October 26, 2022
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.
April 20, 2023
April 20, 2023 —
A team of researchers, led by MIT and including the University of California San Diego, has been selected to receive a $11.25M cost-shared award to establish a new research center that will advance the development of next-generation solar cells for commercial use.
June 15, 2017
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…
February 26, 2024
February 26, 2024 —
To become carbon neutral by 2060, as mandated by President Xi Jinping, China will have to build eight to 10 times more wind and solar power installations than existed in 2022.
June 12, 2018
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
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.
July 28, 2016
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
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
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
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…