Electrification Insights from the Oakland EcoBlock
EcoBlock Principal Investigator (PI) Dr. Therese Peffer shares insights on implementing neighborhood-scale electrification in a recent feature on KALW Public Media.
June 5, 2024
Meeting of the EcoBlocks
Members of the Oakland EcoBlock team met with Dan Hellmuth, the President and Director of Design for the Urban EcoBlock, to discuss their respective initiatives and explore future opportunities for collaboration.
April 29, 2024
A Model for Neighborhood-Scale Electrification: EcoBlock Featured on KQED
EcoBlock was recently featured on KQED’s podcast, Sold Out: Rethinking Housing in America, which delves into the intersection of the climate and housing crises.
November 13, 2023
A Fruitvale Microgrid Could Inspire Resiliency if Approved
The future of renewable energy may lie in microgrids—but what does it actually take to implement one? From navigating utility regulations to weathering the effects of COVID-19, the EcoBlock research team reflects on the complexities of executing the pilot microgrid project.
May 30, 2023
Is Local Energy the Key to Energy Equity?
Don’t miss the recording of EcoBlock Project Advisor Michael Ginsberg’s panel at the 2022 Microgrid Knowledge Conference!
July 19, 2022
EcoBlock PI Speaks at USGBC Smart Building Summit
EcoBlock PI and Energy team co-lead Dr. Alexandra “Sascha” von Meier joined industry experts at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)’s inaugural Smart Building Summit to discuss the role of smart building technologies in advancing decarbonization and the challenges of integrating renewable energy resources with the electric grid.
June 14, 2022
Opinion: Denser Housing at BART Stations is Climate-Smart
EcoBlock co-PI and UC Berkeley professor Dan Kammen, alongside Charles Koven of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, discuss why maximizing housing density near transit hubs would be a win for the climate and for the community.
June 2, 2022
The Role of Microgrids in Providing Reliable and Equitable Access to Electricity
EcoBlock’s Dr. Alexandra “Sascha” von Meier participated in a California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) expert briefing on the role of community microgrids in California.
April 8, 2022
Bringing Digitalization Home: How Can Technology Address Housing Challenges?
EcoBlock’s Dr. Therese Peffer participated in the 2022 Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies symposium, which focused on digitalization and its impact on housing.
March 30, 2022
22 Intriguing Microgrid Projects to Watch in 2022
Microgrid Knowledge: The Oakland EcoBlock was selected as one of 22 microgrid projects to watch in 2022 in a Microgrid Knowledge feature piece published on January 11, 2022. The projects
January 11, 2022