September 26, 2013
The Rifle, Colorado, floodplain provides an excellent test bed for interrogating how global change affects biogeochemical system functioning. This work will be essential for the new BER-funded SFA 2.0, Phase I effort at Rifle.
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2013
ESD geophysicist Don Vasco recently led a team of investigators (including ESD’s Jonny Rutqvist, Pat Dobson, and Curt Oldenburg) in resolving the deformation at The Geysers Geothermal Field, using two distinct sets of interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) data.
Read MoreSeptember 20, 2013
ARPA-E awarded ESD’s Christer Jansson a $3.5 M grant to work on direct methane conversion, a process that, if successful, could lead to low-cost, energy-efficient fuel production from natural gas.
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2013
ESD energy scientists seeking recognition and visibility for their work are invited to take part in a poster session as part of the Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative (BERC) Innovation Expo, Energy Week 2013 (“California at the Energy Crossroads”).
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2013
Over this past year (2013), an ESD software development team led by Nic Spycher introduced GeoT, the first computer program that automates multicomponent geothermometry.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2013
Call for Proposals for the Berkeley Lab Innovation Grants 2014. The purpose of the Innovation Grants Program is to advance the development of Lab inventions and software toward commercial applications.
Read MoreAugust 26, 2013
ESD geophysicist Evan Um (in collaboration with ESD Geophysics Head Greg Newman and Michael Commer) recently formulated a three-dimensional finite-element-frequency-domain (FEFD) solution for electromagnetic diffusion and efficient solution strategies.
Read MoreAugust 15, 2013
ESD’s Steve Singer is part of a group of JBEI scientists who recently demonstrated a one-pot, wash-free, process for the ionic liquid pretreatment and saccharification of switchgrass, one of the leading biofuel feedstock candidates.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2013
ESD’s Nate Lindsey recently travelled to Nakuru, Kenya, as an instructor with the U.S.-East Africa Geothermal Partnership (EAGP)—one of three U.S. geothermal representatives who traveled there to teach young Kenyan scientists.
Read MoreAugust 1, 2013
ESD geophysicist Evan Um (in collaboration with ESD Geophysics Head Greg Newman and Michael Commer) recently formulated a three-dimensional finite-element-frequency-domain (FEFD) solution for electromagnetic diffusion and efficient solution strategies.
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