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BERC connects, educates, and engages our members to address our planet’s most pressing energy and resource challenges.

About BERC

The Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative (BERC) is a multidisciplinary network of UC Berkeley students, alumni, faculty, and industry professionals. BERC is entirely student-run and spans 11 colleges and 28 departments across UC Berkeley.

We plan and host a variety of conferences and events across the year, including the annual Energy Summit and Resources Symposium, monthly “BERCshop” panels, the Clean Energy Speaker Series course at the Haas School of Business, and the annual Climate Change 101 event for Berkeley students. Our partnership with the Energy Institute at Haas helps us provide our members with opportunities to engage with cutting-edge research and current industry applications.

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BERC Blog

Energy Inequality and the Just Transition: How can we make the benefits of clean energy accessible to everyone?

November 7, 2024

Introduction

As global temperatures continue to rise and renewable energy costs plummet, the transition to clean energy has become both an environmental imperative and an economic opportunity. Solar panel costs have fallen over 80% since 2010...Read more about Energy Inequality and the Just Transition: How can we make the benefits of clean energy accessible to everyone?

Demand Response in the Green Energy Transition

September 17, 2024

Introduction

Our nation’s electric grid is an immensely complex system that is constantly balancing on a knife’s edge. Grid operators must ensure that energy supply meets demand every second: too much or too little supply will lead...Read more about Demand Response in the Green Energy Transition

Indigenous Ownership in Clean Energy is a Universal Imperative

August 11, 2024

Eight weeks before Earth’s two hottest days on record (July 21-22, 2024), Australia’s Northern Territory Government approved plans for fracking expansion in the Beetaloo Basin. The approval was granted to Tamboran Resources, a publicly traded natural gas exploration and drilling...Read more about Indigenous Ownership in Clean Energy is a Universal Imperative