UC Davis Researchers Receive New Grant to Test a Drying Process that Reduces Food Waste and Energy Use
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) has awarded $790,000 to UC Davis to test a new technology to improve the drying methods used in food production. Moisture must be removed from harvested agricultural products to safely preserve them prior to processing into food products. Researchers will test an innovative moisture-absorbing technology called drying beads, […]
Energy Graduate Group Welcomes Inaugural Class
Energy Graduate Group Welcomes Inaugural Class Outlet Full Name: UC Davis College of Engineering Progress Magazine News Date: 12/04/2017 News Text: “THE UC DAVIS ENERGY GRADUATE GROUP welcomed its first class of graduate students last fall. Building on the university’s rich expertise in sustainable energy systems, the 16-student cohort will conduct interdisciplinary research to address […]
Social Cost of Carbon in the Agricultural Sector More than Doubles
UC Davis assistant professor Frances Moore and colleagues at Purdue University and Stanford University updated estimates for the social cost of carbon in the agricultural sector. These updated estimates reveal far more adverse agricultural impacts; the social cost of carbon more than doubled—increasing from $8.60 per ton of CO2 to between $14.80 and $19.70. Read […]
Should the Social Cost of Carbon Be Higher?
Should the Social Cost of Carbon Be Higher? Outlet Full Name: Scientific American Online News Date: 11/22/2017 News Text:..that out,” said Frances Moore, an environmental economics expert at the University of California, Davis, and lead author…
Does ‘Winter Blend’ Lower Gas Prices?
Does ‘Winter Blend’ Lower Gas Prices? Outlet Full Name: KXTV-TV Online News Date: 10/31/2017 News Text:..does not mean savings at the pump. James Bushnell, economics professor at University of California, Davis, said there…
UC Davis’ Center for Water-Energy Efficiency Receives $3.1M to Help Water Utilities Reduce California’s Energy Use & Emissions
By Kat Kerlin– Over the next three and a half years, researchers at the University of California, Davis, will work with the Moulton Niguel Water District and Helio Energy Solutions to better understand how water utilities can reduce California’s energy use as the state works to meet its ambitious greenhouse-gas reduction goals. The California Energy Commission awarded the Center […]
Innovation to Save Money, Water and Power
Innovation to Save Money, Water and Power Outlet Full Name: Orange County Register Online News Date: 10/12/2017 News Text:..efficiency. Over the next three years, we’re working with the UC Davis Center for Water and Energy Efficiency to optimize our energy use…
UC Davis Students Design Home of the Future
UC Davis Students Design Home of the Future Outlet Full Name: KCRA3 News Date: 10/09/2017 News Text:..That’s what the UC Davis Solar Decathlon team is in the process of doing. The 15-member team is presenting their home, dubbed “Our H2Ouse”, to thousands of people in Denver for a month-long competition, the Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon…
This House Made of Drought-Felled Wood is a Water-Saving Wonder
This House Made of Drought-Felled Wood is a Water-Saving Wonder Outlet Full Name: Inhabitat News Date: 10/05/2017 News Text:..California’s extreme droughts are so dire that students at UC Davis have designed an impressive solar-powered home built out of drought-felled timber and installed with various state-of-the-art water conservation features geared towards California residents…
Oct. 5th is Energy Efficiency Day
Here are some easy ways to get involved: 1. Take the Lightbulb Challenge–changing one incandescent light bulb in your home or office to an LED bulb can save energy and money. Heading to the lighting aisle soon? Keep these key factors in mind when selecting your light source: Identify where the light source will be installed […]