Someday, solar power will provide all the energy homes and buildings need for electricity, heat and cooling. Scientists at UC Solar, a multicampus research institute based at UC Merced, are helping to make that day come true.
UC Solar is one of 37 UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives awarded $68 million in grants over five years from the UC Office of the President in 2009. The programs have assembled teams of UC experts from a broad range of fields to focus on research areas important to California, such as clean energy and transportation, social disparities and the state's changing demography.