Reports & publications – Schatz Energy Research Center

Reports & publications – Schatz Energy Research Center
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Land use and emissions
California Biopower Impacts Project: Climate and Air Pollution Impacts of Generating Biopower from Forest Residues in California
– final project report (2021)
Climate and air pollution impacts of generating biopower from forest management residues in California
– published in
Environmental Research Letters
(2023)
Opportunities and risks for sustainable biomass export from the south-eastern United States to Europe
– published in
Biofpr: Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining
(2019)
Overlooked emissions: influence of environmental variables on greenhouse gas generation from woody biomass storage
— published in
Fuel
, Volume 319 (2022)
Risks of crediting carbon offsets in low carbon fuel standards: lessons learned from dairy biomethane
— published in
Energy Policy
(2025)
Microgrids
Blue Lake Rancheria Low-Carbon Microgrid: Final Project Report
(2019)
Community Microgrid Technical Best Practices for PG&E’s Community Microgrid Enablement Program
(2020, 2023)
Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid: Final Project Report
(2026)
Resilient buildings for fire-adapted landscapes: EE and flexible loads integrated with solar and storage microgrids
ACEEE Summer Study conference paper
, published by Berkeley Lab (2020)
Solar+ Optimizer: A Model Predictive Control Optimization Platform for Grid Responsive Building Microgrids
–  published in
Energies
journal (2020)
Off-grid energy access
Decentralized energy systems for clean energy access
(2015)
The Dirty Footprint of the Broken Grid
(2019)
Electrifying Schools and Health Facilities
(2021)
Energy Requirements of the Screening Sites in a COVID-19 Hub and Spoke Testing Approach
(2020)
LED Advances Accelerate Universal Access to Electric Lighting
(2018)
Powering a Home with Just 25 Watts of Solar PV: Super-Efficient Appliances Can Enable Expanded Off-Grid Energy Service Using Small Solar Power Systems
(2015)
Use Cases and Cost Breakdown of Off-Grid Refrigeration Systems
(2020)
You can also find some of our off-grid energy access publications on the following sites:
Lighting Global Resources page: search for
Lighting Global Market Analysis Reports and Lighting Africa Reports
VeraSol site: search for
Eco Design Notes, Technical Notes, and Market Analysis Reports
Offshore wind
Please see our
Archival Publications
page for our existing offshore wind reports. Note that we are currently updating many of these documents for improved accessibility.
Transportation
California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard: Modeling financial leastcost pathways to compliance in Northwest California
(2018)
How the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard could use garbage to pay for electric vehicles
— published in
Energy Policy
(2022)
Performance Report for Humboldt Transit Authority’s Pilot Extended Range New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE FC™ Fuel Cell Electric Bus
(2025)
Risks of crediting carbon offsets in low carbon fuel standards: lessons learned from dairy biomethane
— published in
Energy Policy
(2025)
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Speaker series: America’s Nuclear Waste Gridlock and the Future of the Humboldt Bay Spent Fuel Site — April 30 @ 5:30 pm
Coastal Community Perspectives on Offshore Wind: A Discussion of Emerging Themes
Offshore Wind Jobs: Preparing Northern California Tribes and Local Communities (webinar)– Nov 12 @ 1 pm
New report and upcoming lecture: Power Behind the Redwood Curtain
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Speaker series: America’s Nuclear Waste Gridlock and the Future of the Humboldt Bay Spent Fuel Site — April 30 @ 5:30 pm
Thursday, May 8: Scaling Our Energy Future with Carla Peterman
Wednesday, February 19: Decolonizing Renewable Energy Development with Jennifer Sahn and B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster
Thursday, Nov 30: Lessons on Climate Communication and Environmental Storytelling with Rosanna Xia
Offshore wind webinars
Offshore Wind Jobs: Preparing Northern California Tribes and Local Communities (webinar)– Nov 12 @ 1 pm
Webinar: permitting for offshore wind port infrastructure projects- July 10 @ 2:30pm
Offshore Grid Connection: Cable Laying and Monitoring (webinar)–May 12 @ 2 pm
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