The Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) Waste to Wisdom project is studying various pathways to increase the value of forest residuals and decrease transportation costs to bring this underutilized...
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Mark SeveryNorth Coast EV Charging Infrastructure
The first phase of the installation of electric vehicle charging stations (EVCSs) for the Redwood Coast Electric Vehicle Charging Network (REVNet) is nearly complete. REVNet is a coordinated effort led by the Redwood...
Jerome CarmanSERC’s Off-grid Solar Testing Laboratory Gains International Recognition
SERC recently became accredited under ISO/IEC 17025, the single most important standard for testing laboratories around the world. This accreditation recognizes SERC’s technical competence to perform laboratory testing...
Schatz CenterSERC Delivers Fuel Cell Test Station to Purdue University
In early December, Marc Marshall and I travelled to Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana to install and train staff in the use of SERC’s first combined heat and power (CHP) fuel cell test station. CHP is also...
Greg ChapmanBlue Lake Rancheria Microgrid Project in the News
Intelligent Utility interviewed SERC’s founding director, Peter Lehman, about the Blue Lake Rancheria Microgrid project. Read the interview here.
A Message from the Director
Hello from Washington, DC, where I just attended the White House Forum on Catalyzing Markets for Off-Grid Clean Energy Access. The session involved a lively round table forum with participation from government...
Arne JacobsonA Ground-Breaking Ceremony for Blue Lake Rancheria’s Low-Carbon Community Microgrid
It was a beautiful day for a celebration. Keynote speakers included Congressman Jared Huffman and Energy Commissioner Karen Douglas. Entering the Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) property the morning of August 24, I saw a huge...
Jim ZoellickAccelerating the Adoption of Low Carbon Transportation Fuels
The transportation sector accounts for 37% of all tracked greenhouse gas emissions1 in California, making this a key focus sector in statewide efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The California Energy Commission...
BRDI Waste to Wisdom: Summer 2015 Testing
Late last spring, the BRDI team began acquiring testing apparatus and field equipment needed for torrefaction, drying, and briquetting of biomass at a test site located on Green Diamond property at Big Lagoon. The area...
Yaad RanaDriving the World’s First Mass-Produced Fuel Cell Vehicle
There’s a new hydrogen vehicle in town: a 2016 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle. SERC will use this state-of-the-art vehicle, on a three-month loan from the Hyundai America Technical Center Station, as an education...
Microgrid Project Groundbreaking Ceremony
Monday’s groundbreaking ceremony for our Microgrid project was a success – read more about the event and learn about the project goals and partners at the following: HSU Now: $5M Grant to Fund HSU’s Schatz...
A Message from the Director
As we celebrate our 26th year here at SERC, we are taking stock and looking toward the future. As part of this effort, we recently held our fourth all-team retreat (our prior retreats were held in 2003, 2008, and 2012)...
