Our Energy Grid is Vulnerable. Locally Sourced Power May Be the Answer

November 6, 2019

Categories: EcoBlock in the News

Berkeley News: EcoBlock Principal Investigator (PI) and the California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE)’s Electrical Grid Director Dr. Alexandra “Sascha” von Meier speaks to Berkeley News about the risks posed by the current energy grid and the EcoBlock project as a possible solution moving forward.

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