energy

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Politics & society

Electric vehicle tax credits cut pollution but may not be cost-effective, study finds

The subsidies were introduced in 2023 as part of the national Inflation Reduction Act.

A pair of high-transmission power lines stand out against a dusky sky.

Research

How U.S. utility companies could double electric transmission capacity by 2035

Llamas anaranjadas de un incendio forestal en California ardiendo por la noche en la distancia, con la silueta de una bomba de petróleo y gas en primer plano.

Research

Según un nuevo estudio, los incendios forestales amenazan cada vez más los pozos petroleros, lo que empeora los riesgos potenciales para la salud

orange flames from a wildfire in California burning at night in the distance, with the silhouette of an oil and gas pumpjack in the foreground.

Research

Wildfires increasingly threaten oil and gas drill sites, compounding potential health risks, study says

Three dancers in the colorful mosaic mural on the Old Art Gallery building.

Love those mosaic murals? Repairs begin on 1904 UC Berkeley building

A photo shows an oil rig located in a neighborhood in Los Angeles. In the foreground is a sign for a city park.

Black, Latinx Californians face highest exposure to oil and gas wells

Un pozo petrolero situado junto a un parque municipal

Los californianos negros y latinos son los más expuestos a los pozos de petróleo y gas

Researchers wearing blue and red vests watch monitors that display highway traffic

Massive traffic experiment pits machine learning against ‘phantom’ jams

A photo shows a sheep standing on a hill. Behind the sheep are a collection of wind turbines from a wind farm.

Why some countries are leading the shift to green energy

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What drives government investment in clean energy innovation?

ship labeled 'powered by ammonia'

Renewed funding for Energy & Biosciences Institute, with focus on sustainable fuels

an artist's drawing of a future Martian colony, with red dust around solar arrays and a habitat

Solar beats nuclear at many potential settlement sites on Mars

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Berkeley Talks: Damilola Ogunbiyi on driving an equitable energy transition

A graphic illustration shows a lattice structure with lightning-bolt electric zaps emerging from it

Engineered crystals could help computers run on less power

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UC Berkeley drills 400-foot borehole to explore geothermal heating on campus

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What does being energy independent really mean?

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