The Power of Reusing Electric Vehicle Batteries
The Power of Reusing Electric Vehicle Batteries Outlet Full Name: T&D World News Date: 6/25/2019 Feature: The “second-life” energy storage system was developed by Professor Jae Wan Park and his graduate students at the UC Davis Green Technology Laboratory…
The Oil Industry and Environmentalists Form an Odd Alliance Against Trump on Ethanol
The Oil Industry and Environmentalists Form an Odd Alliance Against Trump on Ethanol Outlet Full Name: Pacific Standard News Date: 6/13/2019 Feature: Smith, a professor of agriculture and resource economics at the University of California—Davis. Smith has been tracking the…
California has too much solar power. That might be good for ratepayers
California has too much solar power. That might be good for ratepayers Outlet Full Name: Los Angeles Times News Date: 6/5/2019 Feature: it’s hard to predict what different technologies will cost in the coming decades, said James Bushnell, an energy economist at UC Davis. Maybe solar will keep getting cheaper, and battery costs won’t fall […]
Davis startup using business competition winnings to develop tech to reuse spent car batteries
Davis startup using business competition winnings to develop tech to reuse spent car batteries Outlet Full Name: Sacramento Business Journal News Date: 5/28/2019 Feature: competition winnings. RePurpose Energy won $12,500 at the University of California Davis Big Bang! Business Competition last…
L.A. Could Replace Traditional Power Plants with Home Solar, Experts Say
L.A. Could Replace Traditional Power Plants with Home Solar, Experts Say Outlet Full Name: NBC News.com News Date: 4/5/2019 Feature:.” Beth Ferguson, director of Sol Design Lab at the University of California, Davis, and adviser to a startup that plans to…
Floating Solar Farms: How ‘Floatovoltaics’ Could Provide Power without Taking up Valuable Real Estate
Floating Solar Farms: How ‘Floatovoltaics’ Could Provide Power without Taking up Valuable Real Estate Outlet Full Name: NBC News MACH News Date: 2/11/2019 Feature: “This gap in our understanding is important to reconcile as floatovoltaics have enormous technical potential,” said Rebecca Hernandez, an assistant…
California Lawmakers Vow to Keep Electricity Affordable as PG&E Declares Bankruptcy
California Lawmakers Vow to Keep Electricity Affordable as PG&E Declares Bankruptcy Outlet Full Name: Capital Public Radio News Date: 1/29/2019 Feature: …a public utility. Dr. Catherine Brinkley, assistant professor at UC Davis, says transitioning into a public utility would likely not…
My Turn: Sell PG&E for Parts and Build Community Energy Instead
My Turn: Sell PG&E for Parts and Build Community Energy Instead Outlet Full Name: CALmatters News Date: 1/16/2019 Feature: Brinkley is an assistant professor of human ecology at University of California, Davis, who has written extensively on community…
PG&E Plans to File Bankruptcy. Will the Utility go Under? We’ve Got Some Answers
PG&E Plans to File Bankruptcy. Will the Utility go Under? We’ve Got Some Answers Outlet Full Name: Sacramento Bee News Date: 1/14/2019 Feature: “Bankruptcy is never a clean, easy process, and there’s a lot of costs involved just in terms of lawyers and accountants,” said James Bushnell,…
Floating Solar Technology Poised to ‘Take Off’ in U.S.
Floating Solar Technology Poised to ‘Take Off’ in U.S. Outlet Full Name: Bloomberg BNA News Date: 1/7/2019 Feature: “Floatovoltaics to me are one way we can really see a lot of benefits both economically and environmentally at a time when we really need to shore up our renewable energy resources in a rapid manner,” Hernandez said.
