Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Residential Heating Technologies
Speaker: Theresa Pistochini, UC Davis Western Cooling Efficiency Center Date: 10/15/2020 Time: 10:00am to 11:00am Watch Video
What a Demand-Side Energy Transformation Entails for Ambition and Justice
Speaker: Narasimha Rao, Asst Prof of Energy Systems, Yale School of the Environment Host: Energy Graduate Group Date: 10/16/2020 Time: 10:30am to 11:50am Watch Video
Meeting Our Global Obligations: Hurricane Maria Energy and Health Project
Speaker: Lilo Pozzo, Professor, University of Washington Host: Energy Graduate Group Date: 10/9/2020 Time: 10:30am to 11:50am Watch Video
Lighting Revolutions in Technology, Design, and Application
Speaker: Morgan Pattison, Senior Technical Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy Lighting R&D Program Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute Date: 2/6/2020 Watch Video of Seminar Abstract: LED lighting technology is already enabling massive energy savings with more to come. However, we must look beyond the job of just providing the same light more efficiently. Advanced LED technology is the […]
Alumni Panel
Speakers: Nick Pappas, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Outreach, CalCCA Sandesh Rallapalli, Sr. Manager II, Asset Digitization Strategy, Walmart Host: Energy Graduate Group Date: 12/6/2019 Time: 10:30am to 11:50am Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Room 1103, West Village, UC Davis Watch Video of Seminar Nick Pappas: Nick joined CalCCA in 2019 as the Director of Strategic Initiatives and Outreach, a […]
Getting the Solutions Right: Scoping the Risks of Mitigating Climate Change
Speaker: Rob Socolow, Professor Emeritus, Princeton University Host: Energy Graduate Group Date: 11/22/2019 Time: 10:30am to 11:50am Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis Watch Video of Seminar Presentation Slides Abstract: Managing requires two-sided reasoning, where both the risks of climate change and the risks of climate change solutions are taken into account. Bio: Robert Socolow is professor emeritus, Department […]
Understanding Transport and Chemical Phenomena in Solar Fuel Generators for Water and Carbon Dioxide Splitting
Speaker: Rohini Bala Chandran, Associate Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute Date: 11/18/2019 Time: 12:15pm to 1:30pm Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis Abstract: Green plants make complex hydrocarbons from available sunlight, water and carbon dioxide – can we take a leaf from nature’s book? Solar-fuel technologies offer the potential to harness and […]
How Onsite Non-Potable Water Reuse Systems Can Secure California’s Water Future: Barriers, Solutions, and the Business Case
Host: UC Davis Energy Exchange Webinar Series Date: 11/21/2019 Watch Video Download Presentation Slides
Negotiating the Clean Energy Transition: California’s Experiment in Progress
Speaker: Meredith Fowlie, Associate Professor, UC Berkeley Host: Energy Graduate Group Date: 11/15/2019 Time: 10:30am to 11:50am Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis Watch Video of Seminar Abstract: Renewable energy deployment is broadly viewed as a linchpin of California’s climate change mitigation efforts. Over the past 15 years, California has seen a significant increase in the share of […]
Scientific and Engineering Challenges and Opportunities to Enable Net Zero Emissions Energy Systems
Speaker: Nate Lewis, Professor, California Institute of Technology Host: Energy Graduate Group Date: 11/8/2019 Time: 10:30am to 11:50am Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis Watch Video of Seminar Abstract: A successful transition to a future net-zero emissions energy system is likely to depend on vast amounts of inexpensive, emissions-free electricity; mechanisms to quickly and cheaply balance large and […]