IEEE Spectrum with Sally Benson: Pandemic disrupts research, both field work and lab experiments

The Guardian with Rodney Ewing: Critics alarmed by U.S. nuclear agency's bid to relax rules on radioactive waste

Stanford start-up Nitricity wins 2020 MIT Clean Energy Prize grand prize

Perimeter Solutions acquires Stanford start-up LaderaTech and its fire retardant technology

Stanford Energy Seminar: Peter Freed, head of energy strategy at Facebook, on the challenge of corporate procurement of renewable energy. Open to the public, 6/1, 4:30 pm PT, (registration required)

StorageX International Symposium: Jurgen Janek, Giessen University, will review solid-state batteries and their challenges. Linda Nazar, University of Waterloo, will explore design “rules” for solid-state electrolytes for sold-state batteries, 6/5, 7:00 am PT, (registration required)

Sustainable Finance & Investment Seminar: Alisa Valderrama, CEO, FutureProof. Open to Stanford students, faculty and staff only. 6/4, 12:00 noon PT, (registration required)

Stanford Global Energy Dialogues inaugural event with former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz: Post-pandemic economic recovery and energy innovation. Public, 6/9, 8:00 am PT, (registration required)

Digital Grid Virtual Workshop: Integrating customer resources - U.S. utility panel session with Portland General Electric, Exelon, Southern California, EPRI and Stanford Bits & Watts. 6/9, 8:00 am PT, (registration required)

Climate action in the COVID-19 era: Data, reporting and accountability with Stanford's Climate Data Policy Initiative and Steyer-Taylor Center, and Berkeley Law. Public, 6/9, 11:00 am PT, (registration required)