Energy Bites – May 14, 2021
Bite 1: Developer and Resident Experience with Electrification of Affordable Housing Ashley DePew, Energy Graduate Group/Energy and Efficiency Institute Eli Alston-Stepnitz, Department of Sociology Bite 2: Home Occupancy Detection and Electricity Response to Heat Waves Jon Martindill, Energy Graduate Group/Center for Water-Energy Efficiency Time: 12pm to 1pm Watch Video
Energy Bites – May 7, 2021
Bite 1: Low Cost, High Accuracy Building Ventilation Screening Tool Caton Mande, Western Cooling Efficiency Center Bite 2: Energy Barrier for Achieving the Goal of Sustainability in Indoor Farming Shamim Ahamed, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Time: 12pm to 1pm Watch Video
Energy Bites – April 30, 2021
Bite 1: Integrating Electric Vehicles and the Electricity Grid Alan Jenn, Plug-In Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Research Center Bite 2: Optimizing Commercial Building Operations under Real-time Conditions Cori Jackson, California Technology Lighting Center Time: 12pm to 1pm Watch Video
Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Residential Heating Technologies in the USA
Speaker: Theresa Pistochini, UC Davis Western Cooling Efficiency Center Date: April 20, 2021 Time: 10am to 11am PST Watch Slides
Energy Bites – April 23, 2021
Bite 1: Opportunities and Barriers of Decarbonizing Sacramento Multifamily Buildings Rhys Davis, Energy Graduate Group Bite 2: Aerosol Sealing Applications in Existing Residential Homes Curtis Harrington, Western Cooling Efficiency Center Time: 12pm to 1pm Watch Video
Scientific and Engineering Challenges and Opportunities to Enable Net Zero Emissions Energy Systems
Speaker: Nathan Lewis, Commissioner, 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 via Zoom
Large Diameter, Shallow Bore Heat Exchangers for Ground-Source Heat Pumps
Webinar July 8, 2020 Ground-coupled heat pumps reduce cooling load in summer and heating load in winter by using the relatively constant temperature of the earth as the heat exchange medium instead of the outside air. By exchanging heat with the mild ground temperatures, ground-coupled heat pumps are more efficient than air-source designs and use […]
Putting Vacant Buildings to Sleep
Webinar June 16, 2020 Office and campus buildings consume a lot of electricity when nobody is in them. Why? When UC Davis experienced a 90% reduction in occupancy, electricity use only fell by 15%. When the Empire State Building was nearly 100% vacant, electricity use only fell 28%. What is using all this energy? Can […]
The Honda Smart Home at UC Davis: A Showcase of Environmental Innovation
Webinar June 11, 2020 In this webinar, Michael will provide a virtual tour and introduction to the Honda Smart Home, which showcases technologies that enable zero net energy living and transportation. After his short presentation, there will be Q&A time. The Honda Smart Home in UC Davis West Village is capable of producing more energy […]
Energy Bites – May 29, 2020
Bite 1: Electrical Performance of Distributed DC Lighting Systems–Drew Harper, California Lighting Technology Center Bite 2: Sending the Wrong Signal? Revisiting the CPUC’s Marginal GHG Emissions Assumptions–Greg Miller, Center for Water-Energy Efficiency & Energy Graduate Group Bite 3: Energy Load Shifting Strategies for Wastewater Treatment Plants–Erin Musabandesu, Center for Water-Energy Efficiency & Energy Graduate Group […]
