Center for Environmental Research and Technology

How will the transition from Net Energy Metering (NEM 2) to NEM 3 impact the adoption of rooftop solar and battery storage by California’s households; and how will the solar industry be affected? UCR's Solar Valley Consortium will examine these issues in a June 8 webinar featuring a distinguished panel of experts. Moderated by V…

The Inland Empire’s logistics sector: 1 billion+ square feet in warehouse space. 600,000 truck trips per day. 231,400+ of the region’s 1.71 million workers. For more than a decade, community organizations have demanded political action to mitigate the labor and environmental concerns raised by the industry’s rapid expansion. These…

Sharing a 140 mile-border, Mexico and California are deeply connected through geographic proximity, cross- border trade and commerce, cultural and community ties, and increasingly, a shared workforce. Mexico is a primary destination for California exports, and California is the second-largest trading partner for Mexico to the…

Kent Johnson, OSAR Conference Director, would like to welcome you to the newly rebranded 2023 OSAR Conference The 12th Annual Portable Emissions Measurement System (PEMS) workshop is being rebranded to be the Onboard Sensing, Analysis, and Reporting (OSAR) conference! The conference is scheduled for March 30th & 31st, 2023…

Medium and Heavy Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles transition is one of the key topics on bi-national commerce and trade. California's latest regulations on electric vehicles are expected to have implications for US-Mexico carriers, logistic companies, and the environment not only on the California - Mexico border, but eventually for…

Challenge Overview Sponsored by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the American-Made EnergyTech University Prize (EnergyTech UP) is a collegiate competition challenging multidisciplinary student teams to develop and present a business plan that leverages National Laboratory-developed…

The UCR Solar Valley Consortium is announcing two new webinars focused on Land Availability: Barriers and Solutions to Solar and Storage in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The counties have an important role to play in the rollout of utility-scale solar energy and energy storage in California. These webinars will address…

WRCOG AltCar Agency Update event on August 25, 2021, for Fleet Managers, Sustainability Directors, Business Owners, Legislators, and Industry.   When AltCar started in Santa Monica in 2005, alternative fuel vehicles seemed like a fading dream.  SUVs were making profits for automakers and a $6,000 IRS  tax rebate was available…

The Amazement Returns! By popular demand, the oooh's! aaah's! and wow's! are coming back to downtown Riverside in the Fall of 2022. You won't want to miss all of the fun and wonderment of the incredible Night of Art & Innovation! Come visit CE-CERT in a booth as well.  Experience over 400 presentations, including…

STEPCon is back for 2022! Each year STEPCon features two separate but complementary conferences: one for students and one for educators. Student STEPCon is the premier student STEM conference in the Inland Empire! Participants can experience hands-on Science experiments, interactive technology exhibits and Roundtable discussions…