energy

The gift will empower the university to launch new research and initiatives at the intersection of fusion science and engineering.

‘Can Abundance Be Sustainable?’ will address housing, the electric grid and moving away from fossil fuels.

UCLA organic chemists have made phosphine behave like precious metal catalysts.

Student startups pitched sustainability initiatives during the Easton Technology Management Center’s cross-campus program.

The UCLA team will be co-led by engineering professors Sarah Tolbert, Bruce Dunn and Yuzhang Li.

UCLA experts address the unanticipated statehouse drama and Gov. Newsom’s project to lower gas prices through increased oil refinery oversight. 

Findings could enable advances in sustainable energy production, industry and design.

Strides have been made in energy efficiency, food systems, water use and more since the plan’s launch in 2022.

A combination of battery technology and catalysis opens new avenues for cheap, high-capacity batteries.

Physicists, engineers and materials scientists will partner with hubs led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of Rochester.

The batteries could replace those made with lithium, which is costly and subject to geopolitical constraints.

In a report released today, more than 20 researchers provide strategies that center equity and justice in LADWP’s transition.

The discovery and a new technique developed by the investigators could lead to safer, higher-performance rechargeable batteries.

Using enhanced halide perovskite in place of silicon could produce less expensive devices that stand up better to light and heat.

By wrapping platinum-alloy crystals in tiny graphene “nanopockets,” scientists generated far more catalytic activity and power than expected.

Researchers are lending their expertise to help make sure everyone in Los Angeles can benefit from the efforts.

Researchers have devised a method for more quickly predicting the performance of potential catalysts in fuel cells.

Professor Ted Parson will serve as senior advisor to the commission.

“Not all energy-efficient upgrades or programs are the same,” said Magali Delmas, a UCLA environmental economist and co-author of the paper.

UCLA researchers and colleagues demonstrate how the transition could improve public health and save money.

Promotional messages about saving money on electricity bills or earning other financial rewards motivated homeowners to conserve.

A UCLA study shows that 30% of residents now can choose cleaner power from community choice aggregators.

Without careful planning, the shift to green power could cost more and strain the state’s grid.

Affluent neighborhoods use more energy and reap greater benefits from government incentive programs, a new UCLA study shows.

The key is a new catalyst: copper with a few atoms of the precious metal ruthenium.