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Based in UC Berkeley, at CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE) leverages innovative & unique collaborative research, engaging influential stakeholders, partners & donors, while offering hands-on experience for the next generation.

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Cal Energy Corps 2021: Final Blog Roundup

Cal Energy Corps interns have been hard at work both in-person and remotely with their host organizations! As the 2021 program draws to a close, they have officially wrapped up their projects and tasks. Let’s take one last look at the work some of our interns accomplished.

A Quantitative, Equitable Framework for Urban Transportation Electrification

Dr. Sergio Castellanos Rodriguez, former researcher at CIEE and currently an Assistant Professor at UT Austin, recently released a paper which focuses on equitable transportation electrification in Oakland, CA in The Sustainable Cities and Society journal based on research conducted during his time at CIEE.

RFQ: Expedited Interconnection Dispute Resolution Technical Panel Member

CIEE and the Center for Law, Energy & Environment, seek to identify and recommend for California Public Utilities Commission selection, non-utility technical panel members to serve on the expedited interconnection dispute resolution (EIDR) Technical Panel as needed.

CIEE’s Research Publications

Access CIEE’s archive of reports and research papers in our library of materials.

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Oakland EcoBlock

A radical retrofit of existing residential homes to improve resilience, sustainability, and quality of life for all community members, this project aims to demonstrate technical, social, legal, and financial methods for radically reducing the environmental footprint of buildings through cost-effective retrofits at the block scale.