June 15, 2017
Solar Fuels Conference Comes to Campus Despite progress in the renewable energy sector, U.S. researchers brace for a 70 percent cut in federal support Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications More than 300 researchers from around the world will travel to UC San Diego next month for an international…
June 12, 2018
…the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office to develop technology that can advance next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) systems. The project is aimed at developing an ultra-sensitive infrared camera that can rapidly measure and monitor heat transfer in CSP plant materials and assess their performance over decades of…
September 26, 2012
Engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have released a new, more accurate version of a software program that allows power grid managers and solar power plant developers to easily model fluctuations in solar power output caused by changes in the cloud cover.
October 26, 2022
A globalized, open trade supply chain saved countries an estimated $67 billion in solar panel production costs, reveals a new study published in the Oct. 26 issues of the journal Nature. The savings alone for the United States amounted to $24 billion.
July 28, 2016
University of California San Diego electrical and computer engineering professor Boubacar Kante will lead a three-year, $2.5 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative aimed at making solar energy systems cost-competitive with traditional energy sources.
May 1, 2012
…have been Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certified––a first for any structure on campus, and a first for any residential housing building in the entire University of California system. “This is a great achievement that reflects UC San Diego’s broad goal of becoming one of the most…
July 14, 2017
…has received an award from the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative to lead a new project aimed at advancing research in solar photovoltaic technologies. The project will focus on developing a high resolution tool that can detect moisture in photovoltaic modules and predict how it will affect the modules’…
August 23, 2012
Illuminating Energy Innovation and Initiatives Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications New Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla recently went on a behind-the-scenes tour to see what makes UC San Diego one of the nation’s greenest universities. The tour was part of the Making Connections plan to introduce the Chancellor to…
January 14, 2021
By combining large amounts of low-fidelity data with smaller quantities of high-fidelity data, nanoengineers at UC San Diego have developed a machine learning method to more accurately predict the properties of new materials including, for the first time, disordered materials.
July 7, 2022
Students on the Triton Solar Decathlon team meet to start planning their affordable, sustainable accessory dwelling unit. Photos courtesy of Triton Solar Decathlon team. UC San Diego Students to Compete in Sustainability Decathlon They’ll design and build a sustainable, affordable ADU With the affordable housing crisis reaching a fever pitch…
