Energy Bites Seminar May 4, 2023

Thursday, May 4, 2023  |  12PM-1PM Bite 1: Optimization of Ventilation and Filtration System Operation in Classrooms Theresa Pistochini and Aref Aboud, WCEC Watch Presentation  

Energy Bites Seminar April 27, 2023

Thursday, April 27, 2023  |  12PM-1PM Bite 1: Fossil-Free UC/UCD Stephen Wheeler, EGG/CDGG/Human Ecology Bite 2: Greenhouse Gas Emission Impacts from Heat Pump Installation over Furnaces in Residential and Office Buildings Subhrajit Chakraborty, EGG/WCEC Watch Presentations

Energy Bites Seminar April 20, 2023

April 20, 2023  |  12PM-1PM Bite 1: Enabling Decarbonization of Buildings through Optimized Control of Electrified Loads Armando Casillas, LBNL Bite 2: Digitization and Interoperability for Building Controls and Analytics Marco Pritoni, LBNL Watch Presentations

Energy Bites Seminar April 13, 2023

April 13, 2023  |  12PM-1PM Bite 1: Lighting and Cooking Energy Transitions from Fuels to Grid Based Electricity in Rural Gambia Brianna Dooley & Aditya Ramji, EGG/PIET Watch Presentation

Energy Bites Seminar April 6, 2023

Thursday, April 6, 2023  |  12PM-1PM Smart & Clean Exterior Lighting for the Community Nicole Hathaway, CLTC CLTC TOUR Watch Presentation

Hydrogen Transportation Systems in California: Prospects and the State of Play

Friday, November 4, 2022 Lewis M. Fulton Director, STEPS (Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways) Lewis Fulton has worked internationally in the field of transportation, energy, and environment analysis and policy development for over 25 years. He is Director of the Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways Program (STEPS+) within the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of […]

Alumni Panel

Friday, December 2, 2022 Alumni Panel: Kristen Bush, Rhys Davis Kristen Bush: Kristen Bush is an Engineer/Scientist I on the Electric Transportation team at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). She currently assists with various projects with research topics including transportation equity, infrastructure design, and inventories related to medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles. Prior to […]

Developing the Western US Power Grid through Markets

Electricity demand is growing across the Western United States as economies boom and the transition to electrified transportation and buildings begins. At the same time, state policies are rapidly transforming the mix of power generation sources, from fossil fueled to carbon free. The grid across the Western US has long been interconnected, but its operation […]

Accelerating the Just Energy Transition with Science and Policy

The climate emergency we face has prompted some nations, corporations, and many civil society organizations to greatly expand their decarbonization and climate protection actions. The paths to deeply decarbonizing local, national and regional economies requires innovations in a wide range of areas where new, sustainable, materials design, discovery, and implementation, and most notably highly interdisciplinary […]

Decarbonization and Local Air Pollution Disparities

Climate change and social inequality are two of the world’s most pressing issues. They are also intricately linked. The imperative to address climate change is overlaid on a world that is already deeply unequal. A recent environmental justice literature documents systematic gaps in local air pollution concentrations between disadvantaged and other individuals. Because local air […]