We are pleased to welcome Marjorie “Meg” Harper as the 2008-2009 Schatz Energy Fellow. Meg is pursuing a Master’s degree in the Energy, Environment and Society Program at HSU. As a Schatz Energy Fellow, Meg is...
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Schatz CenterA Message from the Director
The big news for the Schatz Center this month is the official opening of the HSU hydrogen fueling station. As reported by Richard Engel in this issue, we had a joyous grand opening ceremony on a beautiful Humboldt...
Peter LehmanIndonesia Gasification Project and the Brazilian Experience
This article was written by Ranjit Deshmukh. SERC is engaged in an exciting biomass to energy project in collaboration with the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL) group at the University of California...
SERC to Develop University Hydrogen Curriculum
SERC received word in June that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected us for negotiation of an award to develop hydrogen curriculum for California’s public universities.
Richard EngelStudent Work at SERC
SERC welcomes eight student employees to our program, a two- fold increase in just one month. Four Environmental Resources Engineering (ERE) students joined our project researching the quality, performance, and cost of...
Allison HansberryBiomass Gasification Update
This update was written by Joe Purdon. The gasifier has safely arrived from India! It is currently being installed here at SERC (see photo, below) and we expect to be generating gas within a month or two. SERC also...
A Message from the Director
As I write this, we have 15 students studying and working at the Center, our largest number ever. They range from graduate students serving as research assistants on various projects, to three undergraduate UNPEPPers...
LED Technology for Off-Grid Lighting in Africa
Article written by Arne Jacobson Battery powered lanterns that use white LED technology are emerging as a potential substitute for kerosene lighting in unelectrified areas of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Dozens of...
Gearing Up for the Biomass Gasifier
Article written by Ranjit Deshmukh These are exciting times at SERC as we prepare for the arrival of the biomass gasifier system from India. The gasifier system is an air-fed downdraft gasifier coupled with a gas engine...
RNSP Headquarters to Become Sixth UNPEPP Project for SERC-RNSP Partnership
With funding from the University-National Park Energy Partnership Program (UNPEPP), SERC will again partner with Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) for a summer 2008 UNPEPP project. The UNPEPP 2008 project follows...
Hydrogen Technology and Education Curriculum
Project partners Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) at UC Berkeley, SERC, and AC Transit Authority were recently awarded an additional $150,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to further develop the Hydrogen...
HSU Hydrogen Fueling Station
The construction and installation phases of the hydrogen fueling station are complete . Site inspections of the hydrogen piping and electrical system were conducted by a mechanical and electrical engineer with no major...
Greg Chapman
