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As battery prices continue to fall and the penetration of variable wind and solar generation rises, power plant developers are increasingly combining wind and solar projects with on-site batteries, creating “hybrid” power plants. I had the opportunity to lead a research effort up at Lawrence...Read more about Hybrid power plants are growing rapidly: are they a good idea?

A solar panels are warranted to perform their best for 25 years. So because the first major wave of solar panel installation was around 2010, the United States has about 15 years before solar panel recycling becomes a major issue. However, a surge in PV panel waste is coming and...Read more about Solar Recycling

Each year BERC hosts our flagship fall event, Resource Symposium, a half-day event that...Read more about Join us for Resources Symposium 2019!

Spring Break is a great time to relax, spend time with family, or travel. For me, Spring Break was the perfect opportunity to attend the ICEPAG 2019 Microgrid Global Summit. The International Colloquium on Environmentally Preferred Advanced Power Generation (ICEPAG) is an annual clean energy...Read more about GUEST POST: UC Irvine’s ICEPAG Microgrid Global Summit (& Energy Reconnections)

Marcus Lehmann

Current position: Co-founder & CEO, CalWave Power Technologies Inc.

Cal Affiliation: Visiting Research Student, Mechanical Engineering (2012-2016) ...Read more about Alumni Spotlight: Marcus Lehmann

BERC continues to take the world by storm, racking up double wins at UCLA's Energy Case Challenges Competition last month!

Check out the Haas blog link for more information and congratulations to Sid Mullick, Cici Saekow, Mark Sheiness, Kylie Sale, William Lynn (from Edison...Read more about From the Haas Blog: Double victory for MBA teams at UCLA Energy Competition!

Thank you to everyone who attended the 13th annual BERC Energy Summit! We had a great time welcoming all of you and learning more about the exciting work being done around energy and resources in the Cal community and beyond. A big thanks to all our sponsors and...Read more about Summit 2019 Recap

While much of our work at BERC focuses on technology, innovation and the private sector, it is important to remember that policy has some of the most critical impacts on climate and energy solutions. Without strong public leadership and vision on...Read more about Meet Kevin de León! Keynote speaker at BERC Summit 2019

Held annually at Duke, the Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition (EEMCC) connects students, academia and industry in pursuit of unconventional business-based solutions that expose unrecognized opportunities with positive social and environmental impact. This...Read more about BERC wins big at Duke's Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition

Zero waste, recycling and the environmental impacts of our built environment fueled debate at this year's installment of BERC's Resources Roundtable, drawing decisionmakers from the U.S....Read more about How does trash impact climate change? Resources Roundtable finds out

So, you’ve got a great idea for turning your hard-tech research into a product or service. Great. But no matter how miraculous your discovery sounds, it cannot be turned into a viable commercial venture unless it can be scaled to meet the demand of a target market, and then manufactured and sold...Read more about Techonomics: Economics for Scientists Building the Future Physical World

On October 4, UC Berkeley and BERC hosted the 4^th annual Smogathon highlighting the latest innovative air pollution solutions. The event was first launched in 2015 in Poland as a hackathon and has since evolved into an international competition with hundreds of applications featuring...Read more about BERC Hosts Annual Smogathon Competition

Buzz has been growing around electric water and space heaters as potent technology for helping California reach its ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals. Recent state moves to require solar panels on all new residential homes by 2020 certainly make electric water and space heaters more...Read more about Are Electric Water and Space Heaters the Greenhouse Gas Solution for California?

This past spring break, 23 students from various majors were selected to participate in Solar Spring Break (SSB), a partnership between UC Berkeley’s Student Environmental Resource Center (SERC) and Grid Alternatives (GRID). GRID is a nonprofit solar organization that seeks to bring renewable...Read more about Our Solar Spring Break

Thanks to all who came out to BERC Alumni Night 2018!

On the evening of Thursday, April 26, BERC hosted Alumni Night at the offices of WSGR in San Francisco, bringing together alumni, current students and friends of BERC for a night of networking, fun and fundraising.

Two BERC co-...Read more about Alumni Night Recap

Are you interested in cutting edge technologies? Consider joining the Cleantech to Market (C2M) course at Haas this fall.

If you were not able to attend C2M’s info sessions last week, ...Read more about Another Cleantech to Market opportunity at Haas

One of the highlights of BERC’s 2018 Energy Summit in February was the recording of the popular Interchange podcast, this one featuring a conversation between host Shayle Kann and Ryan Hanley. Ryan is a renewable energy industry veteran now with Advanced Microgrid Solutions and formerly...Read more about Listen to the Interchange podcast recorded at BERC’s 2018 Energy Summit