News from PEEC - Archives
2014
- December 12, 2014
Precourt Energy Efficiency Center awards seed grants for innovative energy research
PEEC
PEEC is providing seed funding for research at Stanford on waste heat.
- December 9, 2014
DOE's Moniz: Research on behavior essential to meeting climate and energy goals, despite funding difficulties
PEEC
When new energy technologies are developed, how do you get people to use them? What market conditions are necessary for their adoption? How do you motivate consumers to use energy more efficiently?
- December 8, 2014
Evolution of human emotions inhibits response to climate change, says Loewenstein at BECC
PEEC
Getting people to act in ways that could lessen climate change faces an uphill battle due in large part to behavioral economics, a founder of the field said at the Behavior, Energy & Climate Change conference.
- June 24, 2014
Domestic actions on climate change will bolster international negotiations, says Obama environmental policy leader
PEEC
It may have taken a while to start, but on climate change the United States is first walking the talk.
- June 1, 2014
Former CPUC commissioner, Dian Grueneich, joins PEEC to work on state energy efficiency policies
PEEC
Stanford University's Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC) and the Hoover Institution's Shultz-Stephenson Energy Policy Task Force have hired Dian Grueneich as a senior research scholar.
- April 10, 2014
Call for Proposals
Precourt Center Issues Request for Research Proposals from Stanford Faculty
The Precourt Institute for Energy (PIE), the TomKat Center for Sustainble Energy (TKC) and the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC) are pleased to seek proposals from Stanford faculty. Deadline for submission is May 30, 2014.
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- October 29, 2013
Stanford faculty awarded $2.2 million for innovative energy research
Stanford Report
Five studies funded by the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC) focus on improving the performance of hybrid cars, natural ventilation systems in buildings and programs that financially motivate utility customers to use electricity more efficiently.
- July 19, 2013
Stanford expert says Internet's backbone can readily be made more sustainable
Stanford News
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced that it wants to establish minimum energy efficiency standards for all computers and servers sold in the United States. A new Stanford study shows that large server farms can, in fact, cut electricity use and greenhouse gas emissions sharply with off-the-shelf equipment and proven energy management practices.
- July 11, 2013
Federal action on energy and climate urgently needed, say former federal policymakers, finding some reasons for hope
PEEC
Despite the common complaint that the United States lacks a federal energy policy, the immediate past energy secretary and the former chair of the Senate energy committee discussed reasons for optimism at the annual Silicon Valley Energy Summit.
- May 14, 2013
Stanford adds walkers, bikers to incentive-based study to relieve traffic congestion
Stanford News
Stanford research offering cash incentives to drivers for avoiding rush hour has helped the university fulfill an agreement with Santa Clara County. Now, faculty and staff will also be rewarded for biking or walking to work, and even for walking and talking in place of sedentary meetings.
- April 2, 2013
Call for Proposals
Precourt Center Issues Request for Research Proposals from Stanford Faculty
The Precourt Institute for Energy (PIE), the TomKat Center for Sustainble Energy (TKC) and the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC) are pleased to seek proposals from Stanford faculty. Deadline for submission is May 29, 2013.
- January 31, 2013
Price on carbon necessary but not sufficient to fight global warming, speakers at U.S.-Australian energy conference agree
PEEC
To fight climate change, corporations and consumers should have to pay for emitting greenhouse gases, speakers at a recent Stanford University energy conference agreed, but other government actions are still needed.
- January 4, 2013
Sacrifice and luck help Japan survive without nuclear power, Stanford visiting scholar says
Stanford News
In the wake of the Fukushima disaster, nuclear-dependent Japan began shutting down its other reactors. Toshiya Okamura, a Tokyo Gas executive and visiting scholar at Stanford's Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, explains how the country survived the summer, and expresses deep concerns about this winter and his country's energy future.
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- November 13, 2012
Neighbors slash energy waste in do-it-yourself, grassroots programs
News from Behavior, Energy & Climate Change conference
Two community-based, hands-on programs to help consumers reduce energy use have resulted in impressive results, though data is preliminary and slight in both cases.
- November 12, 2012
How liberals could convince conservatives on climate change
News from Behavior, Energy & Climate Change conference
Opposition to action on global warming may seem to be almost a litmus test for Republican Party candidates, but conservative minds could be changed under the right circumstances, according to several experts in the niche field.
- November 12, 2012
Energy efficiency experts turning to games for changing behavior
News from Behavior, Energy & Climate Change conference
The key to success for online games based on saving energy is to engage people emotionally, researchers and entrepreneurs said Monday at the Behavior, Energy & Climate Change conference.
- November 12, 2012
Energy efficiency wins big in California election, but debate looms over dividing $2.5 billion
A ballot initiative to increase taxes on corporations that sell products in California but have few employees in the state faced scant opposition. The real fight, says PEEC director James Sweeney, lies ahead in the state legislature: dividing up $2.5 billion intended for energy efficiency projects in government buildings.
- November 7, 2012
Sustainable Silicon Valley's Call for Solutions competition
Sustainable Silicon Valley - EcoCloud
Call for Solutions is a competition that aims at recognizing innovative and ambitious solutions and creating ecosystems of solutions that address long-term sustainability challenges being faced by our planet. Call for Solutions is an opportunity to showcase creative solutions that advance global sustainability and to network with angel investors and VCs who are looking for interesting investment opportunities in this sector and business and sustainability leaders who have put into practice game changing solutions in areas such as water, transportation, fuel, materials, energy, policies, communication and social change.
- September 14, 2012
Stanford Faculty Awarded $2.2 Million for Innovative Energy Research
Stanford Report
Stanford University's Precourt Institute for Energy (PIE), TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy and Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC) have awarded nine faculty seed grants totaling $2.2 million for promising new research in clean technology and energy efficiency.
- June 29, 2012
Clean tech investors finding opportunities at nexus of energy and information technology
PEEC News From SVES
Investors in clean energy technology are looking to make only modest financial commitments to startups currently, but they still expect nothing less than total passion from entrepreneurs.
- June 29, 2012
To meet hype, electric car prices need to go lower, batteries longer - auto execs agree
PEEC News From SVES
Electric vehicles have a long way to go if they are to meet the high expectations of environmentalists, some investors and the media.
- June 29, 2012
William Perry: U.S. has technology to break dependence on foreign oil within 10 years
PEEC News From SVES
The reduction in oil consumption will benefit national security, the economy, and the environment, the former Secretary of Defense said at the Silicon Valley Energy Summit.
- June 22, 2012
Video: Upcoming Silicon Valley Energy Summit 2012
YouTube
Michael Killen interviews Jim Sweeney for the upcoming Silicon Valley Energy Summit.
- June 18, 2012
PEEC scholar Giraudet’s PhD thesis recognized for excellence
PEEC
A Precourt Energy Efficiency Center postdoctoral fellow was one of three recipients of the inaugural Paul Caseau Prize awarded by The National Academy of Technologies of France and Electricite de France.
- June 1, 2012
Q&A: Energy efficiency as the bridge to a low-carbon future
Planet B Magazine
"Special Edition: Rio+20"
James Sweeney discusses the opportunities for, and the obstacles to, better managing our use of fossil fuels.
- May 25, 2012
Call for Proposals
Precourt Center Issues Request for Research Proposals from Stanford Faculty
The Precourt Institute for Energy (PIE), the TomKat Center for Sustainble Energy (TKC) and the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC) are pleased to seek proposals from Stanford faculty. Deadline for submission is July 9, 2012.
- April 2, 2012
Stanford study to try cold cash and social game to relieve rush hour traffic
Stanford Report
Cash prizes for getting to campus late or leaving early? Even Stanford University's hard-working employees and students may be tempted to participate in a new study.
- January 17, 2012
Energy efficiency paves way to a low-carbon future, but barriers persist
Stanford Report
Save money, save the world. The promise and problems of getting people to stop wasting energy was the topic of a Stanford conference that gathered business people, government representatives and scholars from the United States and Australia.
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- September 9, 2011
Call for Proposals!
Precourt Center Issues Request for Research Proposals from Stanford Faculty
The Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC) is pleased to seek proposals from Stanford faculty for new research in all of its current
high priority areas. Deadline for submission is December 19, 2011.
- April 5, 2011
PEEC awards grants for research to reduce energy used by buildings
Stanford Report
The Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC) at Stanford University has awarded its fourth round of competitive research grants. Three proposals will receive a total of almost $400,000 in seed funding over the next year for projects designed to investigate the reduction of energy consumption in buildings.
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October 26, 2009
Stanford's Precourt Energy Efficiency Center awards new round of research grants
Stanford Report
The Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC) at Stanford University has awarded its third round of competitive research grants. Six proposals will receive a total of $493,011 in seed funding over the next year for projects designed to promote energy-efficient behaviors and technologies.
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March 1, 2009
Call for Proposals!
Precourt Center Issues Request for Research Proposals from Stanford Faculty
PEEC is looking for innovative research in several areas of energy efficiency. Deadline for submission is May 15, 2009.
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January 12, 2009
Stanford launches $100 million initiative to tackle energy issues
Stanford Report
Recognizing that energy is at the heart of many of the world's tribulations - economic, environmental and political - Stanford is establishing a $100 million research institute to focus intently on energy issues, President John Hennessy announced today. The $100 million in new funds will enable the hiring of additional faculty and support new graduate students, in addition to the more than $30 million in yearly funding now spent on energy research.
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PEEC in the News - Archives
2014
- October 2014
2014's Most and Least Energy Efficient States
wallethub.com
Energy constitutes one of the biggest expenses for consumers. The average American household spends more than $2,200 a year on energy bills, almost half of which goes to heating and cooling expenses.
- September 4, 2014
New California Petroleum Market Advisory Committee To Provide Analysis on Market Drivers
California Energy Commission
The California Energy Commission appointed PEEC Director James Sweeney to chair its new Petroleum Market Advisory Committee. The advisors will help the commission better understand factors and conditions related to petroleum price fluctuations, the impacts on consumers, and policy options that may affect markets.
- March 7, 2014
PEEC's Carrie Armel discuses Energy Sensors & Behavior (ARPA-E) project with students
Snapse School
Armel talked about the newest venture, called "The Energy Whisperer," a digital media project featuring character Sergio Outletta and his sidekick Thermie.
- March 1, 2014
North American energy security could be at hand
Vail Daily
We have every reason to be optimistic about North America's energy security, former Secretary of State George Shultz said at PEEC's Vail Global Energy Forum.
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- October 20, 2013
Whatever happened to the Hydrogen Highway?
Sacramento Bee
Sweeney said other electric vehicle technologies - plug-ins, for example - have proved reliable and affordable. He said hydrogen technology remains "a very expensive way of generating electricity ... Fuel cells are expensive."
- October 14, 2013
California alternative-energy program is under scrutiny
Los Angeles Times
California is spending nearly $15 million to build 10 hydrogen fueling stations, which PEEC Director James Sweeney says will turn out to be a waste of money.
- July 25, 2013
Influence of Efficiency Policy on California's Electricity Consumption (pdf)
Letter to Henry Kelly, U.S. Dept. of Energy and Richard Duke, Assoc. Director for Energy & Climate Change
Sweeney response to DOE on CA EE Acheivements.
- July 10, 2013
California energy efficiency efforts have saved billions
Sacramento Bee
Precourt Energy Efficiency Center Director James Sweeney defends the impacts of California's energy conservation rules in reply to a column by Dan Walters.
- July 10, 2013
Ex-Energy Secretary Steven Chu Has Message for Climate Deniers
Huffington Post
Steven Chu discusses climate solutions with Alison van Diggelen at PEEC’s Silicon Valley Energy Summit.
- June 20, 2013
Are Silicon Valley employers becoming urban transportation planners?
Examiner.com
The Silicon Valley Energy Summit (SVES) 2013 focused on the energy landscape, best practices, emerging technologies, and the future of government policy.
- June 14, 2013
Video: Silicon Valley Energy Summit 2013
YouTube
Michael Killen interviews Mark Golden for the upcoming Silicon Valley Energy Summit.
- January 22, 2013
Gov. Hickenlooper confirmed for second annual Vail Global Energy Forum
The Aspen Business Journal
- January 18, 2013
Transitioning to a low carbon economy - U.S. and Australia
Examiner.com
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- December 1, 2011
Move Over Hypermiling, It's Time for Ecodriving
Several programs around the world have been launched to motivate and teach drivers to consume less gas and emit less pollution in ways that go beyond squeezing every mile out of a gallon of gas.
- November 30, 2011
When a Lower Utility Bill Is Not Enough
Getting people to lower their thermostats a little or turn off lights when leaving a room takes more than reduced utility bills.
- November 30, 2011
Neighborhood Teams Seen Critical to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The key to saving the planet from climate change is to do it one block at a time, social change innovator David Gershon said Wednesday at the annual Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference.
- October 7, 2011
In a Sea of Energy Data, Utilities Try to Inspire Conservation
KQED Public Radio
QUEST - Northern California Science and Environment
- September 9, 2011
Call for Proposals
Precourt Center Issues Request for Research Proposals from Stanford Faculty
The Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC) is pleased to seek proposals from Stanford faculty for new research in all of its current high priority areas. Deadline for submission is December 19, 2011.
- August 8, 2011
Burt Richter speaks to Near Zero about Richter's four laws of government inertia (YouTube Video)
Carnegie Institution
Stanford, CA
- July 10, 2011
Accelerating job growth in the energy sector
Michal Lenchner
Examiner.com
- June 21, 2011
Anant Sudarshan, Best Student Paper Award at International Association for Energy Economics conference
IAEE Conference
Stockholm, Sweden
June 2011
- April 5, 2011
PEEC awards grants for research to reduce energy used by buildings
Stanford Report
The Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC) at Stanford University has awarded its fourth round of competitive research grants. Three proposals will receive a total of almost $400,000 in seed funding over the next year for projects designed to investigate the reduction of energy consumption in buildings.
- March 11, 2011
Taming the Car (Scroll mid-page)
Tyre-Asia | Perspective
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- November 25, 2008
Infosys' cash prizes to beat Bangalore traffic
Sreejiraj Eluvangal
Daily News & Analysis
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November 22, 2008
It pays to be early bird at Infy
Sreejiraj Eluvangal
The Times Of India
- November 12, 2008
Precourt Center awards faculty new round of research grants
Stanford Report
The Precourt Energy Efficiency Center has awarded its second round of competitive research grants to members of the Stanford faculty. Seven proposals will receive a total of $824,000 in seed grants over the next year for projects designed to promote energy-efficient behaviors and technologies.
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November 7, 2008
How to spur action on climate change
Moises Velasquez-Manoff
The Christian Science Monitor
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September 27, 2008
The Precourt Center AB 32 team has completed the draft report on cost-effective measures for possible implementation under AB 32.
We encourage your comments. The draft report is available for download.
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September 12, 2008
Four oil refineries are in Ike's way (video)
David Louie
ABC 7 News
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August 29, 2008
Obama pledges to end oil dependency (video)
Karina Rusk
ABC 7 News
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August 28, 2008
Oil fluctuates as Gustav threatens Gulf (video)
David Louie
ABC 7 News
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August 5, 2008
Engineers analyze the economics of California’s greenhouse gas goals
Stanford School of Engineering
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July 12, 2008
State's deadline for renewable power in peril
David R. Baker
San Francisco Chronicle
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June 24, 2008
Energy expertise, $1 million presented for retrofit of county jail
Dan Stober
Stanford Report
Precourt Center Energy Research Engineers Will Use a Computer Simulation to Design and Build an Energy Retrofit of the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose, California
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June 24, 2008
Engineering students to help jail get greener
Deborah Lohse
San Jose Mercury News
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June 24, 2008
McCain's prize for car battery earns applause
Mary Anne Ostrom
San Jose Mercury News
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June 23, 2008
McCain proposes $300 million to spur car battery innovation
Mary Anne Ostrom
San Jose Mercury News
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June 18, 2008
New grants to fund research in "sustainable built environment"
Stanford Report
PEEC jointly funded "Creating More Sustainable Decisions and Behaviors Through New Processes and Focused Interventions" research project.
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June 17, 2008
Call for Proposals - Deadline Extended!
Precourt Center Issues Request for Research Proposals from Stanford Faculty
Interdisciplinary projects are of particular interest. Deadline for submission has been extended to August 4, 2008.
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June 8, 2008
Why gas costs more, more, more
Matt Nauman
San Jose Mercury News
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May 21, 2008
Precourt Center Names Grant Winners
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March 26, 2008
Majoring in Renewable Energy
Keith Schneider
New York Times
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March 6, 2008
Sustaining Energy Efficiency for a "Greener" World
E. Kristine Klavers
FUEL Magazine
PEEC Director, Jim Sweeney, discusses sustainability and the role energy efficiency plays under its umbrella.
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