PRESS, MEDIA, & PUBLICATIONS

Please find below our latest news, media, and journal publications on DERConnect.

Powering the Future of Engineering: DERConnect Outreach

June 3, 2025

Katie Hamilton

MAE Newsletter

DERConnect: A Testbed for Flexible Loads in Buildings and Beyond

October 11, 2024

Jan Kleissl

UC Davis

California grid tech sandbox launched to help integrate DERs

July 19, 2024

Jonathan Spencer Jones

Smart Energy Intl

Integrated Realtime Simulation of Voltage Regulation Algorithms in a microgrid with DERs

May 20, 2024

Sadat, et al.

PXiSE News

WeCan'22: DERConnect - A Distributed Energy Resources Interconnection Testbed

June 28, 2022

Jan Kleissl

Video Recording

Mid-scale RI-2: Grid-Connected Testing Infrastructure for Networked Control of DER

November 2, 2020

Christine Huard

Times of San Diego

$39 Million Grant to Better Integrate Renewables into Power Grid

October 29, 2020

Ioana Patringenaru

Jacobs School News

PXiSE System Architect involved in UCSD DERConnect project

PXiSE News

UCSD Students Showcase Sustainable Energy Projects

June 3, 2025

Katie H., Katherine N.

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UC San Diego Adds DER Testbed to its Array of Clean Energy Technologies

July 25, 2024

Kathy Hitchens

Microgrid Knowledge

New $42M Grid-Tech Sandbox Will Help Get More Renewables on Electric Grids

July 16, 2024

Ioana P. & Daniel Kane

Jacobs School News

DERConnect: a distributed energy resources testbed for solar power integration

June 28, 2022

Kleissl, et al.

ACM Journal

DERConnect will enable researchers to test integration of renewable energy into the power grid

November 16, 2020

Charles Morris

ChargeDevs

Rep. Mike Levin Announces $39 Million Federal Grant for UCSD Renewable Energy Research

November 2, 2020

Government Press Release

Levin House

Mid-scale RI-2: Grid-Connected Testing Infrastructure for Networked Control of DER

October 28, 2020

NSF Award

NSF Award Website