This month, five student researchers from the Schatz team were recognized by Humboldt State University and by the Environmental Resources Engineering (ERE) department for outstanding achievements. Chih-Wei Hsu and Ciara...
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Arne Jacobson
SFSS webinar 5/7 — Coming of age at the end of the world: an existential toolkit for the climate generation
Sarah Jaquette Ray has been leading undergraduate environmental studies programs since 2009. During this time, she has observed changes in how students feel about environmental problems, the relationship between those...
Schatz Center
5/7 webinar: IEC quality standards for pico-solar products & SHS kits
View the webinar recording and download a followup Q&A Over the past 10 years, the off-grid energy access team at the Schatz Center has worked with the World Bank Group, CLASP, and a broad range of stakeholders to...
Meg Harper
4/24 webinar: Innovations of the Redwood Coast Airport microgrid
View the webinar recording On Friday, April 24 @ noon (Pacific), the California Community Choice Association will launch a new monthly webinar series. This opening event will explore innovations developed for the...
Covid-19 update: summer student research
Due to the ongoing challenges associated with the coronavirus, including the need for our community to shelter-in-place, we do not anticipate announcing a call for new student research positions for this summer. This...
SFSS webinar 4/23: The global burden of backup generators
Between 1-2 billion people can’t access a reliable power grid. In some communities, the grid is unstable, with power outages that total hundreds to thousands of hours each year. In others, the grid is unaffordable...
Seabird distribution in 3D: assessing risk from offshore wind energy generation
Seabird species may be at risk for collision with, or displacement by, offshore wind turbines. Existing seabird distribution models describe the density and species composition in the California Current, and are used to...
SFSS webinar 4/9: Rethinking Religious Environmentalism: Varieties of Latinx Catholic Expressions
How to attend We are glad to announce that the remainder of this semester’s Sustainable Futures Speaker Series will be going online via webinar… visit our speaker series page for the schedule of upcoming events...
The 2020 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report from Lighting Global
Since 2009, the Schatz Center has worked closely with the World Bank’s Lighting Global initiatives to increase energy access worldwide by improving the quality assurance of solar products. Every two years...
Maia Cheli
North Coast Offshore Wind Workshop – postponed
UPDATE 3/17/20 The North Coast Offshore Wind Workshop scheduled for April 28 has been postponed. Our team is investigating options for sharing our initial findings, while maintaining clarity, accessibility, and...
Join us at the Global Off-Grid Solar Forum & Expo
Join us in Nairobi on February 18-20, for the annual Global Off-Grid Solar Forum & Expo. Five members of the Schatz Center’s off-grid team will be participating in the conference: Arne Jacobson, Nicholas Lam...
Yurok Tribe celebrates new solar array in Tulley Creek
On December 19, the Yurok Tribe celebrated the installation of a new, 28 kW solar photovoltaic system on the Tulley Creek Transportation Building, and announced plans to install a second, 24 kW system on the Tulley...
