On Apr. 17, CalPlug hosted their 21st semi-annual workshop at CALIT2. The event focused on the centers commitment “to find applicable technology solutions to address the climate crisis via decarbonization for our one planet and all its inhabitants.” The CalPlug workshop series was launched in 2011 with the goal to maximize communication of the...
April 8, 2023 Earlier this year, members of UCI’s SMART Industrial Assessment Center (SMART IAC) visited PARPRO Technologies, Inc. (PTI) to assess opportunities related to energy conservation, waste reduction, and productivity enhancements. Since 1981, PARPRO Technologies (formerly Cal Quality Electronics) has been a leader in the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry serving OEM customers...
Jan. 23, 2023 James Russell, director of Energy Transition Practice with CLEAResult, spoke with students at the first IAC Chats session held on Jan. 18 at CALIT2. Russell discussed his role at CLEAResult– the largest provider of energy efficiency, transition and decarbonization solutions in North America, and presented an overview of how government policies,...
Five UCI undergraduates and one master’s degree student were recognized for completing the 2022 CALIT2 Summer Student Research program, Sept. 30. This CALIT2 project was a pilot program, designed to match talented students with the needs of partnering companies. The students concluded the summer program by sharing presentations that examined their work. Farhan Saeed,...
UCI’s SMART Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) was recently awarded $25,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy, Advanced Manufacturing Office, in the Eighth Annual IAC Awards for Excellence in Applied Energy Engineering Research competition. The goal of the award effort is to create funding for undergraduate and graduate students to pursue energy assessment-inspired research projects....
The United States’ manufacturing sector is massive – accounting for 12% of the nation’s economy, employing nearly 13 million people (8% of the workforce) and generating 57% of U.S. exports. It also consumes about one-third of all energy produced in the U.S. – a high cost financially as well as environmentally. Industries are facing...
(Irvine, CA) UC Irvine will receive nearly $2.25 million of a $60 million investment by the U.S. Department of Energy to assist small- and medium-sized manufacturers in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions and lowering energy costs, while training the next generation of energy-efficiency workers. UCI is one of 32 universities nationwide selected to become...