The case for EVs: No more gas-only cars sold in CA after 2035
“California will ban the sale of new gasoline-only cars starting in 2035, the most aggressive action Gov. Gavin Newsom has yet taken to combat the causes of climate change.” See […]
Category: News
Learn about induction stoves!
Join a webinar this Wednesday, September 23, 2020, from 12-1p PDT to watch a professional chef use an induction stove, which uses electricity instead of natural gas, resulting in improved […]
California microgrids help during blackouts
A recent article shows the impact microgrids in California have to provide local power during power outages. https://microgridknowledge.com/california-blackouts-microgrids-flexible-load/
EcoBlock Project Overview
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute: EcoBlock Principal Investigator and CIEE Electric Grid Director Sascha von Meier provides a brief overview of the Oakland EcoBlock project. Watch the video.
Renewables surpass coal!
An article in the New York Times describes the rising electrical production by renewables (and decline of coal). https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/climate/coronavirus-coal-electricity-renewables.html
The case for Net-Zero neighborhoods
A thoughtful, updated article “The Problem with Net-Zero Buildings (and the Case for Net-Zero Neighborhoods)” from Building Green on the benefits of community-scale systems.Read the full article.
Let’s flatten the curve on climate
SF Chronicle: EcoBlock co-PI Dan Kammen describes the relationship between combatting COVID-19 and climate change in a San Francisco Chronicle opinion piece published April 22, 2020. “Globally, scientists are coming […]
Article: “The Energy 202: This California mayor wants to decrease dependence on PG&E amid planned blackouts”
Washington Post: EcoBlock PI Sascha von Meier talks briefly about the need for microgrid solutions to solve the energy problem California faces. Read the story
City of Oakland combines climate action with equity
East Bay Express: This article describes the development of Oakland’s 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan, led by Shayna Hirshfield-Gold, that aims to incorporate clean and green greenhouse gas reduction with […]
Article: “Our energy grid is vulnerable. Locally sourced power may be the answer.”
Berkeley News: EcoBlock Principal Investigator and CIEE Electrical Grid Director Sascha von Meier speaks to Berkeley News about the risks posed by the current energy grid and the EcoBlock project, a possible […]