Our Growing Place in Energy Research
December 27, 2011
On November 9, 2011, the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering named a building after a Chinese battery inventor who has provided more than $13 million in support to the campus in the past year for clean energy research.
"Engineering Building II will now be known as Winston Chung Hall. Winston Chung, the founder, chairman and CEO of Winston Chung Energy in China, donated a 1.1 megawatt bank of rare earth lithium-ion batteries that were developed by his company and are valued at $2.5 million. The batteries will power the first floor of the building that bears his name.
The system, the first of its kind in the United States, has the potential to reduce the electric bill for a comparable building by $22,000 per year. Eventually the system, will power the entire four-story, 90,000 square foot building. Excess power will be returned to the grid operated by Riverside Public Utilities.
In addition to the batteries, Winston Chung is funding six grants for faculty at the Bourns College of Engineering.
Sometimes the Inland Empire is looked down on as only cheap dirt and cheap labor, but there is much going on that is making for significant changes and opportunities in our region.
On November 9, 2011, the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering named a building after a Chinese battery inventor who has provided more than $13 million in support to the campus in the past year for clean energy research.
"Engineering Building II will now be known as Winston Chung Hall. Winston Chung, the founder, chairman and CEO of Winston Chung Energy in China, donated a 1.1 megawatt bank of rare earth lithium-ion batteries that were developed by his company and are valued at $2.5 million. The batteries will power the first floor of the building that bears his name.
The system, the first of its kind in the United States, has the potential to reduce the electric bill for a comparable building by $22,000 per year. Eventually the system, will power the entire four-story, 90,000 square foot building. Excess power will be returned to the grid operated by Riverside Public Utilities.
In addition to the batteries, Winston Chung is funding six grants for faculty at the Bourns College of Engineering.
Sometimes the Inland Empire is looked down on as only cheap dirt and cheap labor, but there is much going on that is making for significant changes and opportunities in our region.
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