The talks take place on Fridays at noon in the Banatao Auditorium on the 3rd floor of Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley, except where noted. As always, these talks are free, open to the public.
SEPTEMBER 10: Occupancy Data-Driven Models for Demand-Response HVAC Control in Smart
Buildings
Alberto Cerpa, UC Merced
SEPTEMBER 17 Challenges to the Integration of Renewable Resources at High System Penetration
Alexandra Von Meier, Cal State Sonoma
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SEPTEMBER 24 Results from the Building-to-Grid Testbed Experiments in Cory Hall
David Culler, EECS, UC Berkeley
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OCTOBER 1 Global Warming — The Current Status, the Science, the Scandal, the Prospects for a Treaty
Richard Muller, LBNL and UC Berkeley
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OCTOBER 8 Timing is Everything: Poverty Alleviation and the Demand for Energy-Using Assets
Catherine Wolfram, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
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OCTOBER 15 Self-powered Wireless MEMS Sensor Modules for Smart Grid Applications
Igor Paprotny, EECS, UC Berkeley
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OCTOBER 22 How We Do It: The UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center’s Model for Making a Difference
Nicole Biggart, Energy Efficiency Center, UC Davis
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OCTOBER 29 Energy Research and Commercialization at SRI
Barbara Heydorn, SRI International
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*NOVEMBER 5 What’s So Good About the Smart Grid – A Look at Renewables
Terry Mohn, General Microgrids, Inc.
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*NOVEMBER 12 The Role of Demand Response in Renewables Integration
Duncan Callaway, ERG, UC Berkeley
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NOVEMBER 19 Smart Grid Development at SMUD
Jim Parks, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
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CANCELED: DECEMBER 3 The Demand Side: What Behavioral Patterns Stand in the Way?
Jim Sweeney, Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, Stanford University
THIS TALK WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER
DECEMBER 10 Energy Management in the Coming Internet of Things
Gene Wang, People Power, Inc.
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