CalPlug Earth Day Workshop Spring 2024

Celebrate Earth day with us by engaging with experts in innovative sustainable technologies. AGENDA 9:30 am Check-in 10:00 am – Noon CalPlug Research and Projects 10:00 am Welcome by GP Li – California Plug Load Research Center (UCI - Calit2) 10:10 – 10:30 am Thermal Energy Storage – Solution to Building Energy Efficiency and Load Management by Arnold Shuoyu Wang – California Plug Load Research Center (UCI -CalPlug) 10:30 – 10:50 am CalPlug Update by Katie Gladych – California Plug Load Research Center (CalPlug) 10:50 – 11:10 am SMART IAC Update by Chelsea Choudhary – SMART IAC (UCI – Industrial Assessment Center) 11:10 – 11:35 Sustainability Now by Wendell Brase – University of California, Irvine (UCI – Office of Sustainability) 11:35 – Noon Climate Change and Computer Modeling by Veronica Berrocal – University of California, Irvine (UCI – Dept. of Statistics) Lunch Break (Noon to 1pm) 1:00 – 3:00 pm: 1:00-1:25pm Smart Heat Pumps improving energy efficiency by Vincent Romanin – Gradient Comfort 1:25-1:50pm Dynamic Distribute Computing for Autonomous Vehicles in 5G Infrastructure by Marco Levorato – University of California, Irvine (UCI – Dept. of Computer Science) 1:50-2:15pm Light Up Navajo by Walter Haase – Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) 2:15-3:00pm PANEL DISCUSSION on Climate Crisis Solutions by Guest Speakers – W Brase, V Berrocal, M Levorato, V Romanin, W Haase, A Wang, K Gladych, C Choudhary REGISTER