Solar Content

Siting Solar, Sparing Prime Agricultural Lands

Katherine E Kerlin — December 19, 2017 - 12:33pm

Unconventional spaces could be put to use generating renewable energy while sparing lands that could be better used to grow food, sequester carbon and protect wildlife and watersheds, says a study led by the University of California, Davis. Such lands in California's Central Valley could more than meet the state's energy demands for 2025.

5 Critical Concepts for Sustainable Solar Energy

Katherine E Kerlin — September 01, 2017 - 11:45am

To both advance solar energy and conservation goals over fossil-fuel use, a study led by University of California, Davis, ecologists helps clarify the benefits, trade-offs and interactions between renewable energy systems and the environment.

Desert Tortoises Can’t Take the Heat of Roadside Fencing

Katherine E Kerlin — August 04, 2017 - 5:18pm

Desert tortoises pace back and forth and can overheat by roadside fencing meant to help them, according to a study published in the journal Biological Conservation by the University of California, Davis, and the University of Georgia.

A House Designed for Drought

Katherine E Kerlin — December 20, 2016 - 3:57pm

A team of 51�ԹϺ�� Davis students are tackling the California drought through innovative housing design with their entry for the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2017 Solar Decathlon.

The design focuses on cutting typical residential water use in half while maintaining the same level of comfort at an affordable price.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis West Village Tracks Its Progress Toward Zero Net Energy

IET WebDev — September 30, 2015 - 9:12am

51�ԹϺ�� Davis West Village, the nation’s largest planned zero net energy community, continues to work toward its goal of producing 100 percent of the energy it uses.