Energy & Climate Change Research Program

UC Berkeley is leading the way towards a low carbon economy. Together with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, we boast the largest group of energy experts on the planet, and have embarked upon two of the most significant energy research efforts ever undertaken. The Helios Project aims to convert sunlight to carbon-neutral energy sources and transportation fuels, while the new Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI ), a partnership with the energy company BP and the University of Illinois, will develop agricultural and microbial sources of clean, renewable bioenergy. The BIE , through the leadership of Co-director Dan Kammen, is working to design, disseminate and assess secure energy technologies that minimize environmental impacts.

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