UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute - EEI

09/19/2022

UC Davis Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Jeremy Munday recently received a $2.2 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for his research in understanding–and possibly manipulating–the quantum-level forces that affect microtechnology and nanotechnology. The project may have implications for further developments in devices like smartphones, computers, lasers, and even vehicle airbags by advancing new forms of energy harnessed at the quantum level. https://bit.ly/3bWKyE0

09/14/2022

The California Lighting Technology Center recently partnered with the California Energy Commission, Sonoma Clean Power Authority, and Frontier Energy Inc. to evaluate opportunities in emerging daylighting technologies. One such technology is a solar-tracking lighting system, which delivers daylight via optical fibers to core building areas that otherwise do not have access to daylight. Learn about the results of the study here:

CLTC recently partnered with the California Energy Commission, Sonoma Clean Power Authority, and Frontier Energy Inc. to evaluate opportunities in emerging daylighting technologies. One such technology is a solar-tracking lighting system, which delivers daylight via optical fibers to core building a...

09/12/2022

Jesús Velázquez, an Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Energy Graduate Group faculty member, is one of 18 faculty in the U.S. selected as Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars for 2022. These faculty are within the first five years of their academic careers, have each created an outstanding independent body of scholarship, and are deeply committed to education. Each Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar receives an unrestricted research grant of $100,000. Congratulations!

Assistant professor Jesús Velázquez, a material chemist in the UC Davis College of Letters and Science, is one of 18 faculty in the U.S. selected as Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars for 2022. These faculty are within the first five years of their academic careers, have each created an outstanding ...

09/07/2022

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded one of five Green Chemistry Challenge Awards to Mark Mascal, Professor of Chemistry and Energy Graduate Group faculty member at UC Davis, together with Origin Materials Inc. and its co-CEO John Bissell (a UC Davis alum). Mascal’s laboratory and Origin Materials are being recognized for developing and implementing a novel technology to replace chemicals commonly made from petroleum with products from biomass, such as forestry, agricultural and municipal wastes. Congratulations!

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded one of five Green Chemistry Challenge Awards to Mark Mascal, professor of chemistry at the University of California, Davis, together with Origin Materials Inc. and its co-CEO John Bissel.

09/05/2022

The rising cost and impact of energy use on our climate is a major concern for everyone involved with the built environment. Studies by UC Davis researchers were recently featured in Building Research & Information (BRI). Check out the collection here:

Explore the article collection: Energy reduction and efficiency in buildings. Published in Building Research & Information.

09/01/2022

Don't miss this Student Spotlight on Thomas Patten, Energy Graduate Group student and electrical engineer with UC Davis Facilities Management! https://bit.ly/3pfZ8JN

08/29/2022

The UC Davis Western Cooling Efficiency Center was featured in ABC7 News! Learn how our researchers are developing innovative technology using current air conditioning systems to mitigate climate change. https://abc7ne.ws/3A0IYsx

08/25/2022

Schools are working hard to reduce airborne disease transmission. In a newly published article in the Journal of Building Engineering, Western Cooling Efficiency Center researchers ran classroom simulations for 13 cities to understand how increased ventilation and filtration relate to disease transmission, thermal comfort, and energy use.

Lowering the potential of airborne disease transmission in school buildings is especially important in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The benefits…

08/23/2022

UC Davis energy researchers are participating in the 2022 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings hosted by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Presentations on this year's theme of “Climate Solutions: Efficiency, Equity, and Decarbonization" include Curtis Harrington’s work on “Aerosol Sealing of Existing Homes,” Subhrajit Chakraborty’s study on “Experimental Evaluation of a Multi-function Compact Heat Pump for All-electric Residential Buildings,” and Caton Mande’s research on “Timing is Everything: Optimizing Heat Pump Load Flexibility for Cost, Comfort, and Carbon Emissions."

Energy Graduate Group student Ashley Depew also received the Linda Latham Scholarship, dedicated to encouraging and supporting tomorrow’s energy efficiency professionals, to attend the conference. Congratulations to all!

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08/22/2022

We invite community organizers, advocates, and practitioners to apply to the UC Davis Environmental Justice Leaders in Residence program! Participants will work with UC Davis researchers on projects benefitting their communities. Apply by Sept. 9th. https://bit.ly/3pzT7aX

08/19/2022

The new Inflation Reduction Act incentivizes clean energy technology like heat pumps. The Spokesman-Review spoke with Theresa Pistochini on potential household emissions reductions from installing heat pumps. https://bit.ly/3zYaQ0v

Read more on the Western Cooling Efficiency Center's work on greenhouse gas emissions from residential heating technologies. https://bit.ly/3w6ECz2

08/12/2022

Recycling lithium-ion batteries can reduce life cycle environmental impacts of electric vehicles. Read the feasibility analysis by Energy Graduate Group faculty member Alissa Kendall and Ph.D. students Jessica Dunn and Meg Slattery, published in Resources, Conservation & Recycling - https://bit.ly/3cfXIf3