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.
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.
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.