Environmental Program

CIEE's Environmental Program is a research and development program funded by the California Energy Commission ("Commission") through the Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program. The purpose of the Environmental Program is to provide technical assistance to one of the six major subject areas in the PIER Program, Energy-Related Environmental Research (otherwise called the PIER Environmental Area, or PIER-EA). PIER-EA is responsible for addressing the environmental impacts and beneficial uses of electricity in California. As defined by the PIER strategic plan, the overall mission of the PIER-EA is to:

"Develop cost-effective approaches to evaluating and resolving environmental effects of energy production, delivery and use in California, and explore how new energy applications and products can solve environmental problems."

In addition to addressing suspected and documented environmental impacts of electricity, PIER-EA provides basic scientific information and tools for understanding the environmental implications of related technology and fuel choices that may be undertaken elsewhere in the PIER Program.

Research Opportunity Notices

Frequently Asked Questions

Environmental Exploratory Grant Program

Previously Funded Projects

Workshops

Links

California Energy Commission
PIER Main Page
PIER-EA Main Page

For more information on CIEE's Environmental Program, please contact:

Edward Vine
Environmental Program Leader
California Institute for Energy & Environment
Office of the President, University of California

Tel: (510) 486-6047