Sustainable Power and Energy Center (SPEC, website link) is established with the help of LESC. Members in SPEC includes engineers, materials scientists, physicists, chemists, micro-grid experts and social scientists. The center is aiming on address tough problems that cannot be solved with technology alone. Professor Shirley Meng is the faculty director of SPEC. Recently, SPEC is reported by UC San Diego News Center. More information and video see link.