These renewable resources include agricultural, forestry and algal biomass, as well as waste

While the world has shown an improvement from current policy and no-policy scenarios, it still falls short of the 2C target, not to mention the hopeful goal of 1.5C warming

College of Engineering faculty member renews research agreement with California-based startup

"We have to solve the problem of breaking down cellulose fibrils before biomass can be considered an economically viable source of renewable energy,” researcher says

Analysis of bacteria shows efficient ways we might mimic their abilities to tear up cellulose to make fuel from otherwise unusable plant material

The total monetary value of the greenhouse-gas and air pollution benefits of the high-penetration solar scenario exceeds $400 billion 

Using iron instead of other metals will make the production of solar cells and light catchers cheaper and more environmentally friendly

However, it would take a collaborative, interdisciplinary, multi-scalar effort to get there, expert warns.

Berkeley researchers' Wave Carpet aims to compete with commercial energy converters

Researchers find that spoiled and damaged tomatoes left over from harvest can be a particularly powerful source of energy