Spotlight on Energy Resources

Focusing on solutions

How do we solve the world’s energy needs in a clean, economically and socially responsible way? In addition, how do we find solutions that can be rapidly and widely deployed to alter our trajectory of global warming?

Solving the energy challenge is essential for the responsible stewardship of our planet. For example, by harnessing some of the most rapidly advancing sciences, researchers will develop an entirely new source of biofuels that will help us transcend today’s corn- and sugar-based ethanol.

There are no magic bullets to solve the energy problem. The targets for potential investigation are broad, each with its limitations, its challenges, its promises. Let’s explore some of the promising efforts being pursued by Cal scientists and engineers to secure our energy future.

—Excerpted from Energy at Berkeley, a UC Berkeley–Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory publication

Below are stories on this site relating to energy resources.

Meet Cal Scientists: Enviro-Pioneers

Submitted by admin on April 30, 2009 - 12:00am

Meet five Cal scientists who are on the cutting edge of energy and sustainability research:

  • Cyrus Wadia, postdoctoral researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
  • Elif Ertekin, postdoctoral researcher, Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute
  • Jeffrey Grossman, executive director, Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems
  • Bryce Sadtler, graduate student, UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
  • Chris Somerville, professor, Dept. of Plant and Microbial Biology
  • John Arnold, professor, Dept. of Chemistry

Science in the News: The Energy Crisis — Are Biofuels the Answer?

Submitted by admin on April 14, 2009 - 12:00am

Cal scientists are busy pushing the envelope of human knowledge about biofuels.

Speaking of Science: "Understanding the Global Environmental Crisis" with John Harte

Submitted by admin on February 4, 2009 - 1:00am

John HarteWill failure to address the current environmental crisis be catastrophic? Join host Harry Kriesler in conversation with Professor John Harte of the College of Natural Resources for insight into "Understanding the Global Environmental Crisis." View the webcast.

Science on View: Responsibly Creating New Plant Biofuels

Submitted by admin on October 7, 2008 - 12:00am

Scientists at UC Berkeley remain hopeful we can farm our way out of foreign oil dependency. A critical part of their research is analyzing the social and economic ramifications of anything they create. View this video from KGO Channel 7

QUEST@Cal: Biofuels — Beyond Ethanol

Submitted by admin on April 8, 2008 - 12:00am

For years there's been buzz – both positive and negative – about generating ethanol fuel from corn. But thanks to recent developments, the Bay Area is rapidly becoming a world center for the next generation of green fuel alternatives. Meet the scientists investigating the newest methods for converting what we grow into what makes us go. This video is from KQED QUEST


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