Thanks to the California Energy Commission for its leadership in supporting innovative, clean energy projects across the state! The EPIC program is now entering its 10th year, with over $1 billion in funding to date...
Category - Bioenergy
Schatz Center
Nov 14 at HSU: Calculating the air quality and climate impacts of using forestry residues to generate electricity
California faces a forest management crisis, as severe drought, wildfire, and pest infestation worsen in the face of climate change. If managed properly, bioelectricity could help support sustainable forest management...
From the fellows: Carisse Geronimo
Hello! I am a graduate student in the Energy, Technology and Policy option of the Environmental Systems program at HSU, and the first recipient of the Donald and Andrea Tuttle Fellowship for Clean Energy Studies...
Pathways to clean cooking
Nicholas Lam recently attended the Pathways to Clean Cooking 2050 conference in Wexford, Ireland. The conference brought together researchers and practitioners to discuss strategies to increase access to clean and...
Visit from the Agricultural Research Institute
On April 9, the Schatz Center hosted a session during the Agricultural Research Institute’s (ARI) 2019 Logistics Meeting. The ARI, which supports applied agricultural and natural resource research within the California...
Mark Severy
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...
New publication: measuring residence time distributions in screw conveyor reactors
Charles Chamberlin, David Carter, and Arne Jacobson recently authored an article on measuring residence time distributions of wood chips in a screw conveyor reactor. A screw conveyor or auger makes use of a rotating...
Charles Chamberlin
Student research developments: summer 2018
This summer, thirteen students contributed to Schatz Center research projects in smart grids, bioenergy, wind, and off-grid energy access. SMART GRIDS Craig Mitchell provided construction observation at the Solar+...
Maia Cheli
Biochar Quality Assessment Project
Biochar has the potential to provide environmental and economic benefits to California’s agricultural sector through improved water retention [1], carbon sequestration [2], and reduced nutrient leaching [3], but...
Woody biomass poster & presentation given at the annual ARI meeting
In September, Sintana Vergara and Cassidy Barrientos presented on bioenergy and biomass emissions at the annual CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) meeting in Sacramento. Sintana presented ongoing research on the...
Evaluation of biomass conversion technologies: new publication released
We recently completed work on the Waste to Wisdom project that examined the entire supply chain of converting forest waste residues into bioenergy and wood products. The Center’s role was to evaluate equipment that...
Schatz Energy in brief: climate-smart infrastructure and sustainable bioenergy
The Union of Concerned Scientists just released a new white paper on “climate-smart” infrastructure in California, citing the Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) microgrid as a prime example of infrastructure built to...
