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Energy Efficiency

Port of San Diego Selects EDF Renewables North America for Microgrid Installation

  |   Cleantech San Diego Members, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Smart Cities San Diego, Smart Grid

On Decmeber 7, 2020, Cleantech San Diego member EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) announced the awarding of a contract to build a 700 kW / 2,400 kWh Microgrid Infrastructure Project for the Port of San Diego.  The project, designed to island the electrical infrastructure at the...

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Conectric and Hdac to Develop IoT-Blockchain Technology

  |   Energy Efficiency, Startup, Uncategorized

Cleantech San Diego and San Diego Regional Energy Innovation Network company Conectric Networks announced that it has entered into an MOU for technical and marketing cooperation with Swiss based IoT Blockchain technology company Hdac Technology AG (Hdac). This follows the Conectric Networks' unique horizontal approach to...

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San Diego Zoo Global Selects EDF Renewables for Onsite Battery Energy Storage

  |   Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage

Cleantech San Diego Member company EDF Renewables North America Distributed Solutions was chosen by San Diego Zoo Global to provide energy storage services in support of the organization’s fiscal and sustainability planning.  The storage project will reduce energy costs at the San Diego Zoo facility by...

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SDG&E Honors Cleantech San Diego’s K-12 Sustainability Program for Excellence in Energy Leadership

  |   Energy Efficiency, K-12 Sustainability

  Cleantech San Diego's K-12 Schools Sustainability Strategy Collaborative was among a dozen public and private organizations that were recognized by San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) for excellence in energy leadership, demonstrating that sustainability initiatives are good for both the environment and the bottom line. SDG&E...

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SDG&E and Port of San Diego Partner on Energy Management Plan to Promote Economic Competitiveness and Meet Climate Action Goals

  |   Climate Action, Energy Efficiency

To promote the region’s economic competitiveness, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve air quality, the Port of San Diego and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) have jointly developed an innovative blueprint to “green” port and port tenant operations, such as cruise ships, hotels, restaurants,...

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The Promising Power of PACE

  |   Advocacy, Energy Efficiency

The decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement doesn’t mean we give up the fight. It just means the fight shifts to the local level: states, counties, and cities.   One promising, bottom-up approach that communities can use to fight climate change is...

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Chula Vista Library Walls get a Sustainability-Inspired Makeover via Student-Artist Collaboration

  |   Energy Efficiency, K-12 Sustainability

On May 16, Local comic book artist Ceri Langell led 93 fifth graders from Hilltop Drive Elementary School in brainstorming sessions focused on energy efficiency.   Langell sketched and doodled while students generated ideas that she will later develop into life-sized comic book images to adorn the stairway...

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