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Riverside City council member Clarissa Cervantes se getting into a hydrogen engine car

UC Riverside joins launch of hydrogen carshare program

UC Riverside, in partnership with city and state agencies, has helped launch the nation's only hydrogen-powered carshare program—offering a clean, affordable transportation alternative to Riverside residents. The Riverside Clean Air Carshare, or RCAC , program offers 13 Toyota Mirai sedans equipped with hydrogen fuel cell technology. Participants can reserve a...

By David Danelski | May 6, 2025 | Science / Technology, University
Wayne Miller & Georgios Karavalakis

UCR and U of Michigan launch hydrogen-engine alliance

Officials at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), the University of Michigan, and several industry partners launch of the Hydrogen Engine Alliance of North America (H2EA-NA) to promote hydrogen as a viable alternative fuel.

By David Danelski | February 27, 2025 | Science / Technology, Business, University
biomass to sportswear

From polluting waste to sportswear

A UCR professor receives $1.45 million federal grant to further develop a chemical process that takes plant waste from wood processing and farming to make fibers for clothing fabrics and other products.

By David Danelski | April 23, 2024 | Science / Technology

Enduring gut-churning flights in quest for Arctic climate data

UCR Professor Markus Petters and two grad students are spending more than a month with an international research team that’s making bumpy flights from northern Sweden to the Arctic Ocean to collect data needed to better understand climate change.

By David Danelski | March 6, 2024 | Science / Technology
plane and leaves

Inexpensive, carbon-neutral biofuels are finally possible

When it comes to making fuel from plants, the first step has always been the hardest — breaking down the plant matter. A new study finds that introducing a simple, renewable chemical to the pretreatment step can finally make next-generation biofuel production both cost-effective and carbon neutral.

By Jules Bernstein | February 7, 2024 | Science / Technology
Big rig truck

UCR environmental engineers to referee California’s big rig truck emission regulation

They won’t be wearing vivid black and white striped shirts, but they could. University of California, Riverside, environmental engineers will soon serve as referees in California’s drive for big rig trucks to meet the state’s tailpipe emission standards. The referee program will provide testing services for vehicles potentially operating with...

By David Danelski | March 15, 2023 | Science / Technology, University
electric vehicle

NSF-funded project aims to enhance STEM graduate training in sustainable transportation

New UC Riverside program will train doctoral students on translating science into public policy

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 5, 2022 | Science / Technology
CARB dedication ceremony

High-tech air quality research center dedicated in Riverside

The California Air Resources Board dedicated its new state-of-the-art Southern California headquarters Thursday, Nov. 18, on a 19-acre site near the UC Riverside campus. The 402,000-square-foot laboratory and office facility, located on land provided by UCR, is one of the largest and most advanced vehicle emissions testing and research facilities...

By Imran Ghori | November 19, 2021 | University
Trucks parked in front of a warehouse

UC Riverside receives $2 million to monitor air quality impacts of goods movement in Inland Southern California

The grant comes from the California Attorney General’s Office Automobile Emissions Research and Technology Fund

By Holly Ober | September 23, 2021 | Science / Technology

Salton Sea aerosol exposure triggers unique and mysterious pulmonary response

UC Riverside mouse study suggests inflammation could play key role in progression to asthma

By Iqbal Pittalwala | June 22, 2021 | Health
CARB rendering

Campus community gets first look at OASIS

On a campus already actively growing its footprint in Inland Southern California, a proposed clean technology park would lead to a reinvention of UC Riverside’s relationship with the city and region. The park is Phase I of a more ambitious research and economic development project. The Opportunities to Advance Sustainability...

By John Warren | June 16, 2021 | University, Science / Technology
cannabis plants

UC Riverside research team fuels the hemp revolution

A new hemp pulping method that converts 100% of the plant to useful components moves toward commercialization

By Holly Ober | July 24, 2020 | Science / Technology
A view overlooking UC Riverside with snow-covered Mt. Baldy in the distance

UC Riverside partners with City of Riverside on Eastside revitalization project

CE-CERT will track greenhouse gas reductions, indicators of public health, and economic impacts from the $31 million dollar project

By Holly Ober | July 15, 2020 | Science / Technology
air pollution

Clearing the air (inside your car)

UC Riverside research can improve car cabin air quality and help you choose your next car

By Holly Ober | January 13, 2020 | Science / Technology
A pile of woodchips, or biomass

Supercomputing improves biomass fuel conversion

Researchers combine supercomputing with nano-imaging to reveal how to efficiently break down plant biomass and transform it into transportation fuels

By Holly Ober | August 1, 2019 | Science / Technology

CE-CERT Director appointed to U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Committee

Matthew J. Barth, UC Riverside College of Engineering - Center for Environmental Research and Technology Director and Yeager Families Chair, was recently appointed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee (MSTRS) of the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC). This powerful subcommittee provides the CAAAC with...

By | December 6, 2018 | Science / Technology
gasifier

Renewable natural gas can help California meet climate goals

UC Riverside study finds California can replace up to 5 percent of its natural gas supply using existing raw materials and infrastructure, recommends new state standard

By Holly Ober | September 11, 2018 | Science / Technology
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Natural gas engine can reduce smog from heavy-duty trucks

Simulated on-road testing shows the engine maintains near-zero emissions during all duty cycles

By Holly Ober | August 30, 2018 | Science / Technology
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Donation brings zero-emissions vehicles one step closer to reality

New light-duty emissions testing facility gives UC Riverside the inside track toward the goal of zero-emission vehicles

By Holly Ober | July 11, 2018 | Science / Technology

Award-winning inventions improve electronics and renewable natural gas

Graphene thermal interface and steam hydrogasification receive TechConnect National Innovation Awards

By Holly Ober | July 2, 2018 | Science / Technology, Business
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