Todos with Erik Stokes of the CEC

Todos with Erik Stokes of the CEC

May 7, 2020

Our guest is Erik Stokes, Chief of the Energy Deployment and Market Facilitation Office for the California Energy Commission (CEC). Erik will discuss the CEC and California’s Clean Tech Economy.

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Mike Bell talks about Prototyping Secrets

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May 4, 2020

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EriK Stokes, CEC Connection Opportunities

EriK Stokes, CEC Connection Opportunities

May 4, 2020

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Sac State Gasifier

Sac State Gasifier

Apr 28, 2020

CleanWith the push for cleaner fuels, one promising technology has been biomass gasification. Biomass is a renewable energy resource that comprises carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, traces of nitrogen and some minerals. Biomass utilization has an advantage because of its slow dependence on site and climate, as diverse biomasses can grow in varied conditions. Local companies are adapting to this technology and Sacramento State students have ongoing research on Biomass.

The college of engineering and computer science at Sac State has a sustainable technologies optimization research center (STORC) to create a hub for suitability related research across the university. A group of students are trying to solve issues relating to biomass gasification using a downdraft gasifier located at the STORC. Sac State has a biomass gasifier system, which uses wood chips as fuel to produce electricity,

Lasam Baldomero carried out some experiments during his masters thesis to study the effect of walnut chips and wood chips on the performance of the biomass engine. He also analyzed the amount of emission produced from the gasifier.

An P Nguyen and a group of seniors team designed a biomass preparation system to reduce the size of the incoming biomass from the campus facility and dry it before feeding it to the unit. The system is capable of chipping, separating, screening, and drying the biomass material.

Eric Baldauf is currently conducting experiments on the gasifier with redwood to study the effect of the reduction temperature on the efficiency and producer gas.

All these projects have been under the supervision of professor Farshid Zabihian. It is the goal of the department to create a research facility that simulates a zero-carbon-footprint power generation system where biomass feedstock from green campus is converted to electricity which is then fed to a micro-smart-grid. The combined biomass energy project will benefit society because it will help conduct research and collect data to create a cleaner future for the power production industry.

Check out the highlights from CleanStart’s Executive Director, Thomas Hall’s conversation with Baldomero and Balduf below.  Also, Register for the GreenTech Meetup on April 30th.

 

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Mark Humbert – Todos

Mark Humbert – Todos

Apr 13, 2020

CleanStart To Do’s are a twice-weekly online conversations about what you can add to your To Do list while observing the COVID-19 orders to self-isolate. Join us on Tuesday mornings from 9:00-9:30 a.m. or Thursday afternoons from 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. when we interview our featured guests and ask them for their recommendations on how entrepreneurs and innovators can not only cope, but thrive, during this unprecedented time.

Mark Humbert, Assurance and Audit Senior Manager at Moss Adams LLP, shares tools for financial survival during Thursday’s CleanStart To Dos.

Register and we’ll send you the Zoom login information prior to the meeting time.

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Future of Mobility Pannel

Future of Mobility Pannel

Feb 26, 2020

CleanStart held a panel on the future of Mobility with Arlen Orchard, Mayor Christopher Cabaldon, and Louis Stewart, moderated by Gary Simon. A frank discussion about the opportunities and obstacles facing Cities, Utilities and Industry. The panelist share realistic insights and anecdotes about how all can work together to achieve a bright carbon free future. They highlight opportunities Startups and Entrepreneurs need to be aware of.

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StartupSac Founder Spotlight: Ryan Barr of RePurpose Energy

StartupSac Founder Spotlight: Ryan Barr of RePurpose Energy

Oct 4, 2019

By Jeff Bennett of Startup Sac.  Blog on StartupSac.

Ryan Barr is the co-founder and COO of RePurpose Energy, a Sacramento area cleantech startup that reuses electric vehicle batteries to store solar energy.

Ryan started his career as a management consultant for electric utilities in the midwest. Feeling disillusioned by their lack of urgency with respect to climate change, he decided to make a change and transitioned to grad school to study energy systems at UC Davis, focusing on how energy storage can allow society to operate electricity grids using a lot of renewable energy.

Along the way he met Professor Jae Wan Park, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis and learned of the extensive research on renewable energy systems that Park had been doing over the years. Park and his team were at the stage where they were ready to launch a product based on their research. Interests and timing were aligned, and the rest, as they say, is history.

I met up with Ryan to learn more about his story and the origin of RePurpose Energy. Check it out in the video or audio podcast below.

RePurpose Energy is currently transitioning from product demonstration phase to product launch phase. As part of their product launch phase they’re looking to partner with local businesses who have solar power installed, or are interested in solar power, to help them save more money by helping them store solar energy for use at night and using energy storage to reduce their peak power demands. If you have a business and you value reliable electricity and want to save more money on your electricity, reach out to them through their contact form on their website.

 

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