Solar Decathlon competitors aim to make zero-net-energy homes more affordable.

Institute sponsors seminar exploring the solar industry present and future, and the many creative initiatives being developed by UC.

The 2014 Water Battle — to see which residence hall can save the most water, by making just a few simple changes — runs from Oct. 1-31.

2.5 megawatt storage system — one of the largest in the nation — will be installed next spring.

Project is designed to generate 33 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year and expected to reduce the campus's carbon footprint by an estimated 9 percent.

Greater utilization of plentiful natural gas could delay switch to renewable energy.

UC pledges to be carbon neutral by 2025, an ambitious undertaking that no other research university has achieved.

Largest solar power purchase by a university moves UC closer to its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2025.

All nine UC undergraduate campuses make ranking of most sustainable universities in the country.

Research leader: 'Successful commercialization of biofuels technology is about yield, yield, yield, and we obtained great yields with this novel technology.'

FLEXLAB's flexible design building will test low-energy systems and components.

Curriculum's strong engineering component gives students extensive hands-on experience for jobs in a "green economy."