About Stanford University

Stanford University -- Mark Golden works in communications for Stanford University, writing on the university's broad range of energy research. Coverage spans more than 200 faculty members, as well as dozens of independent labs and academic departments from fundamental sciences to law.

Website: http://energy.stanford.edu

Author Archives: Stanford University

Cars

Stanford’s Solar-Powered Car In Darwin, Australia

October 6th, 2013 | by Stanford University

Originally published on the Stanford University website. By Max Praglin Photo credit: Anna Olson Greetings from the Hidden Valley Raceway [&hellip

Clean Power

Plastic Solar Cells Get Boost From Disorder

August 7th, 2013 | by Stanford University

Original article posted on Stanford News. By Mark Shwartz Scientists have spent decades trying to build flexible plastic solar cells [&hellip

Clean Power

Global Solar Photovoltaic Industry Is Likely Now A Net Energy Producer

April 3rd, 2013 | by Stanford University

The rapid growth of the solar power industry over the past decade may have exacerbated the global warming situation it [&hellip

Buildings

Energy Efficiency Wins Big In California Election, But Debate Looms Over Dividing $2.5 Billion

November 13th, 2012 | by Stanford University

By Mark Golden California’s Proposition 39 did not get much attention in the months leading up to Tuesday’s election, [&hellip

Cap And Trade

Can Conservatives Be Convinced On Climate Change?

November 13th, 2012 | by Stanford University

Editor’s note: while many points below are true and useful, there is an underlying issue not explicitly stated here: [&hellip

Research

Stanford Researchers Complete 1st Complete Computer Model of an Organism

July 22nd, 2012 | by Stanford University

Here’s a pretty remarkable new development out of Stanford University. The world’s first complete computer model of an organism! [&hellip

Cars

Clean Tech Investors Finding Opportunities at Nexus of Energy and IT

July 13th, 2012 | by Stanford University

By Mark Golden STANFORD, Calif.–U.S. investors in clean energy technology are looking to make only modest financial commitments to [&hellip

Cars

Electric Car Mass Adoption — How Soon? (Do You Think the Glass Is Half Full or Half Empty?)

July 13th, 2012 | by Stanford University

Editor’s note: This is an article primarily focused on one side of the electric vehicle discussion that I think [&hellip

Air Quality

Stanford’s George Shultz on Energy: It’s Personal

July 13th, 2012 | by Stanford University

Editor’s Note: This is a truly excellent interview with a true leader. George Shultz, as you’ll catch from the interview [&hellip

Clean Power

Commercial Solar Now Cost-Competitive in US

June 20th, 2012 | by Stanford University

Editor’s note: the costs discussed below, of course, do not take into account the important health benefits and environmental [&hellip

Clean Power

Stanford Opens Renewable Energy Certificate Program

May 23rd, 2012 | by Stanford University

As the race to meet the world’s escalating energy needs heats up, Stanford University is responding by offering a [&hellip

Clean Power

Solar-Panel-Like Cells Could Give Sight to the Blind

May 21st, 2012 | by Stanford University

By Jonathan Rabinovitz of the Stanford School of Medicine Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists [&hellip

Clean Power

Use Public & Private Dollars for Clean Energy, but Carefully, Say Stanford Scholars

May 2nd, 2012 | by Stanford University

By Mark Golden The United States and other countries need to reform their support of clean energy for the environment and [&hellip

Air Quality

Stanford Study to Try Cold Cash and Social Game to Relieve Rush Hour Traffic

April 2nd, 2012 | by Stanford University

Cash prizes for getting to campus late or leaving early? Even Stanford University’s hard-working employees and students may be tempted [&hellip

CO2 Emissions

"Oil and Governance: State-Owned Enterprises and the World Energy Supply"

State-Owned Oil Companies Increase Price Volatility and Pollution, but Rarely Get Used as Geopolitical Weapons, says Stanford Researcher

February 16th, 2012 | by Stanford University

In a brief look at the complexities of the oil industry today — and, in particular, state-owned oil companies [&hellip

Clean Power

Stanford Engineers Weld Nanowires with Light

February 11th, 2012 | by Stanford University

By Andrew Myers One area of intensive research at the nanoscale is the creation of electrically conductive meshes made [&hellip

Clean Power

Stanford Engineers’ Nanoshell Whispering Galleries Improve Thin Solar Panels

February 11th, 2012 | by Stanford University

By Andrew Myers Visitors to Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol Building may have experienced a curious acoustic feature [&hellip

Climate Change

Stanford Geophysicist: More Environmental Rules Needed for Shale Gas

February 8th, 2012 | by Stanford University

We recently decided to team up with Stanford in order to get more of their valuable work and resources out to the public. This first piece is not a typical subject for CleanTechnica, and it's a highly controversial one. For the most part, we've torn into the problems associated with natural gas production today. The following piece is a much more gas-friendly one, but it's also promotes taking a cautious approach to natural gas production (something that looks like it's going to happen whether we like it or not) and is focused on the opinions of a true natural gas expert and scientist not associated with any natural gas companies. I almost passed on publishing this one, but I think it is really worth a read, so check it out