each year for the lights to come back on, according to a new study.

August 20, 2015
MIT Technology Review
Your next air-conditioning system might save energy by beaming heat into outer space, with the help of Stanford's Aaswath Raman.