EVENT: U.S. Dept. of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman will speak to UC Irvine students about the clean energy revolution and announce the 20 college teams and location for the 2015 Solar Decathlon. Students from “Team Orange,” comprising UC Irvine, Chapman University, Irvine Valley College and Saddleback Valley College, will learn if they are selected. […]
EVENT: Ernest Moniz, secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy and a nuclear physicist, will speak with UC Irvine students, faculty and staff about the clean energy revolution. WHEN/WHERE: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, in the UC Irvine Student Center’s Crystal Cove Auditorium (bldg. 113, grid E8 on campus map: http://communications.uci.edu//documents/pdf/UCI_12_map_campus_core.pdf) NOTE: Event may be cancelled […]
UCI will host – and compete in – the California Challenge, which pits alternative-fuel race cars against each other
Irvine, Calif., Sept. 12, 2013 – UC Irvine has been named the official host university of the inaugural XPO clean energy exposition, which will take place in October alongside the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 at the Orange County Great Park. The XPO will include the first-ever California Challenge energy-efficient race car time trials. Student-engineered […]
A novel partnership that has transformed UC Irvine and its utility infrastructure into a model for communities and colleges worldwide has
received international recognition for being “extremely innovative.”
Less energy use and more safety measures makes for smarter labs, and a conference of international technicians has taken notice.
UC Irvine’s Smart Labs technology has resulted in an average total energy savings of 61 percent in buildings in which it’s been installed, and the state of California took notice.
Matt Gudorf, campus energy engineer, got a high-five from his peers recently when he was named 2012 Energy Engineer of the Year. The award is presented by the Southern California Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers for outstanding accomplishments in the field. The Southern California chapter draws from the largest population base of the […]
Natural Sciences II labs are one stop on a statewide tour by U.S. Department of Energy officials highlighting innovation in energy savings.
“Wotz,” which helps consumers understand their energy usage with games, analogies and user-friendly information, is one of 55 apps entered in a U.S. Department of Energy competition.