A new solar microgrid designed by the Schatz Center is expected to be up and running at Cal Poly Humboldt by fall 2025. The microgrid will be a solar+battery system with 2.1 megawatts of AC solar and a 5.8 megawatt...
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Introducing the Pacific Offshore Wind Consortium…
A new West Coast collaboration for offshore wind science was announced in Sacramento today. The Pacific Offshore Wind Consortium (POWC) is a joint effort between three research centers: the Schatz Energy Research Center...
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...
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...
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...
Schatz in the community
This spring, we were visited by students from Six Rivers and Arcata High, Mount Shasta Middle, and Cutten Elementary. We participated in the Redwood Environmental Education Fair, the annual GATE Academy, and the...
Maia Cheli
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...
Schatz Fellow joins panel on inclusivity at American Solar Energy Society conference
This August, Schatz Energy Fellow Thalia Quinn presented for a panel discussion on Broadening Access to Solar: Jobs, Careers, and Futures, at the American Solar Energy Society’s 47th annual conference in Boulder...
October 18 lecture: Local water innovation through community-university partnerships
This talk will share inspiring solutions for water collection, storage, treatment, and conservation that have been created by community engagement. Lonny Grafman has worked on and led teams for hundreds of domestic and...
Summer Camp Energy Outreach
On Tuesday afternoon, we joined the Yurok Tribe’s summer camp at the mouth of the Klamath River, to explore solar and wind power with elementary and middle school students. On Thursday, the HSU Robotics Camp met...
Announcing the Donald and Andrea Tuttle Fellowship for Clean Energy Studies
The Schatz Energy Research Center is pleased to announce the Donald and Andrea Tuttle Fellowship for Clean Energy Studies at Humboldt State University. The Tuttles have established this annual fellowship as part of an...
