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
On July 16, 2021, EcoBlock co-PI Dr. Dan Kammen testified to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on fostering equity in energy innovation, highlighting the Oakland EcoBlock as a key example.
The Oakland EcoBlock project was highlighted as an example of community-led, residential retrofitting in an Archinect feature piece.
EcoBlock’s Rich Brown discusses the future of microgrids and securing equitable access to clean energy in a feature piece from Bloomberg.
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.
In an article for Scientific American magazine, Professor Daniel Kammen talks about the motivations and potential impacts of the Oakland EcoBlock.