Helping entrepreneurs bring their energy innovations to market

What do we do? Position the greater San Diego region as a global leader in the cleantech economy. How do we do it? Foster collaborations across the private-public-academic landscape, leading advocacy efforts to promote cleantech priorities, and encouraging investment in the San Diego region. Who s with us? More than 100 local businesses, universities, governments, and nonprofits committed to advancing sustainable solutions for the benefit of the economy and the environment.

Private Sector Members

Public Sector Members

EPIC GRANT GOALS Accelerate the commercialization of innovations that are strategically focused on overcoming barriers to meeting state energy goals Provide benefits to ratepayers:

CEC ENERGY INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM Market Needs Accelerators Seed Funding

WHO ARE WE SUPPORTING? Innovative entrepreneurs developing solutions to the region s energy needs

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS WHO IS ELIGIBLE: Must have a business office in California Must have a business presence in San Diego, Imperial, Riverside, or San Bernardino County Must have a breakthrough electric energy technology that fulfills regional and/or state strategic needs Technology must ultimately deliver benefits to California electric ratepayers

WHAT ARE WE PROVIDING? Accelerated path to commercialization Customized Service Plans: Advisory Support Mentoring Workshops/Training Testing Facilities IP and Export Assistance Market Intelligence Networking Forums Access to Capital Technology Commercialization

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS Outreach Technology/Market Support Policy/Regulatory Guidance Business Acumen Program Management

ACCEPTED COMPANIES Energy Efficiency & Demand Response Clean Generation/Renewables Smart Grid & Energy Services OVER FIVE YEARS Clean Transportation

Alyssa Gutner-Davis Program Manager alyssagd@cleantechsandiego.org

Task 2 Report: Regional Energy Technology Priorities and Needs

Acknowledgements Scott Anders, Director Joe Kaatz, Staff Attorney Sachu Constantine, Director of Policy Sephra Ninow, Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager Sumeeta Ghai, Regulatory Analyst

Purpose Assess regional energy needs and opportunities using market analysis and regulatory documentation Establish regional energy technology priorities that will be used to match applicant technologies to state energy targets Conduct a review of state energy goals Create a report of Regional Energy Technology Priorities and Needs

Policy Framework

Policy Framework Our energy policy is really based upon climate policy. -CEC Chair Robert Weisenmiller at the 12/1/16 EPIC Symposium

Energy Innovation Network Region 20% of California s land area 8 million residents 3 million housing units $330 billion Gross Domestic Product

Insight: Increasing Inland Population 100% Percentage of 2010 Population by Climate Zone 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% Mountain (16) Low Desert (15) Medium/High Desert (14 ) Inland Valleys (10) Coastal (7) 20% 10% 0% Imperial County Riverside County San Bernardino County San Diego County Total Region

Insight: High Penetration of Distributed PV

Insight: Need for More Electric Vehicles 167,000 EV rebates to date statewide 9,000 EV rebates to date in project region 1.5 M Gov. Brown s 2025 EV target 620,000 2025 EV total at current annual pace

Insight: Need to Reduce Energy/CO 2 Water

Insight: Increasing Climate Action Planning

Insight: Large Military Footprint

Insight: High Concentration of Large Renewables

Priority Technology Areas

San Diego State University Imperial Valley Proof of Concept Testing & Demonstration Center John McMillan SDSU Co Director SD REIN jmcmillan@sdsu.ed u 1(209) 261 8982

SDSU IV Overview SDSU IV has two locations in Imperial County, Calexico and Brawley. The Brawley campus hosts an 11,000 sq.ft. building surrounded by 200 acres of agricultural fields zoned G/S (Government/Special Public Zone). Research development is a permitted use on the property making it available for renewable energy research, demonstration & proof of concept. Ariel view of the SDSU IV PoC Center

Center Overview The Proof of Concept Testing and Demonstration Center is able to provide leasable R&D space to a variety of renewable energy technologies and researchers as it outfitted with: Demonstration fields Sufficient power supply IID power grid connection Water & waste water management processes Training building with smart classrooms/seminar rooms 6MW NRG Community 1 Solar Generating Facility

PoC Testing & Demonstration Who are our ideal partners? SD REIN companies Cleantech firms Mature or startup firms University based researchers What type of technologies? Primary generation sources (solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels and?) Energy efficiency Storage systems Infrastructure & support systems

Demonstration Projects Hyperlight Energy Ultra low cost solar thermal technology currently demonstrating through a CEC PIER Grant and partnered with SoCalGas. SD REIN Members Micro wind turbine manufacturer that leverages a novel 9 blade design to reduce cut in speed and noise. Develops energy management software for orchestrating new & legacy power equipment to reduce the cost of energy and maximize ROI.

Thank you! Informational flyers are available John McMillan SDSU Co Director SD REIN jmcmillan@sdsu.ed u 1(209) 261 8982