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Are you interested in how solar power can help rural communities leapfrog dirty power production technologies? Curious whether “clean coal” is an oxymoron? Want to know why California is investing $45 billion to build some (big) water pipes?

BERC’s communities talked about all of these...Read more about Building microgrids and parsing “clean coal” – dispatches from BERC communities

Today, our generation faces some of the most daunting challenges in history; combating global warming, addressing rising energy demand, and ensuring access to energy for all. Dealing with these challenges requires creative and innovative solutions across a multitude of disciplines, and it must...Read more about Stanford Energy Week 2018 is Next Week!

Last November, Cleanweb Berkeley hosted it’s 5th annual Hackathon, entitled ‘Whose Hacks? Our Hacks!’. With previous Hackathon winners having been in information technology for flexible demand and shared solar services, we wanted to challenge participants to take on lesser explored subjects at...Read more about Cleanweb Hackathon Takes the Fight to Environmental Justice

By Marie Thompson

What happens when you mix five full-time MBA first years from four different countries and completely different backgrounds with an energy case competition early in the year? For us, the answer was a winning recommendation and a first-place finish.

Pablo...Read more about Haas takes First Place at National Energy Finance Challenge

This is the third of a multi-post blog series by the BERC-Action community. The opinions expressed here do not necessarily represent the opinions of the entire BERC organization.

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This is the second of a multi-post blog series by the BERC-Action community on President Trump’s proposed budget. The first piece was on the...Read more about DOE Appliance Standards Program

Friday, December 1, 2017
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Sibley Auditorium
Bechtel Engineering Center
UC Berkeley Campus

Gain unique insights into leading-edge cleantech innovations

Join us for an exciting, in-depth...Read more about Cleantech to Market – Annual Symposium

On October 3rd, Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC), together with CITRIS, co-hosted a semifinal of the global anti-...Read more about BERC Hosts International Smogathon Semi-Final

This is the first of a multi-post blog series by the BERC-Action community on President Trump’s proposed budget. The opinions expressed here do not necessarily represent the opinions of the entire...Read more about The Importance of the EPA

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On October 3rd, BERC will be hosting a combined North and South American continental semi-final of the Smogathon 2017 Global Edition – a worldwide competition for projects that...Read more about Call for applications: Smogathon (due August 15th)

At the beginning of the summer, 30 BERC members had the pleasure of touring the Tesla factory in Fremont. Due to a strict non-disclosure agreement, I cannot include specifics about what we saw. Suffice it to say, Tesla is doing very...Read more about Tesla and the Model 3

Hi Energy Enthusiasts!

The Stanford Energy Club has been up to a lot this quarter and we’re going to end with a bang this week as students and faculty transition to finals and summer.

Bloom Energy Tour

Energy Club members had the opportunity to go visit...Read more about Activity Round Up, Spring Quarter, Part 2

As our energy mix becomes increasingly decarbonized, regulators and grid operators face new challenges from many directions. A growing concern in regions with high penetration of renewables is the risk of uneconomic retirement of flexible capacity, such as natural gas-fired power plants.

...Read more about Early Retirement: More Challenging Than It Sounds

The recent news of Westinghouse Electric Company filing for bankruptcy protection reminds us of the odd state of nuclear energy production in the United...Read more about Nuclear Energy Policy: Agree to Disagree?

We are pleased to welcome Mira Inbar, BERC and Haas Alum, to our Alumni spotlight! Mira also spoke at the recent BERC Energy Summit on the Corporate Renewable Procurement panel.

What are you doing now?

I lead NRG’s business strategy team...Read more about BERC Alumni Spotlight – Mira Inbar, Director of Strategy, NRG Energy

Hi Energy Enthusiasts, we’re only two weeks into Spring Quarter, but the SEC has already been up to a lot!

Young Professionals in Energy (YPE) and Stanford Energy Club Happy Hour
We had a great event with YPE where undergraduates and graduates studying energy issues...Read more about Activity Roundup – Spring Quarter, Part 1

Scientists have confirmed that our climate is changing at an unprecedented rate and in dramatic ways. Our climate is intimately linked to the global economy—from farmers in Vietnam to real...Read more about Climate and (Mis)calculated Risk

What better way to end your week than learning about the low-carbon development pathways in Chinese cities? On March 9th, 2017, BERC China Focus invited speakers, Nina Zheng Khanna...Read more about BERC China Focus hosts LBNL Researchers for Discussion on Low-Carbon Development of Chinese Cities