Roland Winston, UC Merced professor of engineering and natural sciences and director of the University of California Advanced Solar Technologies Institute, has been named to the board of advisors of the California Solar Energy Collaborative (CSEC). The board — which also includes members from UC Davis, UC San Diego and UC Santa Cruz, the California Energy Commission and several utilities — will meet twice a year to prioritize and define research and development projects for the CSEC.The board held its first meeting, along with a daylong solar workshop, on Tuesday at UC Davis. UC Merced’s participation in such an endeavor is yet another example of the university’s commitment to taking on society’s most challenging problems through unique and fruitful collaborations.
The mission of the CSEC is to assist the state, key stakeholders and the California Energy Commission in developing and expanding the utilization of solar power in California. The CSEC provides a unique forum in which stakeholders can meet and discuss ways to accelerate the development and deployment of solar energy systems in California, including photovoltaic, concentrated solar power and solar heat/cooling.
The collaborative also provides the California Energy Commission with access to solar energy expertise. In addition, the CSEC will maintain the existing Public Industry Energy Research roadmap for solar research, development and demonstration, which the board will help guide.
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