Happy Holidays from the Clean Energy Institute! Wishing you a Sustainable Future and an Amazing 2026!

Jack Brouwer, director of the @UCICleanEnergy Institute believes the #hydrogen fuel he's creating can change the world. Listen to 8-minute podcast: theucilabbeat.podbean.com/e/… #fuelcell #zeroemissions #sustainability

Join UCICL’s Gas Turbine Combustion Short Course March 9-12! Learn about emissions, design, performance, theory & regulations of gas turbine combustion. Take advantage of early bird rates, register today! Info: bit.ly/47UHORH Register: bit.ly/49zOHci

CEI Dir. Jack Brouwer weighs in on @LADWP 's decision to transition its largest power plant from NG to green H2: “DWP is known around the world now as a leader in decarbonization, & their progress to date has been tremendous...The whole world is watching.” bit.ly/4reweIQ

The CEC @CalEnergy has published the final report from our research at CEI on the Demand-Based Renewable H2 P2P Project. Funded by the CEC, this project generated real world performance data on electrolyzers, H2 energy storage scaling in CA, & FCs. bit.ly/47Ekbg8

“Real-world deployment of bidirectional charging is essential for gathering the data, & the technical & customer adaptation insights needed to scale V2H deployment..." APEP's Prof. Samuelsen in regards to recently implemented V2H technology in Menifee, CA bit.ly/47EBPz0

Vehicles are charging their homes in Menifree, California in the first program in the nation launched by @UCICleanEnergy @Kia @WallboxNA saving users money and energy. 🌏#cleanenergy

Oak View Science Club was a success! Students at Oak View Library tackled egg drops, split water into H₂ O₂, tested solar panels, & built spaghetti bridges. Inspiring the next generation of scientists right here in Huntington Beach @CityofHBPIO ! @UCIrvine @socalgas rd&d

Over the last two days, SoCalGas helped facilitate and explore how #hydrogen programs come to life—from lab planning to real-world impact. 1/2 @EPRINews @UCIrvine @CalStateLA @UCICleanEnergy @FuelCell_Energy

“Because then, as the technology costs go down - like sun & wind power have...we’re going to start to find people adopting this technology.” Says CEI Director @JackBrouwer9 discussing the future of hydrogen energy in S. California w/ @latimes bit.ly/41I3JYz @UCIrvine

⚡Hydrogen is coming —& it needs to play well w/ the grid. @NREL & @UCIrvine researchers, w/ @socalgas RD&D , have released new interoperability recommendations for electrolyzers & fuel cells to connect seamlessly, cut costs, & strengthen grid resilience bit.ly/47lIOOI

✨New! Technical Report (TR 128): Interoperability Profile Recommendations for Hydrogen Assets Access here: resourcecenter.ieee-pes.org/… ... This report provides data models that end users can borrow to enable interoperable communication with their hydrogen assets. It showcases the operation of interoperable intelligent devices that exchange information to and from the hydrogen assets. The data models showcased in this work are available open-source for users to download and replicate the experiments presented in this report. #ieeepes #technicalreport #hydrogen #hydrogenassets

CEI/APEP alumni Tim Brown & Shane Stephens founded First Element Fuel (FEF) in 2013 to accelerate the future of clean transportation. FEF is leading the way in building a robust H2 fuel network & supporting zero-emission vehicle adoption Complete article: bit.ly/4o0XAAi

Check out the latest review paper from CEI, "Global warming impacts of the transition from fossil fuel conversion and infrastructure to hydrogen" Read the full paper here: bit.ly/4eC3pA3 @UCIrvine

CEI’s recent lab meeting featured a visit from Martin Howell, Associate Principal @Arup . He shared insights into ARUP’s projects, collaborations with CEI, & exciting opportunities for students. CEI welcomed back alum Ghazal Razeghi, now @Arup, who spoke about her current work.

“Our group is focused how to identify & employ physical parameters that are critical for next generation materials that are going to be implemented in fuel cells, electrolyzers and batteries.” Learn more about H2 research from HIMaC Director @VoyaStamen bit.ly/3YKOgpv

CEI Director @JackBrouwer9 sets the record straight on the safety and production of hydrogen, addressing common misconceptions. Discover why hydrogen is not only safe but essential for a zero-emissions future. 🌍 🎥: youtu.be/BQF560OSaeg?si=9Fet… @UCIEngineering @UCIrvine

CEI/HIMaC congratulates Bobby Laviguer and Filip Mackowicz on being awarded the 2025 Best Graduate Student Award in their respective departments—Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering!

On Mar. 25, Consul General Sone visited the Horiba Institute for Mobility and Connectivity (HIMaC²) located at UC Irvine and Mitsubishi Electric to learn about their innovative and sustainable technologies. Thank you to @UCICleanEnergy and @Mitsubishi_USA for hosting us!

At the 14th National Combustion Meeting, UCICL Director Vince McDonell gave a presentation on the contrasting performances of commercial & residential stoves. GSR Malcolm Overbaugh joined him, presenting on the characterization of NOx performance in fuel-flexible GT combustors.