Power in the Road as a Financing Mechanism for CO2 Drawdown via Mineralization
Friday, November 22th, 2024 | 10:30 am – 11:50 am Peter Bell, Strategic Business Planner, SMUD Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Suite 100, Davis, CA Join via Zoom (passcode: ucdenergy) The transition to electric transportation presents a dual opportunity: reducing transportation costs and utilizing the increased electricity revenues to finance large-scale CO2 removal via mineralization. Air-to-liquid […]
From Systems Thinking to PtX: Unleashing the Potential for a Clean Energy Transition
Thursday, October 17th, 2024 | 2:00 – 3:00 pm Iva Ridjan Skov, Associate Professor, Aalborg University Denmark Meeting location: 1605 Tilia Street, Davis CA 95616 Register to Attend Iva Ridjan Skov is an Associate Professor in Energy Planning and Renewable Energy Systems at Aalborg University Denmark. She holds a PhD in electrofuels and renewable energy […]
Decarbonizing High-Emissions Materials – Challenges and Opportunities for Cement, Steel, Plastics, and Bricks
Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 | 1:00 – 2:00 pm Sabbie Miller, Faculty Director, UC Davis Materials Decarbonization and Sustainability Center Watch Video Join us October 29 for a special webinar with Materials Decarbonization and Sustainability Center Director Sabbie Miller. Materials like plastics generate high emissions during production due to energy-intensive processes, while others, such […]
Energy Graduate Group Alumni Panel
Friday, December 6th, 2024 | 10:30 am – 11:50 am Energy Graduate Group Alumni Panel Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Suite 100, Davis, CA Join via Zoom (passcode: ucdenergy)
Explorations of net-zero emissions energy: aviation, trade risks, and inequalities of air pollution
Friday, November 8th, 2024 | 10:30 am – 11:50 am Steve Davis, Professor, Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University Doerr School of Sustainability Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Suite 100, Davis, CA Join via Zoom (passcode: ucdenergy) There is broad consensus that electrification of end uses and renewable electricity can drastically and cost-effectively reduce GHG […]
Making Climate Policy Models More Decision-Relevant
Friday, November 1st, 2024 | 10:30 am – 11:50 am Wei Peng, Assistant Professor of Public and International Affairs and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Suite 100, Davis, CA Join via Zoom (passcode: ucdenergy) Efforts to achieve decarbonization targets often fall short. Energy system modeling based […]
Opportunities and Constraints in a Carbon-Negative Bioeconomy
Friday, October 25th, 2024 | 10:30 am – 11:50 am Corinne Scown, Deputy for Research, Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Suite 100, Davis, CA Watch Video (passcode: ucdenergy) Dr. Corinne Scown will discuss the role of the technological strategies by which bio-based energy production, chemicals, and […]
Using high spatial resolution public opinion data to study energy systems
Friday, October 18th, 2024 | 10:30 am – 11:50 am Matto Mildenberger, Associate Professor of Political Science, UC Santa Barbara Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Suite 100, Davis, CA Watch Video Energy transitions require social and political engagement – but data on the political and public dimensions of energy policymaking has lagged technical and economic modelling. […]
DERConnect: A Testbed for Flexible Loads in Buildings and Beyond
Friday, October 11th, 2024 | 10:30 am – 11:50 am Jan Kleissl, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC San Diego Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Suite 100, Davis, CA Watch Video Through CalFlexHub, we demonstrated how highly dynamic prices can schedule the dispatch of Distributed Energy Resources (DER), particularly a Battery Energy Storage System […]
Agrivoltaics: An Opportunity of Food, Energy, and Water Resilience and a Gateway for Experiential Learning and Community Development
Friday, October 4th, 2024 | 10:30 am – 11:50 am Greg Barron-Gafford, Professor, School of Geography Development and Environment, University of Arizona Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Suite 100, Davis, CA Watch Video Global projections of increased temperature and aridity threaten our potential to achieve Sustainable Development Goals associated with food, energy, and water futures. We […]
