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Here are our 10 fearless predictions for the coming year! Learn about the thought process behind these predictions in Gary Simon's latest blog post. Have some insights or questions? Message us at info@cleanstart.org.
- Electric Vehicle registrations in Sacramento County will exceed 7K.
- Tesla will reach cash flow breakeven with annual production exceeding 300K vehicles.
- High Speed Rail funding will be dramatically reduced, freeing money for other carbon reduction projects.
- Prices for a ton of carbon emission reduction will rise, but not break $20.
- The installed cost of solar PV will rise modestly, slowing the trend of the last five years.
- A major investment in incubator space will be made in our region.
- A new clean tech company will move to our region.
- There will be an expanding number of startup storage companies.
- Two local clean tech companies will each receive over $25M in new investments.
- Three local clean tech companies will be sold or merged.
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Green Drinks Trivia Night!
Tuesday, January 7 (Tonight), 6:00 pm
Big Stump Brewery in Sacramento
Come mingle with environmental enthusiasts!
Free to attend. RSVP
Cleantech Meetup -- Solar
Thursday, January 24, 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Valley Vision in Sacramento
With 8Minutenergy & Trimark Associates
Free to attend. Donations appreciated.
RSVP
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Final Registration Deadline 2/21
The annual UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition offers resources for team building, education, mentorship and networking for aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs. There is no charge to participate and there is a chance to win significant prize money, including the $20,000 First Place award and the $2500 CleanStart Prize! The program includes free workshops, open to the public. The final deadline for Team Registration is 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, February 21. The Big Bang! is open to everyone, not just UC Davis students and faculty. Learn More
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Terzo Power Shakes Things Up
Last month during a product demo, Terzo modified a standard tree shaker, used for harvesting nuts, with a smaller engine running on natural gas coupled to a battery bank. continue reading
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The Year in Review: 4 Trends
CleanStart Executive Director Thomas Hall shares his vision of the future of clean tech in Sacramento. continue reading
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Sacramento Wants to Hear Your Idea
The Civic Innovation Challenge is about harnessing the power of research and discovery to advance civic priorities.Teams that offer the best submissions to the Ideas Competition will be invited to attend an Ideas Festival in early 2019. Learn more.
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Why You Should Look At CCAs For New Sales Opportunities
Starting in earnest almost a decade ago, Community Choice Aggregators or CCAs have become a substantial force in the California power market and open some new doors for clean tech companies. continue reading
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Energy Commission Approves Efficiency Standards
California Energy Commission
Sac State students to be shuttled by autonomous vehicles
Sacramento Business Journal
Dan Sperling: Why Federal AV Policy Is a Necessary -- But Not Sufficient -- Step
Forbes
Siemens gets $850 million order for 75 Amtrak locomotives
Sacramento Business Journal
Siemens' Sacramento factory receives $735 million order for trains from VIA Rail Canada
Sacramento Business Journal
UC Davis Takes 10 Electric Cars on Extended Test Drive
UC Davis News
Sacramento's Pacific Ethanol idles workers, closes Nebraska plant as prices fall
Sacramento Business Journal
U.S. EPA Soliciting Applications for Clean Diesel Grants
US Environmental Protection Agency
Events
2/8 Cleaner Air Partnership Quarterly Luncheon in Sacramento
1/28-29 2019 Cleantech Open Global Forum in Los Angeles
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