COVID updates:
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Schatz Energy News
On October 22 @ 4 pm (Pacific), learn about telecommunications resilience on the Redwood Coast: where do we stand now, and what opportunities do we have to increase access in our rural region? Register for this talk
We are currently seeking to hire an undergraduate Student Research Assistant. Applications are welcome from all early-career students currently enrolled in the ERE program at HSU, and are due by November 1. Learn more and apply
Thanks to everyone who participated in our offshore wind feasibility webinar series! Videos for all events are now available, along with reports for most of our wind analyses to date. Watch or download materials
Our projects in the news
MICROGRID KNOWLEDGE | 8/25/20
California Microgrids Flex Their Skills During Blackouts
GREENTECH MEDIA | 8/24/20
The Elusive ‘Microgrid Tariff’ Begins to Emerge in California
PG&E CURRENTS | 8/7/20
First-Ever Multi-Customer Microgrid in Northern California Coming to Humboldt County
MICROGRID KNOWLEDGE | 6/12/20
Partnering with Communities on Microgrids “Critically Important”
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM | 5/29/20
COVID-19 will accelerate the revolution in energy systems
LOST COAST OUTPOST | 1/23/20
Terra-Gen Critics Said We Should Wait for Offshore Wind, But Will That Project Spark an Even Nastier Debate?
JEFFERSON PUBLIC RADIO | 1/14/20
California Reservation’s Solar Microgrid Provides Power During Utility Shutoffs
WASHINGTON POST | 1/1/2020
Amid shut-off woes, a beacon of energy
MICROGRID KNOWLEDGE | 12/19/19
Community Microgrids: Four Examples of Local Energy that Improves Lives
REASONS to be CHEERFUL | 12/7/19
Power struggle: In the haze of the California wildfires, a Native American tribe’s independent electricity grid saved the day. Is a new model for energy in America rising from the ashes?
MICROGRID KNOWLEDGE | 11/12/19
Airport Microgrid in Northern California Looks to Create Replicable Model
MICROGRID KNOWLEDGE | 11/11/19
Life Won Thanks to the Blue Lake Rancheria Microgrid
ETH ZURICH | 11/6/19
Understanding the Scale of Back-up Generation in the Developing World
POPULAR SCIENCE | 10/21/19
How microgrids could protect California from blackouts during fire season
NORTH COAST JOURNAL | 10/17/19
Blackout
WIRED | 5/16/19
This Casino’s Microgrid Might Be the Future of Energy
