<div dir="ltr">Hi Everyone,<div><br></div><div>Please see workshop below on Energy and Water Resources in Imperial Valley,CA, organized by the Center for Sustainable Energy.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you!<br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Marcie Morihiro<br>Assistant to the Dean<br>College of Engineering<br>San Diego State University<br>5500 Campanile Drive<br>San Diego, CA 92182-1326<br><br>Office: E-203B<br>Phone: 619-594-6062<br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:mmorihiro@mail.sdsu.edu" target="_blank">mmorihiro@mail.sdsu.edu</a><br></div></div></div>
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<p style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Workshop</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal" align="center"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:rgb(192,0,0)">Energy and water
resources in Imperial Valley, California,</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:center;line-height:normal" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">Cross-border
opportunities and challenges</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:center;line-height:normal" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,176,80)">Organized by the Center for Sustainable Energy,</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:center;line-height:normal" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">San Diego State University, Imperial Valley Campus</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:center;line-height:normal" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">April 9, 2016</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">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.” </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This
planned workshop of April 9, 2016 is on <i>Energy and water resources in
Imperial Valley, California, Cross-border opportunities and challenges,</i>
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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please RSVP by March 14, 2016 to <b>Francisco Peraza</b>
<a href="mailto:fperaza@mail.sdsu.edu" target="_blank">fperaza@mail.sdsu.edu</a> 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.</span></p>
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