The Schatz Center is working with GHD, an international engineering firm, to conduct a microgrid feasibility study for the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). The study is focused on a former semi-conductor...
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Dave CarterBiomass Utilization Feasibility Study for the Karuk Tribe of California
The Schatz Center is assisting the Karuk Community Development Corporation (KCDC) with a biomass utilization feasibility study. The Karuk Tribe of California (KTOC) has aboriginal territory encompassing the Klamath...
Improving a Biochar Production System in Mendocino County
by Kyle Palmer and Mark Severy For the past three years, the Redwood Forest Foundation, Inc. (RFFI) has produced biochar from small-diameter tanoak trees collected from thinning operations in Mendocino County’s...
Mark SeveryBlue Lake Rancheria receives FEMA’s 2017 Whole Community Preparedness Award
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced on September 28 that the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe (BLR) has been chosen to receive the 2017 John D. Solomon Whole Community Preparedness Award for proactive...
Maia CheliBlueTechValley: opportunities for innovators in energy, water & agriculture
BlueTechValley is seeking entrepreneurs and businesses engaged in energy, water and agricultural innovations. Regional hubs throughout California connect local projects with statewide services including technology...
Sustainable Futures Speaker Series: Amy & Daniel Cordalis on October 5
Join us on Thursday, October 5 at 5:30 pm in Founders Hall 118, for a presentation by Amy & Daniel Cordalis on “Breathing life back into the Klamath River.” Amy Cordalis is General Counsel for the Yurok...
Sustainable Futures Speaker Series: Nick Goulette on September 28
Join us on Thursday, September 28 at 5:30 pm in Founders Hall 118, for a presentation by Nick Goulette on imagining and achieving the potential of community-based forestry in Northern California. As The Watershed...
PV module performance over time: assessing 26 years at the HSU Telonicher Marine Lab
In 1990, the Schatz Center installed 192 ARCO M75 photovoltaic (PV) modules at the HSU Telonicher Marine Lab in Trinidad, California, 150 m off the Pacific Ocean. Current voltage (IV) tests were performed on each module...
Sustainable Futures Speaker Series: Debbie Page-Dumroese on August 31
Join us on Thursday, August 31 at 5:30 pm in Founders Hall 118, for a presentation by visiting soil scientist Debbie Page-Dumroese on the use of biochar to sequester carbon and improve soil resilience. Biochar is a...
Waste to Wisdom Webinar: Wednesday, August 9
On Wednesday, August 9 at 10 am (Pacific), join SERC Research Engineer Mark Severy alongside Sevda Alanya, Richard Bergman, and Ted Bilek of the USDA Forest Service’s Forest Products Laboratory as they discuss...
Energy Ladder Research: Exploring the adoption of off-grid strategies in rural Uganda
SERC is researching solar product use in rural Uganda, to better understand what motivates and empowers low-income energy users to adopt off-grid energy solutions. This year-long study utilizes quantitative and...
Farewell to Jason McMack and Jeff Mosbacher
This month, SERC Research Engineer Jason McMack and SERC Research Assistant Jeff Mosbacher depart for new adventures at the Colorado School of Mines. Both Jason and Jeff are graduates of the HSU Environmental Resources...
