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The Lester Center announces Spring 2012 cohort
Included in this Spring's cohort is Berkeley Energy Sciences Corporation (BESC). Reid Spolek (BERC VP of Events) is BESC's first full-time employee and will head up business development for the company.
Electric cars on a dirty grid: clean or not?
While reducing the use of gasoline by buying an electric vehicle is a great way to cut one’s carbon footprint in the short-term, a report finds, simply replacing that gasoline with electricity from a coal-fired power plant may not cause a net decrease in carbon output.
Kammen: Controversial coal project in Kosovo may proceed with U.S. support
Kosovo’s growing economy has experienced a surge in energy demand, and many at the World Bank contend that yet another new large coal-fired power plant will be the “least cost” option to meet this demand. UC Berkeley professor Dan Kammen disagrees.
Silicon Valley conference addresses the future of robotics and its role in sustainability
Although not currently a center of robotics investment, Silicon Valley is beginning to recognize the potential of robotics to play a major role in everyday life
Department Spotlight: College of Environmental Design
The CED offers four tracks that allow students to explore topics around sustainability and the built environment.
BERC team wins third place in DOE’s FLoW business plan competition
The team was awarded $40,000 to start their company, Xite Solar, which uses technology developed at UC Berkeley to improve efficiencies for existing thin film cells.
BERC and BECI highlighted in Berkeley Science Review article
The Spring 2012 edition of the Berkeley Science Review, released this week in print and online, highlights BERC in the article "Building BECI" by Anna Zaniewski.
Germany cuts back on solar subsidies: now what?
Germany recently began decreasing subsides for solar energy. On the other side of the Atlantic, their cut-backs resonate in the U.S. solar sector.latest from the blog
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