Tag: sustainable energy

Sather Center targets transatlantic research

Sather Center targets transatlantic research

October 25, 2012:

Peder Sather Center’s inaugural symposium bolsters Berkeley’s research collaborations with Norwegian universities across science, technology and society.

New Energy Biosciences Building opens at UC Berkeley

August 1, 2012:

Almost five years into its 10-year program to develop new energy alternatives using biological tools and methods, the Energy Biosciences Institute is moving its UC Berkeley headquarters and research labs into a modern new building. The western branch of the $500 million public-private collaboration will be housed in a five-story, 113,000-gross-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility.

Breakthrough in designing cheaper, more efficient catalysts for fuel cells

February 9, 2012:

UC Berkeley chemists Chris Chang, Jeff Long and Marcin Majda have redesigned catalysts in ways that could have a profound impact on the chemical industry as well as on the growing market for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

Energy experts convene Oct. 1-2 to discuss pathways to a sustainable energy future

September 13, 2010:

An international all-star lineup of experts in solar and biofuel energy, climate science, urban design and other areas of research critical to sustainable energy technologies will gather in Berkeley for a public symposium Oct. 1-2 to lay out the best course of action for a clean, green energy future.