About Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

The mission of Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division is to perform analysis, research and development leading to better energy technologies and reduction of adverse energy-related environmental impacts. Our work increases the efficiency of energy use, reduces its environmental effects, provides the nation with environmental benefits, and helps developing nations achieve similar goals through technical advice.

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EETD carries out its work through the support of the U.S. Department of Energy (the Division's primary sponsor), other federal entities, state governments and the private sector. Our staff of 300 represents a diverse cross section of fields and skills, ranging from architecture, physics, and mechanical engineering to economics and public policy.


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  2. Researchers test energy saving in data centers

    Explore Article University of California (Aug 30 2010)

    Researchers test energy saving in data centers ...ower and cooling efficiency of the server facility,” said William Tschudi, a DC power researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who has provided technical leadership and represented the California Energy Commission (CEC) Public... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   Intel

  3. Container Data Center Buyers Guide coming soon

    Explore Article greenm3.com (Aug 25 2010)

    Container Data Center Buyers Guide coming soon ...tt says he is working with the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) to develop a guide to evaluating container data centers and next-generation modular designs ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   General Services Administration

  4. US government commissions datacentre guidebook

    Explore Article ZDNet UK (Aug 25 2010)

    US government commissions datacentre guidebook The General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) are working with industry consultant Mark Bramfitt on developing the guide, Bramfitt said in... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   Vivek Kundra   General Services Administration

  5. The Grill: Jonathan Koomey

    Explore Article Computerworld (Jul 13 2010)

    The Grill: Jonathan Koomey Professor, scientist and energy efficiency expert Jonathan Koomey, who recently finished a term at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, got the full attention of the IT community in 2007 when a research paper he wrote revealed that po... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   Google

  6. Carbon tax could whack data centers

    Explore Article Recent Blogs (May 18 2010)

    Carbon tax could whack data centers ...nergy efficiency researcher, consulting professor with Stanford University and project scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. It is impossible to meet government mandated carbon reduction targets without one, he says. Carb... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   The Green Grid   Uptime Institute   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  7. Keeping Out The Bad Guys

    Explore Article Forbes.com (May 3 2010)

    Keeping Out The Bad Guys ...use of an external cloud. Headquarters is using Google Apps. And at Argonne National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory there are pilots well underway using Amazon and Google, where both administrative and scientific co... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Amazon.com   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   Forbes

  8. Trapping Sunlight with Silicon Nanowires

    Explore Article Berkeley Lab News Center (Mar 3 2010)

    Trapping Sunlight with Silicon Nanowires ...efficiencies, the cost of this solar power is prohibitive for large-scale use. Researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), however, are developing a new approach that could substantially reduce these costs.... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Department of Energy   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  9. The value of DC power in data centers still in question

    Explore Article Data Center (Feb 15 2010)

    The value of DC power in data centers still in question ...ent available." Studying the efficiency of data center DC power traces back nearly four years, when Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) set up a demonstration project with Sun Microsystems Inc. Researchers discovered energy savi... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   The Green Grid   Sun Microsystems   Syracuse University

  10. DOE Adds Comprehensive Energy Web Site, Building Energy Use Lab

    Explore Article environmentalleader.com (Dec 16 2009)

    DOE Adds Comprehensive Energy Web Site, Building Energy Use Lab As the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory dissects the possibilities of building energy efficiency, a government Web site is making energy da... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Department of Energy   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  11. Energy-Efficient datacenter Designs

    Explore Article Network Computing (Nov 17 2009)

    ...s more efficient than AC power because DC distribution goes through fewer conversions. A paper from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory shows that DC distribution systems are about 7% more efficient than "best in class" AC UPSs and 28%... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Cisco   The Green Grid   eBay

  12. GE Teams with Validus DC Systems to Introduce "Direct Current" Data Center System

    Explore Article Reuters.com (Oct 19 2009)

    ...centers deliver significant energy savings." Marriage by Market Demand According to a report by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California, data centers account for 1.2% of total electrical use within the United St... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  13. Green Inc. Column Seeking Energy Savings at the Heart of the Internet

    Explore Article The New York Times (Oct 11 2009)

    Green Inc. Column Seeking Energy Savings at the Heart of the Internet ...to improve efficiency. “It’s becoming a big deal,” said Dale Sartor, an energy efficiency expert at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory near San Francisco. He noted that in some cases, the energy costs of a server over its useful life ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   The Green Grid   Google   Yahoo

  14. NetApp(R) and Silicon Valley Leadership Group to Host 2009 Data Center ...

    Explore Article news.moneycentral.msn.com (Oct 6 2009)

    NetApp(R) and Silicon Valley Leadership Group to Host 2009 Data Center ... ... Energy Efficiency Summit include Pacific Gas & Electric Company, the California Energy Commission, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, NetApp, and the University of California Institute for Energy and Environment. For more informatio... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   News Home   Hewlett Packard   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  15. The Great Internet Buildout Continues

    Explore Article GigaOM (Sep 21 2009)

    The Great Internet Buildout Continues ...ed this new era where essentially everything is on all the time,” Alan Meier, a senior scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, recently told The New York Times. And increasingly, everything is connected to the Internet. The b... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   The New York Times   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  16. Novel cooling solution boosts energy efficiency

    Explore Article computerworlduk.com (Sep 11 2009)

    Innovative design links sensors to temperature controlA team of engineers led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has successfully tested a novel system that they say could greatly improve the efficiency of data c... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   IBM   Hewlett Packard   Intel

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