https://www.wildenergy.org/graduate-students daily 0.75 2025-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1684770836270-MYXYSAD1S1PLYTCSI7CY/image-asset.jpeg Graduate Students - Kayleigh Hutt-Taylor (she/her/elle) Project Coordinator: Urban Nature-based climate solutions program, Concordia University kayleighhutttaylor@gmail.com After completing her MSc in urban forestry, Kayleigh has stayed on in the lab to coordinate a national review of best practices in urban forestry to support nature-based climate solutions as well as migratory birds and species at risk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1707501805575-CV83PHKSR9J2CLAXZRZO/MoreenAkomea-Ampeh.jpg Graduate Students - Moreen Akomea-Ampeh READ BIO Ph.D. Candidate | Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry Moreen is a first year PhD student in the Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry Graduate Group at UC Davis and is co-advised with Dr. Eliot A. Atekwana. She graduated with a BA in Chemistry and a minor in Creative Writing at Augustana College, IL. Her research interest is in understanding whether there are perceived risks, particularly heavy metals, associated with emerging newer technologies: floating solar panels (FPVs). Eventually, she would want to extend the knowledge obtained from the FPV system to other systems impacted by heavy metals. Contact Moreen: makomeaampeh@ucdavis.edu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1697061491133-EFCPCU59QWF4Q0G45EQ2/Titash+Chatterjee+-+IMG_0299.jpg Graduate Students - Titash Chatterjee READ BIO Ph.D. Student | Visiting Scholar Titash is a visiting scholar in Heather Bischel’s lab at UC Davis. She conducts interdisciplinary research intersecting microbiology, global ecology and sustainability. Some potential topics include climate change adaptation of species, micro-plastics, restoration and diagnosing ecosystem health using biotechnologies. Titash received her bachelors in Molecular Biology from UC Santa Cruz, where she studied bio geochemical cycling via interactions between physical environmental factors and cyanobacterial communities in the Monterey Bay region of the Pacific Ocean. She also has over 5 years of industry experience in developing molecular diagnostic assays and portable devices for field use. Contact Titash: tchatterj@ucdavis.edu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1698445681425-1HJK2EHY5TAGTX10JHDK/IMG_8114.jpg Graduate Students - Daphne Condon, M.S. READ BIO Ph.D. Student | Energy Graduate Group Daphne is a Ph.D student in the Energy Graduate Group studying the impacts of renewable energy development on species biodiversity, human attitudes, issues of environmental justice, and energy production targets. Daphne holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Policy from Western Washington University with a minor in Leadership Studies. She also received her Master of Science degree in Cultural and Environmental Resource Management from Central Washington University. As a graduate researcher, Daphne analyzed the complex political debate of local solar power production facility development within a decarbonizing state. Contact Daphne: dcondon@ucdavis.edu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1698427583499-VYQ6WPD2F2IECVP8TU9J/Emma+Forester.jpeg Graduate Students - Emma Forester READ BIO Ph.D. Student | Geography Graduate Group Emma is a Ph.D. student in the Geography Graduate Group at UC Davis. Her current research focuses on the siting considerations and technical potential of floating solar photovoltaics. Emma earned her bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies and Planning with a minor in applied statistics from Sonoma State University. Her ultimate goal is to combine her love of Geographic Information Systems and the environment to inform planners and decision makers. 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Contact Noah: nzkrasner@ucdavis.edu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1698443863085-9ODD424QK8TFW8MOICWT/Image.jpeg Graduate Students - Xiao Li READ BIO Ph.D. Student | Visiting Scholar Xiao is a visiting doctoral student in Sarah M. Jordaan’s Lab at McGill University. He is from the department of Hydropower & Water resources in Wuhan University (2020-2023). His research interests include renewable energy economics and policy, renewable energy sustainability, and techno-ecology synergy. In his PhD, he addressed the renewable operations considering its techno-economic-ecology synergy. He has designed a whole framework for long-term renewable investments, forward contract, boundary and self-scheduling in electricity markets. He explores the deployment of renewables worldwide, to effectively limit carbon emissions, from a multi-disciplinary view. Contact Xiao: xli283@jhu.edu ResearchGate Profile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1697061537477-RO6KWAHWR50FTKEH730A/ToolMan.jpg Graduate Students - Yudi Li, M.S. READ BIO Ph.D. Candidate | Energy Graduate Group Yudi’s research involves the restoration of two utility-scale PV solar farms in the Central Valley, investigating the co-benefits to plant and pollinator communities as well as PV performance. Yudi received his bachelor’s degree in ecology, evolution, and environmental science with minors in wildlife science from Purdue University, and master’s degree in conservation sciences from the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities. He was also an intern of Argonne National Laboratory, exploring the ecosystem services of solar-pollinator habitats in the Midwest for two years. Contact Yudi: evoli@ucdavis.edu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709746226296-RCLICYAODWNMPB64YLE9/michael-levin-3.jpg Graduate Students - Michael Levin, M.A. READ BIO Ph.D. Candidate | Visiting Scholar Michael is a visiting scholar in Ruth DeFries’ Lab at Columbia University. He translates his interest in the regions where humans and wildlife actively share the landscape into research on the movement ecology of meso-carnivores in North America. As a PhD student based in the DeFries Lab at Columbia University and a Nature Conservancy NatureNet Fellow, his PhD research focuses on the intersection of renewable energy development and biodiversity conservation, specifically on how solar energy infrastructure may influence the movement and habitat selection of bobcats in solar-dense regions of North Carolina. He received an M.A. in Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology from Columbia University, and a B.S. in Natural Resources from Cornell University. 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We study characteristics above and below the water to reveal how the presence of floating photovoltaic solar energy infrastructure can alter water properties in ways that may benefit humans and wildlife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/d34d58e4-d1dc-4ba4-bd87-8bc2be1b2dec/IMG_5201.jpeg Home - featured project Wild seeds for ground-mounted solar arrays Yudi Li, Ph.D. candidate and Wild Energy Affiliate Scientist, is seeding the future of solar energy. Li and other Wild Energy scientists envision a new landscape supporting native plants and power. This is the Flower Power Project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/84232210-50e1-4df9-bfe6-aafd1dad77b6/EmpoweringBirds-Illustration.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1684770883233-IFBSDF0KXBC6B7XTDNUN/image-asset.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1685475125225-QE1E7WX1GFLEZCGA3I5Z/image-asset.jpg Home https://www.wildenergy.org/about daily 0.75 2025-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/4b925ebc-88b6-4394-bc1c-3dcd5ba241a0/631A124A-5650-43D0-9E82-42C5C6FD66CA+copy.JPG About Us - Rebecca R. Hernandez, Ph.D. Director, Wild Energy Center Associate Professor of Ecology, Energy, and Sustainability at UC Davis Prof. Hernandez leads research, projects, and training on environmental aspects of energy systems, identifying their impacts and development options to support a sustainable, just energy transition. She has published over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, including leading author articles in Nature Climate Change, Nature Sustainability, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Hernandez and her research has been featured in print, radio, and video in over 150 news outlets, including NPR, National Geographic, Scientific American, The Washington Post, and Popular Science. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709667661659-0TESW63H4AWY938HSE6A/usgs.png About Us - USGS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709668324484-SEQLZ947VQLPG4Y1RC1Y/bayware.png About Us - BayWa re. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709668358545-V3GHSMZZ1XIL9TFXASOG/thenatureconservancy.png About Us - The Nature Conservancy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709668383898-DQVQWVA6RNLYYLPP4P32/emeren.png About Us - Emeren https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709668399556-PV5VVELTW5ZIY93DO46R/noria.png About Us - Noria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709668454125-RDVLJHHQJ4IK2889G0SA/enel.png About Us - ENEL https://www.wildenergy.org/research daily 0.75 2025-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/b83fb85c-a438-41d9-8da7-a233f8b06541/Wild+Energy+-+Otter+Illustration+-+RESIZED.png Research - Pond Power Field-based investigation of underwater impacts of floating photovoltaic solar energy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/18d4d0d9-1a79-4ca4-a242-246d915674cb/Wild+Energy+-+Bee+Illustration+-+RESIZED.png Research - Hedges for Solar Edges Hedgerows along the perimeter of solar farms could offer a visual buffer and habitat for local wildlife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/84232210-50e1-4df9-bfe6-aafd1dad77b6/EmpoweringBirds-Illustration.png Research - EmPowering Birds Wild bird interactions with floating photovoltaic solar energy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709749629364-3N23QNFYMMNN61VZ2YWL/image-asset.jpeg Research - Nature Humanity faces a twin crisis that threatens the global economy: climate change and biodiversity loss. We study how actions to solve one can reinforce action on the other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/ad524998-fcc8-471a-aa31-619934657e5d/2021-05-18+00.36.36.jpg Research - Water All energy generation depends on water. Our experts use science to understand how energy is shaping Earth’s hydrosphere from ponds to oceans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709618913021-VWZ0TM41WVCXBBDND9PD/image-asset.jpeg Research - Food Energy and food are inextricably linked. We measure the degree to which the latest, most innovative energy technologies can support food security. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709752312303-RKG0E1CTATW7ZW1FMJEZ/alfredpsloan.png Research - Alfred P Sloan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709752342885-OXCTUSN6MZPEIDIKET1L/californiaenergycommission.png Research - California Energy Commission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709752363676-ID1F99VUQPV2ZEDKSI6A/enel.png Research - Enel Green Power https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709752400799-BWRGKRLS3VLDS40OTGPV/ucdavis-seal.png Research - UC Davis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709752415425-J5L205D2R33KMNKWVHBA/usdepartmentenergy.png Research - US Department of Energy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1691613231294-YZ6IF7CVUXOJZ4F8MP2D/image-asset.jpeg Research https://www.wildenergy.org/publications daily 0.75 2025-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/fb9831a9-b3fa-4707-babc-b7dabc6af14b/Screen%2BShot%2B2022-04-07%2Bat%2B8.38.27%2BAM.jpg Publications - Vulnerability of avian populations to renewable energy production. Conkling TJ, Vander Zanden HB, Allison TD, Diffendorfer JE, Dietsch TV, Duerr AE, Fesnock AL, Hernandez RR, Loss SR, Nelson DM, Sanzenbacher PM, Yee JL, Todd E. Katzner TE (2022) Royal Society Open Science 9(3), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.211558. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/15c91fb7-b24e-4b37-b644-b08731e8ab45/Screenshot%2B2024-02-01%2Bat%2B10.51.24+AM.jpg Publications - Aligning renewable energy expansion with climate-driven range shifts. Ashraf U*, Morelli TL, Smith AB, Hernandez RR (2024) Nature Climate Change 14: 242-246, doi: 10.1038/s41558-024-01941-3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/f594e294-af43-48bb-991b-059d104de298/csp212987-fig-0003-m.jpg Publications - Of Mojave milkweed and mirrors: the population genomic structure of a species impacted by solar energy development. Wade M, Moore-O’Leary K, Grodsky SM*, Hernandez RR, Meeks M (2023). Conservation Science and Practice 5(8), https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12987. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/47dda06a-533d-4fd1-bfa0-34619b53e3f4/plants-09-01125-ag.jpg Publications - Simulated photovoltaic solar panels alter the seed bank survival of two desert annual plant species. Hernandez RR, Tanner KE*, Haji S, Parker IM, Pavlik BM, Moore-O’Leary KM (2020) Plants 9(9), https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9091125. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/63f464ff-ef28-43e7-b51f-3a0b2fddb77a/Screen%2BShot%2B2022-04-28%2Bat%2B10.28.15%2BAM.jpg Publications - Aligning climate change and Sustainable Development Goals with an innovation systems roadmap for renewable power. Hernandez RR^, Jordaan SM^, Kaldunski B, Kumar K (2020) Frontiers in Sustainability 1, https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2020.583090. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/49d100a5-b558-4bc5-86a3-c68c26b461d1/Screenshot+2023-12-07+at+3.15.56%E2%80%AFPM.png Publications - Sustainable irrigation and climate feedbacks. Yang Y, Mueller ND, Driscoll AW, Hernandez RR, Grodsky SM, Sloat SL, Chester MV, Zhu Y, Lobell D (2023) Nature Food 4: 654-663. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00821-x. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/96f9f8a8-735c-4f95-8a83-ebe1e55037fa/eap2349-fig-0001-m.jpg Publications - Microhabitats associated with solar energy development alter demography of two desert annuals. Tanner KE*, Moore-O'Leary KA, Parker IM, Pavlik BM, Haji S, Hernandez RR (2021) Ecological Applications 31(6), https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2349. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/06e28a62-a963-4cba-9a21-5a090f846e59/Screen%2BShot%2B2022-04-28%2Bat%2B10.33.11%2BAM.jpg Publications - Integrating environmental understanding into floatovoltaic deployment using an effects hierarchy and decision trees. Armstrong A, Page T, Thackeray S, Hernandez RR, Jones I (2020)Environmental Research Letters 15(11): 114055, https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abbf7b. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/6d579122-a741-4345-8af5-f6ee8cec8506/ecs23089-fig-0001-m.jpg Publications - Simulated solar panels create altered microhabitats in desert landforms. Tanner KE*, Moore-O’Leary KA, Parker IM, Pavlik BM, and RR Hernandez (2020) Ecosphere 11, https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3089. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/6809232b-7536-4343-86f1-cfd8d7aa2a25/Screen%2BShot%2B2022-09-29%2Bat%2B3.29.12%2BPM.png Publications - Life cycle impacts of concentrated solar power generation on land resources and soil carbon losses in the United States. Rangarajan S, Hernandez RR, Jordaan SM (2022) Frontiers in Sustainability 3, https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2022.1021971. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/a8bf9def-727f-4c6f-8e4f-5aa5af64fbf2/abba.jpg Publications - Ground-mounted photovoltaic solar parks promote land surface cool islands in arid ecosystems. Li G, Hernandez RR, Blackburn G, Davies G, Hunt M, Whyatt J, Armstrong A (2021) Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition 1, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rset.2021.100008. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1ae70d6e-b9d6-4611-9688-3306c1d15fae/es-2017-051105_0004.jpg Publications - Land sparing opportunities for solar energy development in agricultural landscapes: A case study of the Great Central Valley, CA, USA. Hoffacker MK*, Allen MF, Hernandez RR (2017) Environmental Science and Technology. 51: 14472-14482, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b05110. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/75d41c8b-f8ef-4520-bd8f-349464ce8fe3/1.+Soil+-+small.jpg Publications - Impacts of photovoltaic solar energy on soil carbon: A global systematic review and framework. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. Krasner NZ*, Fox J, Armstrong A, Ave K, Carvalho F, Li Y*, Walston LJ, Ricketts MP, Jordaan SM, Najm MA, Hartmann HM, Lybrand R, Hernandez RR. 2024. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032124007585 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/7a302aae-8d14-43ef-a792-7bf6e22c8a38/Ecological+impacts+of+single-axis+photovoltaic+solar+energy+with+periodic+mowing+on+microclimate+and+vegetation Publications - Ecological impacts of single-axis photovoltaic solar energy with periodic mowing on microclimate and vegetation Li Y, Armstrong A, Simmons C, Krasner N, Hernandez RR (2015) Ecological Impacts of Single-Axis Photovoltaic Solar Energy with Periodic Mowing on Microclimate and Vegetation. Frontiers in Sustainability 6: 1497256. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/38c3a6c2-6dad-4f87-83f3-8699b22c4f21/fpv-paper.jpg Publications - Siting considerations for floating solar photovoltaic energy: A systematic review Forester E*, Levin MO, Thorne JH, Armstrong A, Pasquale G, Di Blasi MLV, Scott TA, Hernandez RR (2025) . Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 211: 115360. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.70608 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/2b68406e-3c92-4be8-8b3f-8e8a5807dc7d/Climate-SmartSitingforRenewableEnergyExpansion.jpg Publications - Climate-Smart Siting for Renewable Energy Expansion. Ashraf U*, Morelli TL, Smith AB, Hernandez RR (2024) iScience,110666, doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110666. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/bc4d5bba-6e16-42ac-a45f-54941bc250a3/Screen%2BShot%2B2022-04-07%2Bat%2B8.34.42%2BAM.jpg Publications - Tradeoffs and Synergies Across Global Climate Change Adaptations in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus. Torhan S, Grady C, Ajibade I, Galappaththi E, Hernandez RR, Musah-Surugu J, Nunbogu A, Segnon A, Shang Y, Ulibarri N, Campbell D, Joe ET, Peñuelas J, Sardans J (2022) Earth’s Future 10(4), https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EF002201. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/561aead1-3cd0-46a0-9a0a-f81d3bea28e5/Hernandez+et+al.+Nature+Water+-+Waterbirds+and+FPVs-2.jpg Publications - Aligning floating solar energy expansion with waterbird conservation. Hernandez RR, Forester E*, Cagle AE*, Rodriguez JT*, Conkling TJ, Kelly SL, Exley G, Armstrong A, Katzner TE, Pasquale G, Vincenza Di Blasi ML, Steele E* (2025) Nature Water 1-12. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/2a04a1d6-ca9a-4969-9866-c3f00fe64558/unsplash-image-WahfNoqbYnM.jpg Publications - Comments on: Land use for United States power generation: A critical review of existing metrics with suggestions for going forward (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2021; 143: 110911). Hernandez RR, Cagle AE*, Grodsky SM*, Exley G, Jordaan SM (2022) Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112526. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/575c7e23-bc07-4024-9061-ccfb8d7d57f6/3.+European+paper+wasp+-+UC+Davis+-+Nick+Tew.png Publications - Solar Panels as Novel Nest Sites for the European Paper Wasp Polistes dominula. Tew NE, Levin MO, and Hernandez RR (2024) Ecology and Evolution, 14(11), p.e70608. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/a0e7759c-3160-4772-b426-216bfac6e890/fee1517-fig-0003-m.jpg Publications - Sustainability of utility-scale solar energy - critical ecological concepts. Moore KA, Hernandez RR, Abella S, Johnston D, Kreitler J, Swanson A, Lovich J (2017) Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 15: 385-394, https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1517. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/286e0d4e-9b6f-4c99-bd28-fc1b16de4e98/solar-lake.jpg Publications - Environmental impacts of floating solar panels on freshwater systems and their techno-ecological synergies. Rocha AMG, Armstrong A, Thackeray SJ, Hernandez RR, Folkard A (2024) Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2634-4505/ad8e81. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/7548a1a6-6628-4e50-b0f1-571f9366b2fd/Screen%2BShot%2B2022-06-06%2Bat%2B12.43.57%2BPM.jpg Publications - Land-use intensity of electricity production and tomorrow’s energy landscape. Lovering J, Swain M, Blomqvist L, Hernandez RR (2022) PLOS ONE 17(7), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270155. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1d60f726-b514-4c9b-ab0e-c795b8eaeb92/floating-solar-panels.jpg Publications - Floating solar panels on reservoirs impact phytoplankton populations: a modelling experiment. Exley G, Page T, Thackeray SJ, Folkard AM, Couture RM, Hernandez RR, Cagle AE, Salk KR, Clous L, Peet Whittaker P, Michael Chipps M, Armstrong A (2022) Journal of Environmental Management 324, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116410. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/2340ca82-e1bd-4f73-861d-e26c855503a5/pollinator%2Bterminator.jpg Publications - Solar energy development impacts non-bee insect flower-visitors in the Mojave Desert. Grodsky SM*, Campbell J, Hernandez RR (2021) Biological Conservation 263, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109336. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/9ea20e85-8871-4fb8-ada7-1c240974813a/Some-potential-indirect-effects-of-solar-energy-development-on-soils-plants-and-animals_W640.jpg Publications - From butterflies to bighorns: Multi-dimensional, species-species, and species process interactions may inform sustainable solar energy development in desert ecosystems. Grodsky SM*, Moore KA, and Hernandez RR (2017) Proceedings of the 31st Annual Desert Symposium (R. L. Reynolds, Ed.). California State University Desert Studies Center. Zzyzx, CA. April 14-15, 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/737a940d-d318-42f5-91f6-c42625cab6a4/1-s2.0-S1364032113005819-gr2.jpg Publications - Environmental Impacts of Utility-Scale Solar Energy. Hernandez RR, Easter S, Murphy-Mariscal M, Maestre F, Allen E, Barrows C, Belnap J, Ochoa-Hueso R, Ravi S, Tavassoli M*, Allen M (2014) Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 29: 766-779, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2013.08.041. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/a84e7ff6-e5de-431e-a286-94e1b8714911/Screen%2BShot%2B2022-04-28%2Bat%2B10.29.49%2BAM.jpg Publications - The land sparing, water surface use efficiency, and water surface transformation of floating photovoltaic solar energy. Cagle A*, Armstrong A, Exley G, Grodsky SM*, Macknick J, Sherwin J, Hernandez RR (2020) Sustainability 12(19), https://doi.org/10.3390/su12198154. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/36343b3a-e425-4f5f-8541-af2a1a908292/Screen%2BShot%2B2022-04-28%2Bat%2B12.00.26%2BPM.jpg Publications - Ground beetle (Carabidae: Coleoptera) response to harvest residue removal: Implications for sustainable forest bioenergy production. Grodsky SM*, Hernandez RR, Campbell JW, Hinson KR, Keller O, Fritts SR, Homyack JA, and Moorman CE. (2019) Forests (Special Issue: Ecological Insights into the Sustainable Development of Bioenergy from Forests) 11: 48, https://doi.org/10.3390/f11010048. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/568726a5-a22e-440f-a8e0-9f7c20f0ff23/Condon+et+al.+thumbnail-2.png Publications - Practitioners’ perceived risks to biodiversity from renewable energy expansion through 2050. Condon D*, Scott T, Smith AB, Morelli TL, Ashraf U*, Mojica A, Chittanuru H, Lou R, Bear R, Hernandez RR (2025) Practitioners’ perceived risks to biodiversity from renewable energy expansion through 2050. Nature Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 12:263. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/a580c794-2989-49a6-b7a1-97491d7c4be5/Screenshot%2B2023-03-14%2Bat%2B11.16.49%2BAM.png Publications - Standardized metrics to quantify solar energy-land relationships: a global systematic review. Cagle AE*, Shepard M*, Jordaan SM, Armstrong A, Grodsky SM*, Hernandez RR (2023) Frontiers in Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2022.1035705. Congratulations Alex! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/8905900a-7430-48e8-add8-3fdd4b548833/Cover_full.jpg Publications - Solar energy-driven land cover change and alteration of landscapes critical to animal movement in the continental United States. Levin MO, Kalies EL, Forester E*, Jackson ELA, Levin AH, Markus C, McKenzie P, Meek J, Hernandez RR (2023). Environmental Science & Technology, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c00578. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/dab1214f-453f-4358-8069-4699c30ceb45/Screen%2BShot%2B2022-04-28%2Bat%2B10.14.51%2BAM.jpg Publications - Scientific and stakeholder evidence-based assessment: ecosystem response to floating solar photovoltaics and implications for sustainability. Exley G, Hernandez RR, Page T, Chipps M, Gambro S, Hersey M; Lake R, Zoannou KS, Armstrong A (2021) Sustainable Energy Reviews 152, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111639. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/44dd0e3b-0e6d-4ef6-9f76-8244d8ed86fb/0.+science.adn3747-f2.jpg Publications - Climate change exacerbates the environmental threats of agriculture. Yang Y, Tilman D, Smith P, Barrett CB, et al. (2024) Science 385: 6713, doi: 10.1126/science.adn3747 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/64603008-b434-4e7c-a8fc-e747516b87d7/Screen%2BShot%2B2022-04-28%2Bat%2B10.42.06%2BAM.png Publications - Reduced ecosystem services of desert plants from ground-mounted solar energy development. Grodsky SM* and Hernandez RR (2020) Nature Sustainability 3(12): 1036-1043, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-0574-x . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/fd378597-8535-4e03-a97d-cc898b6ea733/A-The-distribution-of-utility-scale-solar-energy-installations-in-California_W640.jpg Publications - The Land-Use Efficiency of Big Solar. Hernandez RR, Hoffacker M*, Field CB (2014) Environmental Science and Technology 48(2): 1315-1323, https://doi.org/10.1021/es4043726. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1697028993035-4P7DTHOVGQ3JFYYVJACP/image-asset.jpeg Publications - The intertwined renewable energy-water-environment (REWE) nexus challenges and opportunities: Case study of California. Jafarinejad S, Hernandez RR, Bigham S, Beckingham B (2023). Sustainability 15(13): 10672. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151310672. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/d70dfd26-e98b-43b2-9fdd-30e1565b9a39/Screen%2BShot%2B2022-04-28%2Bat%2B12.03.27%2BPM.jpg Publications - Techno-ecological synergies of solar energy for global sustainability. Hernandez RR, Armstrong A, Burney J, Ryan G, Moore-O'Leary K, Diédhiou I, Grodsky SM*, Saul-Gershenz L, Davis R, Macknick J, Mulvaney D, Heath GA, Easter SB, Hoffacker MK, Allen MF, Kammen DM. (2019) Nature Sustainability 2: 560-568, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0309-z. Additional Files: Summary for Policy Makers: , Supplemental Files: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/30b36dd2-4cf6-41dd-ae9f-a2702e5fb33a/pnas.1517656112sfig01.jpg Publications - Solar energy development impacts on terrestrial ecosystems. Hernandez RR, Hoffacker MK*, Murphy-Mariscal M, Wu G, Allen MF (2015) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112: 13579-13584, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1517656112. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/d7116eaf-3c55-41ed-b4e3-3d7616bb6375/unsplash-image-VJ3fwc7WS2E.jpg Publications - Local energy: Spatial proximity of energy providers to their power resources. Hoffacker MK*, Hernandez RR (2020) Frontiers in Sustainability 1, https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2020.585110. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/e1731bc8-a96b-400f-ab94-ebc83b431225/unsplash-image-76UkpcuPZzs.jpg Publications - Restoring Abandoned Farmland to Mitigate Climate Change on a Full Earth. Yang Yi, Hobbie SE, Hernandez RR, Fargione J, Grodsky SM*, Tilman D, Zhu Y, Luo Y, Smith TM, Jungers JM, Yang M, Chen W (2020) One Earth 3(2): 176-186, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.07.019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/339247a3-f184-4505-b82a-40348b90139e/MolokLuyuk_JessePluim_BLM.jpg Publications - Climate change and California’s terrestrial biodiversity. Harrison S, Franklin J, Hernandez RR, Ikegami M, Safford HD, Thorne JH (2024) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(32), e2310074121. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/4e958096-160b-4518-a57c-e5f264a0051f/41558_2015_Article_BFnclimate2556_Fig1_HTML.jpg Publications - Efficient use of land to meet sustainable energy needs. Hernandez RR, Hoffacker MK*, Field CB (2015) Nature Climate Change 5: 353-358, https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2556. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/23047006-4eaa-4cb7-946b-440c734450b5/Akomea-Ampeh+et+al.+2025+-+JEM+-+Metals+and+FPVs-2.png Publications - Metal contaminant risk at active floating photovoltaic sites and future research roadmap. Akomea-Ampeh M*, Atekwana EA, Steele EP*, Cagle AE*, Armstrong A, Thackeray SJ, Ololade OO, Fasciae OA, Hernandez RR (2025) Journal of Environmental Management. 383: 125216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125216. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1684770878017-B2HGOV10SEMB466HU92Y/image-asset.jpeg Publications - Title of publication here One-sentence description. One-sentence description. One-sentence description. Read the paper https://www.wildenergy.org/news daily 0.75 2025-08-21 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/do-solar-and-water-mix monthly 0.5 2025-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/325e75a4-f4d7-4db5-bfa4-8d51ed85f66c/FPV+sample News & Media - Do Solar and Water Mix? Wild Energy Center Studies Heavy Metal Leaching - Make it stand out The UC Davis Wild Energy Center team collected data at two FPV sites to gauge heavy metal concentrations. 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Photo by Moreen Akomea-Ampeh https://www.wildenergy.org/news/expertpollrenewablebiodiversity monthly 0.5 2025-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/9a214d27-56d0-498c-a100-ef8cdc3b452c/Screenshot+2025-03-03+at+10.35.28%E2%80%AFAM.png News & Media - New Study: What Do Solar and Wind Experts Think About Renewable Projects’ Risk To Biodiversity? - Make it stand out Respondents in the Midwest showed a majority neutral opinion on solar developments’ impact on plants and animals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/df950462-b4c7-4a19-aca6-6605c5f6250d/image-asset.jpg News & Media - New Study: What Do Solar and Wind Experts Think About Renewable Projects’ Risk To Biodiversity? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/dafd368e-85f4-4799-a956-39b32694ed98/Daphne+Headshot.jpg News & Media - New Study: What Do Solar and Wind Experts Think About Renewable Projects’ Risk To Biodiversity? - Make it stand out Daphne Condon’s new paper from the Wild Energy Center collected expert opinions on renewable energy and biodiversity. https://www.wildenergy.org/news/frontiers-in-sustainability-microclimate-article monthly 0.5 2025-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/4868ae43-78b2-461e-90ad-585e697d6d80/Milk+Thistle.jpg News & Media - Made in the Shade: Lessons from a Conventional Solar Site in California’s Central Valley - Make it stand out Of all the species on site, 86% were non-native, like milk thistle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/6fdf2a05-e054-4bbb-89bb-19c1e2117b7a/IMG_5301.jpg News & Media - Made in the Shade: Lessons from a Conventional Solar Site in California’s Central Valley - Make it stand out UC Davis Ph.D. Candidate Yudi Li collects data on plants inside a study quadrat on the UC Davis solar site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/3cc13cc0-37e0-4643-ac27-9b43ac5dc6ad/Gilia.jpg News & Media - Made in the Shade: Lessons from a Conventional Solar Site in California’s Central Valley - Make it stand out Prior to restoration, only four native species were observed growing on the UC Davis solar park, including Bird’s Eye Gilia (gilia tricolor). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/c447e5c2-cb0c-4182-b67c-a4a73d918be6/IMG_5289.jpg News & Media - Made in the Shade: Lessons from a Conventional Solar Site in California’s Central Valley - Make it stand out Yudi Li visited the research site at least one a month for a year to collect vegetation and microclimate data. https://www.wildenergy.org/news/defining-voltaic-landscapes monthly 0.5 2024-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/c2d81cc9-0f81-426c-83ba-ac284bfe13b7/Fact+Sheets.png News & Media - Report Release: A Clean Energy Boost for Multitasking Lands - Make it stand out The Wild Energy Center has released a new report clearly presenting UC Davis scientists’ latest findings to help guide solar industry decision-makers toward sustainable outcomes. https://www.wildenergy.org/news/wild-energy-rebecca-hernandez-featured-in-nyt monthly 0.5 2024-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/7b853aab-3c22-4708-9330-b74d552d4ed1/Screenshot+2024-11-11+at+12.50.35%E2%80%AFPM.png News & Media - New York Times: Solar Farms Have a Superpower Beyond Clean Energy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildenergy.org/news/aligningrespeciesrangeshifts monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/f3bc4b6b-3c45-4bae-bdb4-61b49680b53e/San_Joaquin_kit_foxes.jpg News & Media - New study in Nature Climate Change - Mapping the Sweet Spot for Renewables and Shifting Species’ Ranges - Make it stand out San Joaquin kit fox | Nature Climate Change https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709917775202-AG7G8XPP18BUVON017LG/Figure+1_V2_map+only.jpg News & Media - New study in Nature Climate Change - Mapping the Sweet Spot for Renewables and Shifting Species’ Ranges - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildenergy.org/news/template-5msnn monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/prof-hernandez-and-multi-sector-uc-wild-solar-team-win-2m-grant monthly 0.5 2025-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/c55e1446-44ad-4f20-b645-fa8f5cdabfe6/Wild_Energy_Logo_Square-2.png News & Media - Prof. Hernandez and multi-sector UC Wild Solar Team win $2 million dollar grant! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildenergy.org/news/are-we-considering-genetic-diversity-impacted-species-when-predicting-impact-renewable-energy-development-new-study monthly 0.5 2023-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1702579775906-SHRFN3BIED7WKMPHYQYG/csp212987-toc-0001-m.jpg News & Media - Are we considering the genetic diversity of impacted species when predicting the impact of renewable energy development? New study! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildenergy.org/news/template-nsby7-8sel7-dz5kt monthly 0.5 2024-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/98650329-4430-4faf-b1de-68ac4506eaa7/Pollinator+Party.png News & Media - The Power in Pollinators Party - 19-23 June 2023 - led by EPRI’s Jessica Fox (featuring Prof. Hernandez) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1710791849668-E9Z2Z96W8D4TB1G2QELW/Screenshot+2024-03-18+at+12.57.04%E2%80%AFPM.png News & Media - The Power in Pollinators Party - 19-23 June 2023 - led by EPRI’s Jessica Fox (featuring Prof. Hernandez) - Day One: Status of Pollinators https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1710791987649-0VMRUQCA5Y97OIN763KD/Screenshot+2024-03-18+at+12.59.11%E2%80%AFPM.png News & Media - The Power in Pollinators Party - 19-23 June 2023 - led by EPRI’s Jessica Fox (featuring Prof. Hernandez) - Day Two: Solutions: Getting More Done at Once – Energy, Carbon, Habitat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1710792107334-LTM7R8633E7VIS262OGU/Screenshot+2024-03-18+at+1.00.55%E2%80%AFPM.png News & Media - The Power in Pollinators Party - 19-23 June 2023 - led by EPRI’s Jessica Fox (featuring Prof. Hernandez) - Day Three: Culture and Ethics: Can Bees be Happy? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1710793261844-JOBZ12J767NL7KRDITVW/Screenshot+2024-03-18+at+1.19.01%E2%80%AFPM.png News & Media - The Power in Pollinators Party - 19-23 June 2023 - led by EPRI’s Jessica Fox (featuring Prof. Hernandez) - 2023 Party Recap https://www.wildenergy.org/news/argonneinvitedtalk2023heidileroy monthly 0.5 2024-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/5221d705-f2a7-46fc-a8ea-1e15c90a519c/ANL+seminar+poster+-+April+12+2023.jpg News & Media - The Future is Bright: Argonne National Lab’s Walston and Hartmann Invited Talk - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildenergy.org/news/prof-hernandez-yudi-li-and-partners-work-restore-california-prairie-and-pollinators-through-collaborative-solar-energy-restorati monthly 0.5 2025-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1702581424856-M547RMRBHY14I9HU3SPE/IMG_8348-2.jpg News & Media - Prof. Hernandez, Yudi Li, and partners work to restore California prairie and pollinators https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1702581424861-P6BBFUKE5643KRQY601Z/IMG_8495.jpg News & Media - Prof. Hernandez, Yudi Li, and partners work to restore California prairie and pollinators https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1702581425632-W01MH6G4A9OBCYZRCXMS/native%2BAmsinckia%2Bmenziesii%2Bat%2BRancho%2BSeco_RHernandez.jpeg News & Media - Prof. Hernandez, Yudi Li, and partners work to restore California prairie and pollinators https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/522df4b1-c4bf-4460-8408-95f623c1fc7f/native%2BAmsinckia%2Bmenziesii%2Bat%2BRancho%2BSeco_RHernandez.jpeg News & Media - Prof. Hernandez, Yudi Li, and partners work to restore California prairie and pollinators - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildenergy.org/news/daphne-condon-wins-elliot-jones-and-zolk-fellowship monthly 0.5 2023-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1702581966549-P5MLXLII4REI5NS2EBO8/Daphne.png News & Media - Daphne Condon wins the Elliot, Jones, and Zolk Fellowship! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildenergy.org/news/hernandez-and-colleagues-publish-new-global-study-on-the-land-footprint-of-energy-systems-and-decarbonization-scenarios monthly 0.5 2023-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/b387276a-4680-4880-978e-811a1559de20/journal.pone.0270155.g001.PNG News & Media - Hernandez and colleagues publish new global study on the land footprint of energy systems and decarbonization scenarios - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildenergy.org/news/phd-candidate-alex-cagle-and-prof-hernandezs-research-featured-in-forbes monthly 0.5 2024-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/07a3d661-98f5-4cdc-8519-03199756b5f8/960x0.jpg News & Media - Forbes: Floating Solar - The Most Practical Green Technology? - Make it stand out A new floating solar panel system is deployed on Big Muddy Lake at Camp Mackall as the U.S. Army hosts a ribbon-cutting event to unveil the solar energy system on June 10, 2022, at Camp Mackall in Aberdeen, North Carolina. 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Renewable energy is critically needed to fight climate change, but some environmentalists worry that rapid buildout without careful siting could endanger threatened species. PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID GUTTENFELDER, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION https://www.wildenergy.org/news/prof-hernandez-featured-in-yale-environment-360-on-why-putting-solar-canopies-on-parking-lots-is-a-smart-green-move monthly 0.5 2023-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/fada12a8-2c39-4e4d-ba51-d99eec8445c6/China-Solar-Parking-Lot_AP-Small.jpg News & Media - Prof. Hernandez featured in Yale Environment 360 on Why Putting Solar Canopies on Parking Lots Is a Smart Green Move - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildenergy.org/news/global-ecology-and-sustainability-lab-featured-in-estuary-magazine monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/bddc9a0d-a77e-4fa3-9f03-879dec2d3eea/Estuary%2BMagazine%2Bwith%2BPhoto.png News & Media - Global Ecology and Sustainability Lab featured in Estuary Magazine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1702596953926-2EIDOH8FKR6E44OJ4ISY/image.jpeg News & Media - Global Ecology and Sustainability Lab featured in Estuary Magazine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1702596960257-Y5FR8I1GRMRJ5TE09C4M/image2.jpeg News & Media - Global Ecology and Sustainability Lab featured in Estuary Magazine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1702596964703-OTL611XT0GV8WGU54MNH/image3.jpeg News & Media - Global Ecology and Sustainability Lab featured in Estuary Magazine https://www.wildenergy.org/news/tag/microclimate monthly 0.5 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/tag/heavy+metals monthly 0.5 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/tag/Conservation monthly 0.5 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/tag/agrivoltaic monthly 0.5 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/tag/solar monthly 0.5 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/tag/poll monthly 0.5 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/tag/leaching monthly 0.5 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/tag/ecovoltaic monthly 0.5 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/tag/fpv monthly 0.5 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/tag/Wild+Energy monthly 0.5 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/tag/renewable+energy monthly 0.5 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/tag/paper monthly 0.5 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/tag/survey monthly 0.5 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/tag/Rebecca+Hernandez monthly 0.5 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/tag/UC+Davis monthly 0.5 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/tag/Clean+energy monthly 0.5 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/tag/wind monthly 0.5 https://www.wildenergy.org/news/tag/environmental+justice monthly 0.5 https://www.wildenergy.org/join-the-center daily 0.75 2024-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/8e30f40e-7bfa-4cc9-bb85-ba890a6bd9eb/image-asset.jpg Join Us - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1684770843705-D8Z5LTDPP343M9PRYFDA/image-asset.jpeg Join Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1684770847154-VZLEN4PIH27RHDK4S85Y/image-asset.jpeg Join Us https://www.wildenergy.org/wildlife-gallery daily 0.75 2023-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1684966021283-R9TOMTCSLQKMDM35596O/DSC_2081.JPG Wildlife Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1684966021283-R9TOMTCSLQKMDM35596O/DSC_2081.JPG Wildlife Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/82483591-2f75-41dd-abae-d9807383eef7/DSC_1251.JPG Wildlife Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1684963360500-AWA9LZ35IWF5M7J1XYXS/DSC_2645.JPG Wildlife Gallery https://www.wildenergy.org/postdoctoral-scholar daily 0.75 2025-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1745345295219-MB4UFHPD8O7AK7JYPT1S/IMG_4541.jpeg Postdoctoral Scholars - Uzma Ashraf, Ph.D. Read Bio Climate-Smart Siting Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Ashraf is an expert in species distribution modeling and a postdoctoral scholar funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in the Wild Energy Initiative. In this role, she studies the intersection between the conservation of wildlife and renewable energy development across the United States and identifying modalities of environmental justice in the planning process. Contact Dr. Ashraf: uashraf@ucdavis.edu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1745345295219-MB4UFHPD8O7AK7JYPT1S/IMG_4541.jpeg Postdoctoral Scholars - Uzma Ashraf, Ph.D. Read Bio Climate-Smart Siting Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Ashraf is an expert in species distribution modeling and a postdoctoral scholar funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in the Wild Energy Initiative. In this role, she studies the intersection between the conservation of wildlife and renewable energy development across the United States and identifying modalities of environmental justice in the planning process. Contact Dr. Ashraf: uashraf@ucdavis.edu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1707501717720-5EYJAALO0NVQIOWV5J4L/ElliottSteele.jpg Postdoctoral Scholars - Elliott Steele, Ph.D. Read Bio UC Wild Solar Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Steele studies the relationship between wildlife and photovoltaic solar energy infrastructure. Dr. Steele's research applies animal behavior, field ecology, marine biology, and conservation science. Elliott was a conservation scientist at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens where he raised endangered California amphibians and reptiles to be reintroduced into the wild. Elliott received his PhD from Dartmouth College where he studied the visual ecology of sociality. Contact Dr. Steele: epsteele@ucdavis.edu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1707501822346-6V4VYVMUD9GAPZ8OVIJN/NickTew.jpg Postdoctoral Scholars - Nick Tew, Ph.D. Read Bio UC Wild Solar Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Tew’s research centers on restoration ecology in solar parks, where renewable energy generation and biodiversity conservation can be delivered hand in hand. Dr. Tew holds a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Oxford, a master's degree by research from Imperial College London and a PhD from the University of Bristol. His doctoral research explored insect pollinators in urban landscapes, and he subsequently spent two years working in biodiversity conservation for environmental charities. Contact Dr. Tew: ntew@ucdavis.edu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1744298964263-D2QVYAZ9Q243B949R2YS/Chevon-Panels.jpg Postdoctoral Scholars - Chevon C. Holmes, MA Read Bio Chevon C. Holmes is a doctoral candidate in the Geography Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis conducting mixed-methods research to explore how land-systems and the people who occupy them interact. Chevon earned an Artium Baccalaureus magna cum laude in geography with honors in history from Mount Holyoke College. In her PhD research, Chevon studies how coupled technological and ecological systems may drive sustainable development in remote rural environments. Chevon is a recipient of a 2023 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Research Fellowship, a highly competitive and significant national accomplishment. Chevon is also a classically French trained chef with more than five years of executive experience. https://www.wildenergy.org/featured-in daily 0.75 2024-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709666868731-ZQY00WZH80Z8R1ZAD73B/popular-science3.png Featured In - Popular Science https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709666868731-ZQY00WZH80Z8R1ZAD73B/popular-science3.png Featured In - Popular Science https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709666887346-TRLKYRN54JASK8BXGC7Q/npr-white.png Featured In - NPR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709666999318-VBX17L4ZW12WQ5PIV3VV/National-Geographic-Logo-white.png Featured In - National Geographic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709746074113-L1LF85NXH7S7A06U63R3/thewashingtonpost.png Featured In - Washington Post https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709667048733-CTJ2SC3G6V6F2DJWZ5BX/Scientific_American_logo.png Featured In - Scientific American https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1729880154579-7VN62WJ70XIC68UE5OMD/new-york-times.png Featured In https://www.wildenergy.org/project-partners daily 0.75 2024-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709667646458-99POHVJ8B5Z6XBATQS93/smud.png Project Partners - SMUD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709667646458-99POHVJ8B5Z6XBATQS93/smud.png Project Partners - SMUD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709667661659-0TESW63H4AWY938HSE6A/usgs.png Project Partners - USGS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709668324484-SEQLZ947VQLPG4Y1RC1Y/bayware.png Project Partners - BayWa re. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709668358545-V3GHSMZZ1XIL9TFXASOG/thenatureconservancy.png Project Partners - The Nature Conservancy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709668383898-DQVQWVA6RNLYYLPP4P32/emeren.png Project Partners - Emeren https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709668399556-PV5VVELTW5ZIY93DO46R/noria.png Project Partners - Noria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709668454125-RDVLJHHQJ4IK2889G0SA/enel.png Project Partners - ENEL https://www.wildenergy.org/funding daily 0.75 2024-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709752312303-RKG0E1CTATW7ZW1FMJEZ/alfredpsloan.png Funding - Alfred P Sloan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709752312303-RKG0E1CTATW7ZW1FMJEZ/alfredpsloan.png Funding - Alfred P Sloan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709752342885-OXCTUSN6MZPEIDIKET1L/californiaenergycommission.png Funding - California Energy Commission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709752363676-ID1F99VUQPV2ZEDKSI6A/enel.png Funding - Enel Green Power https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709752400799-BWRGKRLS3VLDS40OTGPV/ucdavis-seal.png Funding - UC Davis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709752415425-J5L205D2R33KMNKWVHBA/usdepartmentenergy.png Funding - US Department of Energy https://www.wildenergy.org/projects-overview daily 0.75 2024-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/67198ade-b956-492a-b2af-144e1ebeb19f/Wild-Energy-Birds.png Project Overview - EmPowering Birds On waterbodies across the United States, a blue heron steps on a floating photovoltaic solar energy installation for the first time in Earth’s history. We were there. Wild Energy Affiliate Scientist Emma Forester records its every move to understand exactly how birds interact with this novel infrastructure and what this means for sustainability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/a44399ea-cb6f-4dda-90df-6bb7a2a08035/Wild-Energy-Otter.png Project Overview - Pond Power Small ponds and lakes play an important role in global water and nutrient cycles. We are leading the first field-based, observational investigation of floating solar panel installations (FPVs) across multiple water body types, climatic regimes, and coverage percentages. Our goal is to understand the impact of FPV systems on aquatic life and ecosystems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/c9128d4f-cf86-4c6d-93cb-2f6d7d3da1e3/Wild-Energy-Bee.png Project Overview - Flower Power The Great Central Valley of California, United States, was once a sea of wildflowers, pollinators, and highly productive carbon-sequestering native grasses. Today, 95% of the original vegetation has been lost to farmland. Our Flower Power project is a radical, multi-partner effort to restore California prairie at ground-mounted solar farms across the state. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1726201738385-F7M19JHGUXN8U43OL30I/Wild+Energy+-+Hedges+for+Edges+-+RESIZED.png Project Overview - Hedges for Solar Edges Hedgerows have historically lined the perimeter of farms in United Kingdom. Now, in the age of solar energy, this ancient practice could have a place in the green infrastructure of the future. We carefully reviewed planning documents for hundreds of solar developments to learn about the adoption of hedgerows on these sites. This in-depth review reveals the stakes involved with planting greenery in otherwise industrial spaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709848945412-DU5SOFJ1YJBBWB4SP1CW/image-asset.jpeg Project Overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709848984609-3HXKFFLR3DBAJHLJCWOZ/image-asset.jpeg Project Overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709849014407-EWWRH635GWR0X564AW26/image-asset.jpeg Project Overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1725484062171-SKAS28HE8703ZNTIOH3O/unsplash-image-VPRgSohDvmU.jpg Project Overview https://www.wildenergy.org/staff daily 0.75 2025-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1736445504690-5CIJBH08XAPK9D98PEAE/image-asset.jpg Staff - Riley Doane READ BIO Junior Specialist Riley brings to UC Davis a robust background in sustainability science and industrial/organizational psychology from San Diego State University. During her time as a volunteer with ECOLIFE Conservation, she contributed to sustainable agriculture initiatives in California and supported aquaponics systems for potential application in developing nations. Her studies also took her to Iceland with The Green Program, where she engaged with the country’s renewable energy infrastructure and participated in local environmental restoration projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1736445504690-5CIJBH08XAPK9D98PEAE/image-asset.jpg Staff - Riley Doane READ BIO Junior Specialist Riley brings to UC Davis a robust background in sustainability science and industrial/organizational psychology from San Diego State University. During her time as a volunteer with ECOLIFE Conservation, she contributed to sustainable agriculture initiatives in California and supported aquaponics systems for potential application in developing nations. Her studies also took her to Iceland with The Green Program, where she engaged with the country’s renewable energy infrastructure and participated in local environmental restoration projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1732040209441-CANGADV64KBHLF5O3MMZ/ThomasHuebler.jpg Staff - Thomas Huebler READ BIO Junior Specialist Thomas obtained his Bachelor’s of Science from the George Washington University in Environmental and Sustainability Science with minors in Biology and Geographic Information Systems. His undergraduate research focused on how anthropogenic factors influence Mid-Atlantic coastal wetlands. Thomas will apply his love of wetlands in studying the intersection between vernal pool conservation and solar energy development. Contact Thomas: thuebler@ucdavis.edu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1710521304400-OXI1TKZG90IAPGF2UMJR/benjamin.jpg Staff - Benjamin Narwold READ BIO Lab Assistant Ben's current research focuses on the impact of floating photovoltaics on ecohydrology and water quality in freshwater systems and voltaic landscapes for sustainability. He recently graduated from UC Davis with a B.S. in Environmental Science and Management with an emphasis in ecology. He aims to continue investigating integrative climate mitigation solutions within the water-energy-food nexus to contribute to a sustainable future. Contact Ben: bpnarwold@ucdavis.edu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1736445671271-8WL4GIDYMJEP7COVXNSO/FreyaRobinson.jpg Staff - Freya Robinson READ BIO Lab Assistant Freya is an undergrad studying Environmental Science and Management on the climate change and air quality track. She is an undergraduate laboratory research assistant working with Daphne Condon on science communication with PV solar installations through a regulatory ecological conservation database. She is focusing on preserving biodiversity while supporting the transition to a more green, sustainable future. https://www.wildenergy.org/pond-power-project daily 0.75 2024-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/b83fb85c-a438-41d9-8da7-a233f8b06541/Wild+Energy+-+Otter+Illustration+-+RESIZED.png Pond Power - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/b24d4338-7216-44fc-8a0a-88d6b1942b50/DSC_2152.JPG Pond Power - Make it stand out Project leader and Ph.D. student, Alex Cagle measures water quality at the edge of the floating photovoltaic solar energy array. Collaborator, Sandor “Shawn” Kelly, uses a dip net to study the pond's invertebrates across the environmental gradient created by the floating array. Shawn is the Bug Closet's Collection Manager at the University of Central Florida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/9a520080-8c88-4f19-9387-1abe61ebd09d/DSC_1251.jpg Pond Power - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1725406940833-GQ02SMKTQ5KSI8ET7A12/fsec.png Pond Power - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709752415425-J5L205D2R33KMNKWVHBA/usdepartmentenergy.png Pond Power - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1725405326832-TH3FMWAS8KXDIBEF07V0/enel.png Pond Power - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/bef32d35-e842-4817-bfbf-dacf51da000c/2021-05-20+00.08.12.jpg Pond Power - Why this work matters Solutions that Benefit Humans and Wildlife Studying characteristics below the water teaches us how the presence of floating photovoltaic solar energy infrastructure can alter the conditions of ponds and the life they support. Understanding these impacts can help us to create actionable solutions on how solar energy is being deployed on water bodies across the globe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/f0ef10a7-992f-4d31-8143-f55408383b66/Map+%231.jpg Pond Power - Make it stand out Water temperature and dissolved oxygen were sampled at three FPV study sites in California and Florida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/3838cb54-cdca-438f-9b32-2cbe1d80b9a3/Pond+Power+data+-+final.png Pond Power - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/2aac425f-cdd3-4271-af64-d9664298caf8/image-asset.jpg Pond Power - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1713730877569-UNY190ERLPWCMHW892UB/Wild+Energy+-+Otter+Illustration+-+RESIZED.png Pond Power - Pond Power https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1726201738385-F7M19JHGUXN8U43OL30I/Wild+Energy+-+Bee+Illustration+-+RESIZED.png Pond Power - Hedges for Edges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1713730876284-GW5ZZQPX1M2878RAZYTF/EmpoweringBirds-Illustration.png Pond Power - Empowering Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1726201769042-KV63OEGS1X5QMU9VL92V/Wild+Energy+-+Bee+Illustration+-+RESIZED.png Pond Power - Flower Power https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1711140407944-P9OHSJRAZ4XBSEHYQA3Z/image-asset.jpeg Pond Power https://www.wildenergy.org/project-gallery daily 0.75 2024-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1713730877569-UNY190ERLPWCMHW892UB/Wild+Energy+-+Otter+Illustration+-+RESIZED.png Project gallery - Pond Power https://static1.squarespace.com/static/646b900f84e457702e022943/66257514c497ce6c08c9e78a/6625751d1f55767c1f6a0b2d/1713730845402/ Project gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1713730877569-UNY190ERLPWCMHW892UB/Wild+Energy+-+Otter+Illustration+-+RESIZED.png Project gallery - Pond Power https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1726201738385-F7M19JHGUXN8U43OL30I/Wild+Energy+-+Bee+Illustration+-+RESIZED.png Project gallery - Hedges for Edges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1713730876284-GW5ZZQPX1M2878RAZYTF/EmpoweringBirds-Illustration.png Project gallery - Empowering Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1726201769042-KV63OEGS1X5QMU9VL92V/Wild+Energy+-+Bee+Illustration+-+RESIZED.png Project gallery - Flower Power https://www.wildenergy.org/hedges-for-edges daily 0.75 2024-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/8e257a48-ad92-4e81-a419-1ee626c8f559/Wild-Energy-Illustration-Hedges.png Hedges for Edges - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/5ad98f1f-2468-470a-ae45-e5e2a3802bff/image20.png Hedges for Edges - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/81d4c3a9-dec2-4268-8e69-929c9fd1bcd3/Screenshot+2024-09-04+at+1.30.33%E2%80%AFAM.png Hedges for Edges - Make it stand out Litchardon Cross Solar Farm is located in North Devon in the United Kingdom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/f2042885-fc8f-472e-be86-0471833e5901/IMG_0320.jpg Hedges for Edges - Make it stand out UC Davis PhD candidate Yudi Li led the Wild Energy Center’s research on hedgerow adoption. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/e9aed39d-cc30-41d3-a2fa-ca06e7041287/unsplash-image-VPRgSohDvmU.jpg Hedges for Edges - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/2aac425f-cdd3-4271-af64-d9664298caf8/image-asset.jpg Hedges for Edges - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/fecf3e42-e352-45c7-b6af-a54e52a0ab88/IMG_1680.jpg Hedges for Edges - Why this work matters Clean energy solutions should work for everyone. Understanding public opposition and perceived impacts of solar energy power plants can help us create solutions that bring a common ground among stakeholders. Studying the benefits and practices of hedgerow adoption at GPVs teaches us how we can overcome the barriers facing solar energy development across the globe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1713730877569-UNY190ERLPWCMHW892UB/Wild+Energy+-+Otter+Illustration+-+RESIZED.png Hedges for Edges - Pond Power https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1726201738385-F7M19JHGUXN8U43OL30I/Wild+Energy+-+Bee+Illustration+-+RESIZED.png Hedges for Edges - Hedges for Edges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1713730876284-GW5ZZQPX1M2878RAZYTF/EmpoweringBirds-Illustration.png Hedges for Edges - Empowering Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1726201769042-KV63OEGS1X5QMU9VL92V/Wild+Energy+-+Bee+Illustration+-+RESIZED.png Hedges for Edges - Flower Power https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1718683397593-59IVX48TT4V7778D9OKT/image-asset.jpeg Hedges for Edges https://www.wildenergy.org/gallery-pond-power daily 0.75 2024-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1725402860977-40K0H498MDNIY2XCKCTT/fsec-white.png Gallery Pond Power https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1725402860977-40K0H498MDNIY2XCKCTT/fsec-white.png Gallery Pond Power https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1725406940833-GQ02SMKTQ5KSI8ET7A12/fsec.png Gallery Pond Power https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1725405326832-TH3FMWAS8KXDIBEF07V0/enel.png Gallery Pond Power https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709752415425-J5L205D2R33KMNKWVHBA/usdepartmentenergy.png Gallery Pond Power https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1725406918676-Z7FC1E2PR0HHFRPEHUTA/image-asset.png Gallery Pond Power - FSEC https://www.wildenergy.org/flower-power daily 0.75 2024-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1713730876343-478K7Z3JWRWVRO8E1LY5/Wild+Energy+-+Bee+Illustration+-+RESIZED.png Flower Power - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/f609c9d0-5843-4da1-9778-7ba2b9717b81/tempImaget0pKcO.jpg Flower Power - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/b12ec54b-a1b0-4006-bf5e-e2691887a17c/IMG_9291.jpg Flower Power - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/f4ef4387-ca8e-4ed1-b474-15e8c038e186/9C2A0B96-296C-4E10-957A-DF484A7465BE.jpeg Flower Power - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/2aac425f-cdd3-4271-af64-d9664298caf8/image-asset.jpg Flower Power - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/c86c760d-33e4-424c-9b8f-6f29cacd2c9f/tempImage6boiGR.jpg Flower Power - Why this work matters Redefining the possibilities of ecological restoration This ongoing research seeks to understand the effects of solar park-based ecological restoration on the enhancement of biodiversity, including pollinators. We aim to grow the UC Davis Ecovoltaic Park to support new scientific discoveries about sustainability while providing useful information to solar developers in the Central Valley of California or other regions where lessons learned are applicable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1713730877569-UNY190ERLPWCMHW892UB/Wild+Energy+-+Otter+Illustration+-+RESIZED.png Flower Power - Pond Power https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1726201738385-F7M19JHGUXN8U43OL30I/Wild+Energy+-+Bee+Illustration+-+RESIZED.png Flower Power - Hedges for Edges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1713730876284-GW5ZZQPX1M2878RAZYTF/EmpoweringBirds-Illustration.png Flower Power - Empowering Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1726201769042-KV63OEGS1X5QMU9VL92V/Wild+Energy+-+Bee+Illustration+-+RESIZED.png Flower Power - Flower Power https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/614c1248-9900-4cf0-8d14-bf394b69d3d7/IMG_9298-bluePV.jpeg Flower Power - Make it stand out One of the “Flower Power” plots at the UC Davis Ecovoltaic Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/5bce81ca-32f5-4624-838d-b3a898123645/IMG_9300.jpg Flower Power - Make it stand out PhD Candidate and lead author Yudi Li stands in front of one of his “Blades of Carbon” seed mix test plots and uses a bug net to capture pollinator species that are passing through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/c1022da8-51f2-4b9f-9ab7-91a2ed6e95ce/Weed+Autumn+%281%29.jpg Flower Power - Make it stand out One of the control plots at the UC Davis Ecovoltaic Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1725990974996-FNHFBUUB58VFWSXUQAY8/unsplash-image-REczfcmwooE.jpg Flower Power https://www.wildenergy.org/uc-wild-solar daily 0.75 2025-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1dc821c1-5c45-4c05-831e-ce53eabc297b/WildSolar-Illustrations_WildSolar-Yellow UC Wild Solar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709667661659-0TESW63H4AWY938HSE6A/usgs.png UC Wild Solar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1732661723334-YUZDZUQIGIQONJGOI3U1/mcgill-university-logo.png UC Wild Solar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1732662569146-JVMK1P3NIUYO98B84G64/LancasterUniversity.png UC Wild Solar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709752400799-BWRGKRLS3VLDS40OTGPV/ucdavis-seal.png UC Wild Solar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709668358545-V3GHSMZZ1XIL9TFXASOG/thenatureconservancy.png UC Wild Solar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/5c867c00-a245-450d-8991-96975844c6c9/andreas-gucklhorn-7razCd-RUGs-unsplash.jpg UC Wild Solar - Building knowledge foundations The Wild Energy Center is compiling and mapping all data available for the state of California on documented photovoltaic infrastructure properties, the interactions between photovoltaic infrastructure with plant and animal species, and biodiversity- friendly mitigation strategies associated with planned and operating facilities. These data will help inform our ‘UC Wild Solar’ stakeholder workshop during which structured feedback, brainstorming, and prioritization activities will identify opportunities to improve our approaches and answer new questions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/8d5796ae-10b3-44a7-b007-60157120a2bb/unsplash-image-fewHxUgWJ_4.jpg UC Wild Solar - Assessing biodiversity-friendly strategies The Wild Energy Center is conducting six months of experiments designed to quantify the cost of biodiversity-friendly solar projects in California which could generate ecological or agricultural benefits. We seek to identify critical opportunities for cost reduction, innovation, demonstration, and scaling that UC Wild Solar can rapidly address in the near-term. The Center is assessing three strategies: prairie restoration, agrivoltaics, and rangevoltaics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/2ac4172e-feae-4381-9b6f-fe95e49dc946/IMG_9291.jpg UC Wild Solar - Training diverse scholars We aim to match individual, ready-to-go projects the Project Team has developed for a cluster hire of diverse postdoctoral scholars. They will be the first cohort of ‘UC Wild Solar Postdoctoral Scholars.’ The clustering of postdoctoral scholars is intentional to overcome challenges frequently documented by women and minority groups during this career phase—leading to leaky pipelines. UC Wild Solar Postdoctoral scholars will be matched with at least one non-university end-user ‘champion mentor’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/e9feeea3-2ce6-42b9-8daa-f88a1dc2a2d7/Defining+Voltaic+Landscapes+for+Sustainability_112024+-+cover_Page_01.jpg UC Wild Solar - Make it stand out Download the best practices report → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/19f020fb-32a3-4f6a-bc61-89a5318daeb9/WildSolar-Illustrations_Birds-2.png UC Wild Solar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1729431895451-TJD4RYXZD1VD4DFI8FVZ/chuttersnap-TSgwbumanuE-unsplash.jpg UC Wild Solar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1729432474005-6IZ5GY2VSL7IJ0XJ3BEL/markus-spiske-pwFr_1SUXRo-unsplash.jpg UC Wild Solar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1729636838719-II8VEGJ2KYBG1YEAZ2BU/unsplash-image-E9aetBe2w40.jpg UC Wild Solar https://www.wildenergy.org/partners-wild-solar daily 0.75 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709667661659-0TESW63H4AWY938HSE6A/usgs.png Partners - Wild Solar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709667661659-0TESW63H4AWY938HSE6A/usgs.png Partners - Wild Solar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1732661723334-YUZDZUQIGIQONJGOI3U1/mcgill-university-logo.png Partners - Wild Solar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1732662569146-JVMK1P3NIUYO98B84G64/LancasterUniversity.png Partners - Wild Solar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709752400799-BWRGKRLS3VLDS40OTGPV/ucdavis-seal.png Partners - Wild Solar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1709668358545-V3GHSMZZ1XIL9TFXASOG/thenatureconservancy.png Partners - Wild Solar https://www.wildenergy.org/undergraduate-student-researchers daily 0.75 2025-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1736445997992-CSMGMMPLFUZHSQ1V6P1J/JoaquinBenitez.jpg Undergraduate Student Researchers - Joaquin Benitez READ BIO Joaquin is an undergraduate research assistant working with Noah Krasner on the Photovoltaic Solar and Soil Carbon Project. He is currently working towards a B.S. in Environmental Science and Management at UC Davis with a focus in Watershed Sciences. In the future, he hopes to further his experience in groundwater restoration projects, as well as overall watershed management within California, in order to improve the state’s ability to combat droughts while building a water-sustainable future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1736445997992-CSMGMMPLFUZHSQ1V6P1J/JoaquinBenitez.jpg Undergraduate Student Researchers - Joaquin Benitez READ BIO Joaquin is an undergraduate research assistant working with Noah Krasner on the Photovoltaic Solar and Soil Carbon Project. He is currently working towards a B.S. in Environmental Science and Management at UC Davis with a focus in Watershed Sciences. In the future, he hopes to further his experience in groundwater restoration projects, as well as overall watershed management within California, in order to improve the state’s ability to combat droughts while building a water-sustainable future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1736446055396-FFMLQS5D4ZWILM8DGJIR/DahliaFriis.jpg Undergraduate Student Researchers - Dahlia Friis READ BIO Dahlia is an undergraduate research assistant for Noah Krasner’s projects on PV solar and soil carbon. She is studying Environmental Science and Management, with an emphasis on Natural Resource Management. She is also a Lead Student Farmer at the UC Davis Student Farm, interested in sustainable water use for crop production. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1736446084068-WFRMKUTI6XUQQHQMUJTU/TeddyStebbins.jpg Undergraduate Student Researchers - Teddy Stebbins READ BIO Teddy is an undergraduate research assistant working with Noah Krasner on the PV solar and soil carbon project. His goal is to work as an environmental engineering consultant in California, so working with soil and renewable energy aligns with his future career aspirations. He also finds water and wastewater systems fascinating, and hopes to continue to work on innovating and maintaining them throughout the years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1736446121035-GGAHG55URPZHQA7CGNJ0/AemiliaThompson.jpg Undergraduate Student Researchers - Aemilia Thompson READ BIO Aemilia is an undergraduate student majoring in Environmental Science and Management at UC Davis, with a focus on ecology, conservation, and biodiversity. She works as a research assistant under Noah Krasner on the PV solar and soil carbon project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1736446152415-D22ZUYY5GVIE3QZMG6W1/SeanTran.jpg Undergraduate Student Researchers - Sean Tran READ BIO Sean is from Orange County, California, and studies Environmental Science and Management at UC Davis. He is an undergraduate research assistant working with Dr. Elliott Steele on the photovoltaic solar project. His interests lie in environmental policy and justice. He wishes to pursue a career where he can facilitate and assist in an ethical transition to a more sustainable society. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1736446178096-KU4AE0P1XWFVXNJEG9VJ/MichaelWong.jpg Undergraduate Student Researchers - Michael Wong READ BIO Michael is an undergraduate student studying Environmental Engineering. He works as a research assistant under Noah Krasner on the PV solar and soil carbon project to study the interactions between soil and energy systems. Michael is also passionate about water resources and sustainable practices, aiming to address real-world environmental issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646b900f84e457702e022943/1744921673391-XQU0N8EMZSOIPU909Q99/CamilleCarvalho.jpg Undergraduate Student Researchers - Camille Carvalho Read Bio Camille is an undergraduate research assistant working with Dr. Elliott Steele on FPV solar and zooplankton biodiversity. She is studying Animal Science, with a specialization in Physiology. Camille hopes to become further involved in research pertaining to the effects that solar panels have on animal behavior. She wishes to pursue a career in veterinary medicine with an emphasis on wildlife conservation.