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Droughts are cutting into California’s hydropower. Here’s what that means for clean energy.
During high-stress times on the grid, the reduced reliability of hydropower is already causing problems, says Brian Tarroja, an energy researcher at the University of California, Irvine. … These difficulties are likely to continue, Tarroja says. Climate change is altering rainfall patterns and causing higher temperatures, even if overall precipitation stays constant.
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DOE Supports Energy Efficiency to Improve Community Resilience
Ensuring access to a secure building at a suitable temperature is of paramount importance for the well-being of communities during severe weather events and climate-related disasters. In California, the DOE is actively supporting innovative housing initiatives. These developments incorporate high-efficiency electric appliances, solar panels, and battery systems. They are also integrated into microgrids designed to remain operational, even in the event of grid blackouts triggered by climate-induced wildfires, heatwaves, or storms.
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Desalting seawater:the costs and benefits of bringing water.
Some say it is the best solution to finding a drought proof source of water for California, others say it is an environmental disaster for our beloved beaches.
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Diversity Dies At The Top: Human Or Robot, The Board Rules The Day (Part 2 Of The Time Capsule Project Series)
Neil Sahota, [UCI lecturer, school of engineering], writes, “While many organizations can point to better success with diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the lower-level positions, real D&I success is built upon at all levels, most especially the boardroom. In Part 1 of article series, we shared the general challenges of D&I and the need for the Time Capsule Project.
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Dimitri Papamoschou
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Donor Spotlight
Samueli School Donor Chooses Unique Option for Giving Back
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Design to Implementation
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Deadly heatwaves surge in India, with worse ahead, researchers say
A modest 0.5 degree Celsius rise in average temperatures in India over the last 50 years has led to a nearly 150 percent hike in heatwaves that kill at least 100 people, said researchers at the University of California in Irvine.
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Discover Your Future at The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Welcome to The Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine, one of the nation's fastest growing engineering schools, attracting talented faculty and students from across the nation and abroad. Home to five academic departments and two interdisciplinary programs, the School offers numerous opportunities for students to explore diverse areas of engineering including specialized fields that are destined to revolutionize the world: biomedical engineering, pervasive computing and communications, nano-scale technology, and micro-electro-mechanical systems.
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Dean Bras with Alumni and Student Leaders
BACK ROW (left to right): Jason Tran, Henry Soong, Sean O'Rourke, David Andersson, Howard Wong, Mathew Beyer, Sean Tucker, George Yameen
FRONT ROW (left to right): Derrick Lo, Gia Nguyen, Dean Rafael L. Bras, Satoshi Suga, Peter Sabath, Kyle Hosford