Photo by John Chiara ERG alum Dr. Zeke Hausfather makes the New York Times! Human activities are the main drivers of long-term warming, sea level rise, and extreme weather. However, … Continue Reading »
Mira Shah receives 1st Place Undergraduate Scholarship
Mira Shah, a 4th year Major in Mechanical Engineering and a Minor in Energy and Resources, received a 1st place undergraduate scholarship from The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and … Continue Reading »
Aline Abayo named participant in the Future Nobel Laureates Scholarship Program
Aline Abayo. Photo by Kwabena Owusu Sarfo. Aline Abayo, a graduate student in the Energy and Resource Group (ERG), has been selected as one of eleven participants in the prestigious … Continue Reading »
Advanced conductors provide path for grid expansion
A new study led by Duncan Callaway, professor and chair of the Energy and Resources Group (ERG), and Amol Phadke, an affiliate and senior scientist at the Goldman School of Public Policy, shows … Continue Reading »
Students return from KTH Royal Institute of Technology exchange
Africa’s path to green growth
Partnership with KTH Royal Institute of Technology creates opportunities for students
A dozen students from Sweden and California swapped places last week for summer research internships focused on digital transformation, kicking off a new exchange program between UC Berkeley and KTH … Continue Reading »
Study shows PFAS threat to drinking water in rural, predominantly Latinx communities
Public water wells in communities of color might be disproportionately polluted by pesticides contaminated with harmful per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according to a new study led by a team … Continue Reading »
Professor Andy Jones explains how a Warming Planet can cause bigger Winter Storms, in this clip from CBS News
ERG’s Professor Andy Jones covered an interview with CBS; discussing how Bay Area’s winter storm back in March could be a signal of global warming causing huge storms. “Climate change … Continue Reading »
Daniel Kammen and Berkeley Researchers finds that China is the only Nation on track to triple its Renewable Capacity by 2030
Amid continuing geopolitical tensions, climate change remains a key area of collaboration between the United States and China. Ahead of last November’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28, Presidents Biden … Continue Reading »