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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Schatz Center
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...
Report: Offshore wind transmission scenarios for Northern California and Southern Oregon
We recently released a new report that evaluates potential scenarios for electric grid transmission development to support floating offshore wind along the northern coast of California and the southern coast of Oregon...
Thursday, Nov 30: Lessons on Climate Communication and Environmental Storytelling with Rosanna Xia
When: Thursday, November 30 from 5:30-7:00 pm (with a book signing to follow the talk) Where: Native American Forum (BSS 162) at Cal Poly Humboldt Who: Everyone is invited to attend this free event! “Tell me the facts...
Thursday, April 27 @ 2 pm (webinar) — Seabirds in 3D: a new framework for assessing collision vulnerability with floating offshore wind
REGISTER HERE Thursday, April 27 from 2-4 pm (Pacific) Presented by: Sharon Kramer and Stephanie Schneider of H. T. Harvey & Associates, and Eli Wallach and Arne Jacobson of the Schatz Energy Research Center at Cal...
Thursday, April 6 @ 5:30 pm (webinar)– The justice conundrum in coastal adaptation
With Jola Ajibade, Ph.D., of Portland State University REGISTER for this webinar Next up in our Climate and Clean Energy series, we explore the justice conundrum in coastal adaptation: should we retreat or invest in...
SAFE Symposium: March 1, 2023
We invite you to join us on Wednesday, March 1, for a symposium on Rural & Tribal Community Resilience: Strategies for Action. This in-person event is part of the SAFE project — a collaboration of the Blue...
Thursday, February 23 @ 5:30 pm (webinar) — Spent nuclear fuel and sea level rise in Humboldt Bay
44 Feet: Vulnerabilities, Opportunities, and Strategies for Managing Risk from Sea-Level Rise to Humboldt Bay’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Site With Jennifer Marlow and Alexander Brown REGISTER for this webinar In 2022...
California’s first 100% renewable multi-customer microgrid is now operational
PRESS RELEASE: June 7, 2022 Collaborating for a clean energy future California’s first 100% renewable energy, front-of-the-meter, multi-customer microgrid is now fully operational. Located in Humboldt County...
June 22: Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid grand celebration
We invite you to join us on Wednesday, June 22 as we celebrate the completion and successful commercial operation of the Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid. Join us to learn about: Project innovations: grid integration...
Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid featured in EPIC report
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...
Webinar (5/25): Transmission Alternatives for California North Coast Offshore Wind
View the webinar recording and materialsDownload the reports Join us on Wednesday, May 25 from 1-3 pm Pacific for a webinar on our latest feasibility study for offshore wind development in the Humboldt Wind Energy Area...
