Tsinghua Partners with UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab on Energy and Climate

Tsinghua has partnered with Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley in Beijing to launch the Tsinghua Berkeley Joint Research Center on Energy and Climate Change.

The announcement was made on 1st, Dec. in Paris. The center will focus on scientifically based clean energy solutions and the nurturing of future leaders dedicated to the climate change agenda.

The consociation at Tsinghua will be in the charge of He Jiankun, currently director of the Institute of Low Carbon Economy and professor of engineering physics.

UC Berkeley’s contributions will be led by the Berkeley Energy & Climate Institute (BECI). “BECI combines the assets of the Berkeley campus and Berkeley Lab to create the largest energy and climate consortium in the U.S.,” said BECI Director Paul Wright, who is also a UC Berkeley professor of mechanical engineering. “Now, combined with the power of the Tsinghua scientists, we have the ability to address the science, engineering, policy, commerce, and education needed to rapidly move the world to clean energy solutions.”

The new initiative is the latest collaboration in a long standing relationship between Tsinghua and UC Berkeley.

(Edited by Shiyu)