Renewable Energy Roundtable makes the news!
CVEP's Renewable Energy Roundtable is demonstrating the valleys business leaders' interest in the renewable energy sector. "At the January Roundtable in front of a capacity crowd, Jim Ferguson, attorney, former mayor and councilman of Palm Desert, explained his passion for roof top solar and a feed-in-tariff (FIT). A key proponent of the popular state AB 811 city program to help fund rooftop solar and energy efficient upgrades, Ferguson is poised to take on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac ad anyone else who wants to stand in the way of putting solar on rooftops across the United States." Read More of The Public Record article. |
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Wind Energy Teacher Training Program
CVEP's Advanced Technology Industry Council is bringing 27 local teachers together to participate in a hands-on wind energy workshop this Saturday, February 5, at College of the Desert's Desert Energy Enterprise Center. Workshop participants will learn the basic principles behind wind energy and how to engage students in learning about wind energy technology. The event is part of the KidWind program, an initiative funded through the National Science Foundation that helps teachers learn about wind energy technology, receive curriculum and materials for integrating wind energy instruction into their classes, and learn about a regional competition they and their students can enter. |
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Supporting the Coachella Valley Enterprise Zone
Today CVEP attended a press conference held at the Ernie Ball, Inc., manufacturing plant in the Coachella Valley Enterprise Zone (CVEZ). State Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez held the press conference to rally support and announce new legislation to reform and strengthen the state's Enterprise Zone program. The press conference also included remarks by business owner Sterling Ball, as well as by the mayor of Coachella, Eduardo Garcia, and CVEZ Manager, Mark Weber. Click here for KPSP Local 2 coverage of the event. |
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