Energy Bites May 15, 2025
Thursday, May 15th, 2025 | 12PM-1PM | EEI Conference Room Afshan Qamar, Energy Systems PhD Candidate JD Zhao, Energy Systems PhD Student Join us this Thursday, May 15th at EEI for our Energy Bites lunch and a talk featuring two of our energy researchers sharing their latest work! Protecting Panels and Saving Electricty Using Model-Predictive Control […]
Energy Bites May 8, 2025
Thursday, May 8th, 2025 | 12PM-1PM | EEI Conference Room Ovais Khan, EEI Graduate Researcher Christy Green, WCEC R&D Engineer Watch Video Advancing Demand Flexibility in Cold Storage with Predictive Algorithms Ovais Khan, EEI Graduate Researcher Cold storage facilities are energy-intensive operations with significant potential for load flexibility. This presentation explores an integrated approach that leverages machine learning to […]
Energy Bites May 1, 2025
Thursday, May 1st, 2025 Kieran Heeley, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Davis Spang Lab Watch Video Join us on May 1st at EEI for our Energy Bites lunch and a talk with Kieran Heeley, a postdoctoral scholar working at the intersection of food and energy systems. Heeley will share insights from his research on turning microalgae into hydrogen through […]
Demand Flexibility Seminar Series: How Demand Flexibility and Virtual Power Plants Can Build a Cleaner, Cheaper Grid
Thursday, April 17th, 2025 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm Edson Perez, Senior Principal, Advanced Energy United Watch Video Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Suite 100, Davis, CA Join UC Davis alumnus and Advanced Energy United’s Edson Perez for a conversation on how smart technologies—like EVs, batteries, and thermostats—can come together as Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) to […]
Beyond the Seminar: Justice Pathways for Meaningful Careers and Resilient Communities
Thursday, March 13th, 2025 Kristi Dayemo, NBEJN Jessica Dunn, Clean Transportation Program Kabian Ritter, Stealth Mode Meg Slattery, Earthjustice This seminar features four Energy Graduate Group alumni sharing their experiences working at the intersection of energy and environmental justice. The seminar explores career pathways, impactful projects, and strategies for advancing equity and resilience in the […]
¿Green sacrifice zones in Chile? Threats and risks of mining and energy expansion in the territories and ecosystems of the Atacama Desert
Thursday, March 6th, 2025 Gabriela Cabaña, Sociologist and Social Anthropologist, London School of Economics and Political Science Ramón Balcázar, PhD candidate in Rural Development, Autonomous Metropolitan University Watch Video In the context of the global climate emergency, the Chilean state has committed to the supply of materials needed for decarbonisation. This region, which concentrates the […]
Special Webinar: Pathways to utilize locally available biomass residues in materials production
Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 | 1:00 – 2:00 pm Seth Kane, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Davis Materials Decarbonization and Sustainability Center Watch Video Global materials production, as of 2019, exceeded 42.8 Gt and was responsible for over 25% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Simultaneously, global forestry and agriculture resulted in 9 Gt of underutilized biomass […]
Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism
Thursday, February 27th, 2025 Thea Riofrancos, Associate Professor of Political Science, Providence College Watch Video Will green capitalism save us from the climate crisis? “Clean” technologies and renewable energy are certainly growing sites of capitalist investment, with government policies playing a key role in making these sectors profitable. But the supply chains that produce the technologies pose […]
2025 California Demand Flexibility Summit
Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 | UC Davis Conference Center Join us for the 2025 California Demand Flexibility Summit, organized by the California Energy Commission in partnership with EEI and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Please visit the dedicated event website for more info, including speakers and schedule of events. The California Demand Flexibility Summit will offer […]
Frontline Utility Justice Research Methods: Benefits of a Nonprofit Utility Model to Serve California
Thursday, February 20th, 2025 Shaina Nanavati, Researcher and Organizer Watch Video In the aftermath of PG&E’s bankruptcy filing in 2019, The Golden State Energy Act was passed through the California state legislature and signed by Governor Newsom into law. The legislation created Golden State Energy, a non-profit public benefit corporation, to serve as a receiver […]