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City of San Diegoy gClean Tech Initiative

San Diego Environmental Professional

March 9 , 2010,

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San Diego Assets

Universities (UCSD, SIO, SDSU, USD) Source of innovations Source of innovations

30 Research Centers Dominant Industry sectors:o a dus y sec o s Biotech, Wireless/Software, Defense/Aerospace

Strong entrepreneurial community Skilled workforce Natural assets (sun, wind, ocean?)

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Building a Green collar Green-collar Job Base in S DiSan Diego

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Environmental Leadership

The City of San Diego has a history of leadership on environmental initiativesleadership on environmental initiatives.

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Environmental Leadership More than 19 MW of renewable power is produced at city-

owned facilities, earning top rankings by the EPA as a Green Power Purchasing Agency.

POINT LOMA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT:

90-foot outfall is a hydroelectric generator that powers the operation.

The methane gas created as a The methane gas created as a by-product of waste treatment is captured and sold.

Environmental Leadership More than 19 MW of renewable power is produced at city-

owned facilities, earning top rankings by the EPA as a Green Power Purchasing Agency.

SOLAR INSTALLATIONS

1.1 MW solar installations power Alvarado and Otay Mesa water treatment plants

17 other, smaller solar installations at city facilities

Environmental Leadership The city saves taxpayers millions of dollars on energy

costs each year through policies and practices, including LEED-certified buildings and energy-efficiency retrofits.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY:

Ridgehaven office facility was nation’s first Energy Star Building

SD Convention Center retrofit saves 2.7 million kWh annually

All city facilities have undergoneenergy-efficiency overhauls

Environmental Leadership The city is committed to best environmental practices at

all its facilities and has led the way on green initiatives.

MIRAMAR LANDFILL:

ISO 4001 certification

Landfill-diversion (recycling) rate of 64%

Biomass energy production

San Diego Clean Tech ClusterLeading the Nation to a

Future of Clean Technology

Accelerate Cluster Development by Tracking and Supporting Company Formation and Business Growth.

RESEARCH INSTITUTES

Source: CTSD

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San Diego Clean Tech ClusterLeading the Nation to a

Future of Clean Technology

Accelerate Cluster Development by Tracking and Supporting Company Formation and Business Growth.

RESEARCH INSTITUTESHIGH TECH COMPANIES

Source: CTSD

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San Diego Clean Tech ClusterLeading the Nation to a

Future of Clean Technology

Accelerate Cluster Development by Tracking and Supporting Company Formation and Business Growth.

RESEARCH INSTITUTESHIGH TECH COMPANIESBIOTECH COMPANIES

Source: CTSD

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San Diego Clean Tech ClusterLeading the Nation to a

Future of Clean Technology

Accelerate Cluster Development by Tracking and Supporting Company Formation and Business Growth.

RESEARCH INSTITUTESHIGH TECH COMPANIESBIOTECH COMPANIES

CLEAN TECH COMPANIES = 642Half Innovators/Half

FacilitatorsSource: CTSD

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San Diego Clean Tech ClusterLeading the Nation to a

Future of Clean Technology

Accelerate Cluster Development by Tracking and Supporting Company Formation and Business Growth.

RESEARCH INSTITUTESHIGH TECH COMPANIESBIOTECH COMPANIES

CLEAN TECH COMPANIES- BIOFUEL COMPANIES

Source: CTSD

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San Diego Clean Tech ClusterLeading the Nation to a

Future of Clean Technology

Accelerate Cluster Development by Tracking and Supporting Company Formation and Business Growth.

RESEARCH INSTITUTESHIGH TECH COMPANIESBIOTECH COMPANIES

CLEAN TECH COMPANIES- BIOFUEL COMPANIES

- TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES Source: CTSD

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20-Year Vision

San Diego’s Cleantech Strategy envisions a future where waste emissions and energy future where waste, emissions and energy consumption are drastically reduced.

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20-Year Vision 10,000 new cleantech jobs

300 megawatts of renewable energy

50 million square feet of green buildings

10% of homes net-zero-energy

80% landfill-diversion rate/energy conversion

100% of public fleet alternatively fueled/zero-emissionp y

Water consumption down 30%

Water-supply portfolio expanded to three or more sourcespp y p p

Cleantech Cluster DevelopmentCleantech Cluster Development

CLEANTECH WORKING GROUP

Create a venue for stakeholders to come together to address issues and policies related to the cleantech industry.

Cleantech Cluster DevelopmentCleantech Cluster DevelopmentLAND USE AND ZONING

“Overlay zone” for streamlined permitting

City parcels for cleantech companiesCity parcels for cleantech companies

“Lease-to-purchase” incentives for startups

Cleantech-focused business plan competitions and mentoring programs

City leadership on new strategic opportunities City leadership on new strategic opportunities

Cleantech Cluster DevelopmentCleantech Cluster DevelopmentRESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT

Clean Generation and Clean Enterprise

CleanTech Innovation ChallengeCleanTech Innovation Challenge

San Diego Zoological Society Biomimicry Partnership

Cleantech Business Incubator

Green Workforce Training Program

Clean Tech Initiative

San Diego Clean Tech Initiative (2007) Key desired outcomes: job creation, additional revenues and

improve environmental quality (reduction of GHG (AB32) ~210 Cleantech companies in San Diego County ~100 located in the City of San Diego San Diego Clean Enterprise Collaboration with SDG&E, CTSD and City of San Diego (2009) San Diego Clean Generation Program PACE Financing program: energy efficiency, renewable (PV,

solar water heater) and water conservation solutions (grey water t ) (J 2010)system) (June 2010)

Clean Tech Innovation ChallengeChallenge

Commercialization of innovations UCSD William J. von Liebig Center SDSU The Technology Transfer Office

The process of commercialization of an idea can be complicated and challengingcomplicated and challenging

Pre-company development stage have traditionally limited access to financing support due to the inherent risks and uncertainty

The von Liebig Center helps d i k t d b lreduce risk presented by early

stage technologies

Clean Tech Innovation Challenge

Seed funding from the City of San Diego ($140K) Seed funding from the City of San Diego ($140K) Additional funding from Qualcomm Inc. ($100k) 2008 Recipients

Two researchers from UCSD and one from SDSU

2010 Clean Tech (Partnership with CTSD) 2010 Clean Tech (Partnership with CTSD) Sempra Energy Looking for additional sources of funding

San Diego Biomimicry HubSan Diego Biomimicry Hub

Biomimicry: a new way of looking at nature

Courtesy of San Zoological Society © Copyright 2009 – San Diego Zoo

San Diego Biomimicry HubSan Diego Biomimicry Hub Biomimicry – Bios meaning life and mimesis meaning

to imitate

Collaborative Partnership with San Diego Zoological Society (SDZS) and Biomimicry Guild SDZS is home to more than 4,000 rare and

endangered animals 2008 - Workshop: Introduction to Biomimicry 2009 - Biomimicry Conference (1.5 day) Speakers: Mayor Jerry Sanders and Chip Heath

Janine Benyusy Education and Commercialization

San Diego Biomimicry Hub Biomimetics Examples: Natural Ventilation System

T it M tTermite Mount (self-cooling designs in

the construction of energy-efficient buildings)

Qualcomm Mirasol Screen Wikimedia

display (requires no backlighting and can be viewed in bright sunlight)

Dirt-and Water-Resistant Paint (Lotus leaf self-cleaning proprieties)

Biomatrica - Preserve DNA and RNA at room

QualcommWikimedia

temperature(Fairy shrimps ability to preserve itself during long drought periods)

Lotusbio.com

Questions?Questions?

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Additional Biomimicry Examples

Better Swimsuits

Courtesy of San Zoological Society © Copyright 2009 – San Diego Zoo

A quieter more efficient BULLET TRAIN

Our Tape

Nature’s Tape

Our region’s “Carbon Footprint” and reductionFootprint and reduction

mandates

Source: www.sandiego.edu/epic/ghginventory