From Renewable Energy World on December 30, 2016
Drones saw a lot of attention from the general public this year, and that attention will increase in the renewables space in 2017 as industry looks for ways to make this technology work in the field to improve project development and reduce costs of operations and maintenance. Here, expect to see the focus fall on improvements to the technologies housed on drones and the resulting modeling they can produce.
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From NGT News on October 24, 2016
Photo courtesy of BYD: Stella Li, president of BYD America; David Griffith, chairman of the Long Beach-Qingdao Association; and Kenneth McDonald, president and CEO of Long Beach Transit, at the LBQA GreenTech Awards Luncheon.
From Business Wire on November 2, 2016
The largest municipally owned utility in the United States, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), has found the FLEX Energy Storage System™ designed by SolarMax Technology to be in compliance with Electric Service Requirements. With the move, the fully integrated battery backup system becomes available for installation by over 1.4 million customers in the LADWP service area. Read More →
From NGT News on December 21, 2016
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), an energy company that encourages the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and supports energy-efficiency programs, says it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with XL Hybrids, a developer of hybrid truck solutions, to purchase up to 110 of their plug-in, electric-hybrid truck systems between 2017 and 2020. Read More →
Counselors learned that the state’s high-speed rail system will generate 600,000 jobs over the life of the project.
The Central Valley/Mother Lode regional consortium recently hosted a well-attended event just for area high school and college counselors. The annual conference, “Pathways to Paycheck: Blueprint to Career Success” was attended by more than 400 counselors seeking the latest information about the available CTE programs and class offerings in the region. Read More →
The DSN for Advanced Transportation & Renewable Energy (ATRE) in the Inland Empire/Desert Region has been busy with Strong Workforce program planning. Led by Regional Consortium Chair Julie Pehkonen, the Region has been conducting a vigorous process for obtaining industry stakeholder input on CTE program needs and developing and vetting proposals for regional funding. Read More →
PALM DESERT, CA—College of the Desert (COD) wins Clean Air Education and Outreach Award at the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Clean Air Awards for 2016. “This prestigious award honors visionaries in our region who have helped to fight for clean air through innovation, leadership and exemplary service,” as stated in the award notification letter.
Superintendent/President Joel L. Kinnamon, Ed.D., received the award for College of the Desert at the event held in the Riverside Convention Center on October 7, 2016. Read More →
Members of the Energy Storage industry met on August 31st to review and validate a set of Energy Storage Curriculum Resources developed by the ATRE team. Ten representatives from companies such as GE Energy Storage and Johnson Controls participated in the 5-hour workshop held at Chabot College near Oakland, CA.
The resources are meant to provide community college faculty with presentation slides, reading materials, lesson plans, and activities needed to introduce the subject to their students in electrical, solar, construction, and architecture courses. Read More →
The Phantom Soldiers team from Knight High School in Palmdale
As the drone industry continues to grow, students can now turn to Cypress College for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) classes that prepare them to become certified by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Ed Valdez
