Reports and Studies

Solar Energy Research Center

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

SERC rendering

The SERC building will be a 39,000 gsf building designed to house research laboratories and offices devoted to nanoscale photovoltaic and electro-chemical solar energy systems. The location of the building is in the area known as Old Town and will be immediately east of Building 26 (Medical) off McMillan Road. Currently the project is under Phase 1 Construction with Phase 2 slated for this winter. Completion is expected in the summer of 2014.

The goal in building SERC is to develop the science and technology to create transportation fuels, i.e. solar fuels, from sunlight. The research will seek to answer the question of how we create nanoscale sunlight collectors, efficient catalytic processes, and product separation technologies to develop inexpensive systems using abundant and environmentally friendly materials. The multi-disciplinary staff at SERC will address these, and other challenges, in order to develop an efficient solar to chemical energy system, using nanoscale photovoltaic and electrochemical technology. Fuels that might result from this research include hydrocarbons, ethanol, methanol, and hydrogen.

Additional Information

Contact: planning@lbl.gov
Slides from 5/26 Public Scoping Meeting

ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has issued environmental documents for proposed activities. The documents are provided below in reverse chronological order by the environmental act that they address. Additionally, we have included related documents at the bottom of the page.

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CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)

NOTICES AND PRESS RELEASES

Date Issued	Document Title	Comment Period (if applicable)
12/22/10	Notice of Availability – Final EIR
9/7/10	Notice of Completion / Notice of Availability – Draft EIR	9/7/10 to 10/21/10
5/13/10	Notice of Preparation – Draft EIR	5/13/10 to 6/11/10
5/13/10	Notice of Preparation – Draft EIR, Attachment A: Public Scoping Meeting	5/13/10 to 6/11/10

FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR)

Date Issued	Document Title	Comment Period (if applicable)
12/22/10	Executive Summary
12/22/10	Cover Sheet, Table of Contents, 1.0 Introduction
12/22/10	2.0 Comments and Responses to Comments (Part 1)
12/22/10	2.0 Comments and Responses to Comments (Part 2)
12/22/10	3.0 Report Preparation
12/22/10	Comment Letter Attachments (17.2 MB)
12/22/10	Final Environmental Impact Report (All, 7.4 MB)

Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR)

Date Issued	Document Title	Comment Period (if applicable)
9/7/10	Cover Sheet	9/7/10 to 10/21/10
9/7/10	Table of Contents	9/7/10 to 10/21/10
9/7/10	1.0 Introduction	9/7/10 to 10/21/10
9/7/10	2.0 Executive Summary	9/7/10 to 10/21/10
9/7/10	3.0 Project Description	9/7/10 to 10/21/10
9/7/10	4.0 Environmental Setting, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures	9/7/10 to 10/21/10
9/7/10	4.1 Asthetics	9/7/10 to 10/21/10
9/7/10	4.2 Air Quality	9/7/10 to 10/21/10
9/7/10	4.3 Geology and Soils	9/7/10 to 10/21/10
9/7/10	4.4 Greenhouse Gas Emissions	9/7/10 to 10/21/10
9/7/10	4.5 Hazards and Hazardous Materials	9/7/10 to 10/21/10
9/7/10	4.6 Hydrology and Water Quality	9/7/10 to 10/21/10
9/7/10	4.7 Noise	9/7/10 to 10/21/10
9/7/10	4.8 Transportation and Traffic	9/7/10 to 10/21/10
9/7/10	4.9 Wastewater and Energy Systems	9/7/10 to 10/21/10
9/7/10	5.0 Alternatives	9/7/10 to 10/21/10
9/7/10	6.0 Other Considerations	9/7/10 to 10/21/10
9/7/10	7.0 Report Preparation	9/7/10 to 10/21/10

Documents - Referenced in Environmental Reports

Date Issued	Document Title	Comment Period (if applicable)
9/3/10	SERC Truck Noise Memo 9-3-10.pdf
9/3/10	SERC Noise Memo 9-3-10.pdf
8/19/10	SERC HHRA Memo.pdf
4/8/10	SERC Geotech Report.pdf
1/26/10	SP2 AQ Tech Analysis.pdf
8/31/09	Bldg 25 Paleo Investigation.pdf