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)
The Chicken or the Egg? Reflections on the Role of Charging Infrastructure in Transportation Electrification
Friday, November 15th, 2024 | 10:30 am – 11:50 am Eric Wood, Senior Researcher, EV Charging Infrastructure, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Suite 100, Davis, CA Join via Zoom (passcode: ucdenergy) U.S. climate goals for economywide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 will require rapid decarbonization of the transportation sector, and plug-in […]
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 Join via Zoom (passcode: ucdenergy) Dr. Corinne Scown will discuss the role of the technological strategies by which bio-based energy production, chemicals, […]
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 […]
Weaving Together: Climate, Resilience, Equity, and Speed in Energy and Infrastructure Transitions
Friday, September 27th, 2024 | 10:30 am – 11:50 am Jana Ganion, Senior Advisor for Offshore Wind, Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Suite 100, Davis, CA Join via Zoom (passcode: ucdenergy) We require all our shared strengths to design and deploy solutions to cool our overheating world. The zero carbon, […]
Piloting a Distributional Equity Analysis Framework with Puget Sound Energy
What is energy justice and why is it vital to achieve?
