Author: Shannon Bresnahan
Biomimicry Global Design Challenge
By 2050, our planet will be home to nine billion people. In order to feed the world, we need to design a better food system one that reflects that a healthy planet and a sustainable food chain are one and the same. Biomimicry—an approach...
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San Diego Schools Awarded $23 Million to Date for Energy Efficiency Upgrade Projects
SAN DIEGO, CA, April 10, 2015 – Since the adoption of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act (Proposition 39) two years ago, school districts across the state have been evaluating their energy use and applying for funding, known as Prop. 39 funds, from the California...
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Cleantech Companies Invited to Compete for MetroConnect Prize
Cleantech companies are invited to participate in the MetroConnect Prize, an important component of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation's Go Global San Diego initiative. It provides small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with the resources they need to take their business to the rest of the world....
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San Diego’s Bright Energy Storage Future
On April 1, Cleantech San Diego hosted an educational event at SDG&E's Energy Innovation Center to showcase San Diego's energy storage leadership and forecast the future of the industry. As San Diego and the world continue to invent new ways to maximize energy output from clean resources, a new...
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41 New California Communities Launch HERO PACE Program
Shannon Bresnahan
| Cleantech Industry News, Cleantech San Diego Members, Energy Efficiency, Highlights, Solar Energy, Water
Thirty eight cities and three counties across California launched the HERO Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program last week. The program enables homeowners and commercial property owners to pay off energy- and water-efficiency improvements through their property tax bill. The HERO Program has been adopted by 290...
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K-12 Schools Sustainability Strategy Collaborative Update
The California Energy Commission (CEC) recently released its latest schedule of Proposition 39 Program - Local Educational Agency (LEA) Training Seminars, which include one webinar and eight meetings at sites across the state. A field training session will be hosted and conducted by our San Diego Region...
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Cleantech San Diego Presents at Burnham-Moores Real Estate Conference
Shannon Bresnahan
| Cleantech San Diego, Cleantech San Diego Members, Events, Smart Cities San Diego
On March 5, University of San Diego's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate held its 19th annual real estate conference. This signature gathering of senior real estate executives addressed the opportunities and challenges in today’s local, regional, national, and international real estate markets, including technological trends and how those trends...
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K-12 Schools Sustainability Strategy Collaborative Update
With the approval this past month of Holly Drive Leadership Academy's $92,500 Energy Expenditure Plan and San Marcos USD's $4.1 million multi-year Energy Expenditure Plan, our San Diego K-12 Schools Sustainability Strategy Collaborative continues to lead the state with 26 Energy Expenditure Plans approved for...
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