San José University (SJSU) calls it a “battery university” and says that it will help to train a much-needed workforce that will lead developments in this key area of energy storage. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and CalCharge are partnering SJSU’s Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, which sends more engineering professionals to Silicon Valley than any other university.

“As an institution of higher education, we know the challenges in meeting the workplace demand for trained personnel in this rapidly growing and changing field,” said SJSU Vice President for University Advancement, Rebecca Dukes. It is hoped that this new continuing education programme will become a reality sometime in the summer of this year.