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The California Institute for Energy and Environment at CITRIS and Banatao Institute has been awarded a $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission for Super-GX, a project that will demonstrate demand response strategies in large commercial buildings. 

CIEE is pleased to announce Aoyu Zou, a third-year PhD student in Architecture, as the 2025 Art Rosenfeld Award for Energy Efficiency winner. His research tackles the challenge of matching building HVAC operations with renewable energy generation from the grid.

A recent episode of KQED’s housing and climate podcast, Sold Out, revisited the Oakland EcoBlock pilot project since it was first featured in 2023. Led by researchers at the CIEE and the CITRIS Climate initiative, EcoBlock is addressing climate change at the urban block scale.

Rich Brown joins the California Institute for Energy and Environment as an academic researcher, where he will work on the Oakland EcoBlock project.

CIEE affiliate Dr. Miriam Aczel recently contributed to two publications that highlight the importance of aligning local and collective climate action for a sustainable future. 

CIEE, in partnership with the California Natural Resources Agency, is pleased to announce the selected recipients of California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment – Core Climate Research Program, which aims to support original research that addresses California-specific climate change priorities.

CIEE Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Miriam Aczel recently co-published a book review of On the Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America by journalist Abrahm Lustgarten in Science Magazine.

Eleanor Adachi, a dual-degree Master’s student at UC Berkeley and recipient of the 2023 Art Rosenfeld Award, shares how the award has helped further her research on dynamic electricity pricing and beyond.

CIEE Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Miriam Aczel recently co-published a report titled “Key Challenges for California’s Energy Future.”