In this inaugural conference, the organizers planned technical discussions inclusive of faculty, researchers, regulators,  technology  developers,  community leaders,  and  utility/ISO  experts on  the newest  of technologies  and  applications  of energy  storage.  The  conference  included invited  and  contributed presentations…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu)— In today’s episode of “Who knew?” we have two surprising revelations: 1. Not all natural gas is created equal, and 2. There’s no cheap way to measure the quality of natural gas, to help it burn more efficiently. Until now. UCR Research Engineer Chan Seung Park has developed an inexpensive sensor (…

Associate Professor Hamed Mohsenian-Rad (PI) and Dr. Alfredo Martinez-Morales, won a $650K award from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to design, optimize, and demonstrate new technologies to improve building energy efficiency using an Internet-of-Things (IoT), formed by a network of advanced sensors, actuators, and wireless…