[Faculty] Workshop on Energy & Water Resources in Imperial Valley

[Marcie Morihiro]

Hi Everyone,

Please see workshop below on Energy and Water Resources in Imperial
Valley,CA, organized by the Center for Sustainable Energy.

Thank you!
Marcie Morihiro
Assistant to the Dean
College of Engineering
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-1326

Office:  E-203B
Phone:  619-594-6062
E-mail:  mmorihiro at mail.sdsu.edu

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Workshop

Energy and water resources in Imperial Valley, California,

*Cross-border opportunities and challenges*

*Organized by the Center for Sustainable Energy,*

*San Diego State University, Imperial Valley Campus*

*April 9, 2016*



Some 20,000 acres of land is being developed as solar field in the Imperial
Valley of California.  Solar power capacity in this county may reach over
40,000 MW.  The western side of the county now houses wind turbines
totaling over 315 MW, which will continue to grow.  Abundant water,
combined with a year-round growing season, make it a prime location for
biofuel production. The canals in the County’s eastern slopes add
hydroelectric energy into the renewables mix. The county is the second
largest geothermal energy producing county in the nation. Clearly, the
Imperial County is one of the most renewable energy-rich locations in the
world, and the recent developments have transformed the economy of what
used to be a predominantly agricultural county of Imperial Valley.



The Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE), located at the SDSU’s Imperial
Valley Campus has registered some notable achievements since its inception
few years ago. There are currently over $20 million in deployed assets at
Brawley, among them a major photovoltaic solar field, several R&D and
proof-of-concept projects, and a power plant simulator for industry and
academic training. Other projects are under consideration or in the
pipeline.  NRG Energy’s 37-acre, 6 MW “community solar” photovoltaic
project is the largest university-based solar field in California.  At the
time of the commissioning, SDSU-IV received a $1 million Initial Academic
Support Payment. These funds are explicitly earmarked “to encourage
academic enhancement at the SDSU’s IV Campus and to promote renewable
energy development in Imperial County.”



This planned workshop of April 9, 2016 is on *Energy and water resources in
Imperial Valley, California, Cross-border opportunities and challenges,*
aimed at enlisting some research challenges that accompany this regional
energy.  Experts on regional energy resources will present potential
research opportunities, to answer some of the vital questions such as – is
there a long term impact of agricultural land conversion to a solar field,
can the canals mitigate intermittency of renewable energy, is there an
optimum mix of renewable resources, is there a risk of land subsidence from
geothermal plants, can we mitigate the “duck curve” in a timely manner, is
energy storage a solution for intermittency of power supply, can algae be
an addition to the mix, etc.?  You are cordially invited to attend.



Please RSVP by March 14, 2016 to *Francisco Peraza* fperaza at mail.sdsu.edu
if you are interested in attending this workshop.  Transportation may be
provided to registered SDSU faculty on a first come-first serve basis.
Registration is free, lunch will be provided.
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