To better address the energy needs of off-grid communities, we must understand how households choose, and are enabled to purchase, solar energy products. From 2015-2017, with support from the United Nations Capital...
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Maia Cheli
EPIC Symposium 2019: a field report
I presented at the California Energy Commission’s EPIC Symposium in Sacramento last Tuesday. The conference gathered energy policy and technology professionals from across California, with a thousand people in...
Peter Alstone
New California offshore wind report from the American Jobs Project
The American Jobs Project released a report today on California’s developing offshore wind energy sector. The Schatz Center’s offshore wind team provided technical review comments on a pre-publication draft...
Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid: Technical Kickoff
On January 30-31, we held a technical team kickoff for the Redwood Coast Airport Renewable Energy Microgrid. Wednesday’s agenda included tariff structures, establishing a business case for microgrids, and plans for...
California Bioresources Economy Summit
In January, Schatz Center Faculty Affiliate Kevin Fingerman spoke at the California Bioresources Economy Summit. Hosted by the California Air Resources Board and UC Berkeley, this event brought together state agencies...
Schatz Center
CSUs working at the forefront of sustainable fuel
Our research was featured this week in a California State University article about faculty and students who are working to advance clean transportation: Betting on Batteries: see how CSU faculty and students are keeping...
Technical Update: Redwood Coast Airport Renewable Energy Microgrid
This fall, we have been working on project initiation tasks in advance of our technical team kickoff in early 2019. Here are some of the highlights: The contract with our major partner, the Redwood Coast Energy...
Dave Carter
Schatz Energy Fall 2018 Newsletter
Our twice-annual print newsletter is now available to download. Features include: The Schatz Center roof goes solar A message from the Director Project announcements and updates Student research 2018 Lighting Global...
Director’s Note: November 2018
The Camp Fire in Butte County has been the most damaging wildfire in California history. Hurricanes, wildfires, cyclones, floods, and heat waves are taking a heavy toll on communities around the globe. While no single...
Arne Jacobson
Northern CA coast offshore wind feasibility study
On October 25, the Schatz Energy Research Center at Humboldt State University was awarded a grant from the California Ocean Protection Council (a division of the California Department of Natural Resources), to study the...
Mark Severy
CLASP and IFC affiliated team members visit the Schatz Center
Last week, the Lighting Global team hosted Riley Macdonald from CLASP and Honglin Hui, a consultant to the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Riley recently joined the CLASP team as Market Development Coordinator...
Kimberly Thorpe
Energy Paths for the Yurok People
We recently helped the Yurok Tribe secure $180,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy and we are now working together to develop a Yurok Tribe Strategic Energy Action Plan. This plan will support the tribe’s efforts to...
Jim Zoellick
