The Solar+ project at the Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) hit high gear this summer, with activity across our research and design areas — from engineering to market assessment. Our project is at the halfway point, with...
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Peter Alstone
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...
Schatz CenterOctober 4 lecture: A Rising Tide Lifts All Bytes
A rising tide lifts all bytes: marine energy R&D at the Pacific Marine Energy Center Humanity has been harnessing tidal power for more than 1,000 years, and producing electricity from tides for more than 100 years...
From the fellows: Anamika Singh
I am second year graduate student in the Energy, Technology and Policy program here at HSU. I am also a recipient of Blue Lake Rancheria fellowship for clean energy studies and a graduate research assistant at the...
Electrifying transportation at HSU
HSU’s first electric vehicle station has already provided 60 “charge ups” in the month since fall semester began. Vehicles charged for an average of 2 hours, obtaining an average of 8 kWh of energy, up...
Maia Cheli
Quality Matters: a new report from Lighting Global
The Lighting Global Quality Assurance Program works to ensure that solar products sold around the globe meet established quality standards for product durability, representation of product performance, and warranty. To...
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...
SEL Real-Time Automation Controllers
Last week, Schatz Center engineers Dave Carter and Marc Marshall attended a training in Portland, Oregon to learn about the capabilities of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories’ (SEL) Real-Time Automation...
Dave CarterNew publication on CA’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Kevin Fingerman, Colin Sheppard, and Andrew Harris recently authored an article on California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard: Modeling financial least-cost pathways to compliance in Northern California. This paper...
Andy Harris
Schatz Energy Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter
Our print (and pdf) newsletter is just off the press, with features & updates on: the Redwood Coast Airport (ACV) microgrid breaking ground on Solar+ at the Blue Lake Rancheria the California Biopower Impact project...
Director’s Note: June 2018
On May 4, we had the pleasure of hosting the Schatz Center Advisory Board for our annual meeting. In addition to our customary discussion of Center activities and strategy, we were happy to be able to include the...
Arne Jacobson
Dedication of the Schatz Center West Wing
On Friday, May 4, we formally dedicated our new West Wing addition. Congressional Representative Jared Huffman was joined by HSU President Lisa Rossbacher, Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Council Member Jason Ramos, and...
