On Thursday, January 12, a dozen community college faculty and administrative personnel from around the state were hosted to a tour of the Stone Edge Farm microgrid project in Sonoma, California. Craig Wooster, Project Manager, spent a substantial amount of time with attendees describing technical details of the project and answering questions on operational and economic details. Read More →

Products, Courses and Legal Issues Discussed

The SF Bay Area ATRE program hosted a conference for area faculty interested in collaborative curriculum developments on Monday, January 9, 2017. The event was hosted at Ohlone College and was attended by over 30 participants with interests in diverse Drone applications such as Agriculture, First Responder training, Photography, Repair and FAA Test Preparation. Read More →

New Relationships with Employers Boost Competition and Bring New Internships to MPC

James Lawrence, Department Chair for Monterey Peninsula College’s (MPC) Automotive Technology Department, partnered with Pam Gutman, ATRE-DSN, to plan and facilitate MPC’s 2016 High School Automotive Skills Challenge Day. The High School Skills Challenge is an annual event held at MPC to build pathways with their local high schools’ auto programs. Read More →

From Renewable Energy World on December 30, 2016

Drones

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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Battery-Electric Bus Program Brings Jobs and Cleaner Air to Southern California

From NGT News on October 24, 2016

Electric vehicle manufacturer BYD and Long Beach Transit (LBT) have received the Long Beach – Qingdao Sister City Association’s (LBQA) inaugural Green Partners CleanTech Award for their contribution to improving the environment through LBT’s zero-emission, battery-electric bus program. Read More →

System to Provide Peace of Mind to Customers During Outages

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 →

San Diego Energy Company to Convert More Than 20% of its Fleet to Alternative-Fueled Vehicles

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 →

More Than 400 High School and College Counselors Attended Regional Event

“Pathways to Paycheck Blueprint to Career Success”

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 →

College of the Desert (COD) Wins Clean Air Education and Outreach Award

Press Release – November 8, 2016

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 →