Nature or nurture? There is no doubt that the innovation gene is prevalent in San Diego. However, a strong case can be made for San Diego’s environment of collaboration as the dominant force for success in technological creation. Two new resources announced within the last two weeks support that argument.
Calit2 Federal Funding Portal @ CONNECT
The enormity of the funds originating from Federal programs and grants is both an opportunity and a problem. The smart people of UCSD have automated the process and are collaborating with CONNECT to make the resource available to local innovators and entrepreneurs. Working with the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) CONNECT has developed a new set of tools to help member companies and local entrepreneurs identify federal research funding opportunities. Click here to access Calit2 Federal Funding Portal @ CONNECT.
The X Lists
Last week Xconomy rolled out the X Lists, “the region’s best resource for innovators and entrepreneurs”. Much of the entrepreneurial process is about accessing information and identifying people who have answers as efficiently and quickly as possible. The X Lists are a great place to begin the journey from not-knowing to knowing. Click here for Bruce Bigelow’s description of this valuable resource.
The overused words-of-wisdom about real estate are location, location, location. Maybe the same should also be said about entrepreneurial innovation. The cornucopia of resources available at the San Diego location provides a winning advantage to those who seek to grow their enterprise through innovation.
On Wednesday the second CleanTECH San Diego Showcase event: WIND POWER – Leading the Renewables Revival was held at the Marriott in La Jolla. After the active networking session the 240 attendees heard Jim McDermott, Managing Partner of
Critical to the success of any regional technology cluster is the presence of an engaged legal community. The rapidly expanding roster of clean technology companies in San Diego has the benefit of a strong base of intellectual property legal talent which has served our life science and high tech hubs for more than a generation. Like every other aspect of local technology advancement, our institutions of higher education have provided intellectual stimulus. Recently the University of San Diego School of Law began publication of the San Diego Journal of Climate & Energy Law. This is the first academic law journal in the United States dedicated to addressing the challenges surrounding both climate-change and energy law issues. Volume 1 includes eleven articles in 344 pages. Click
From the iconic Italian novel, The Leopard, comes the insight, “If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.” If innovation is to remain the fuel for the economic engine of the United States then the process of innovation will have to change. Duane Roth, CEO of
It’s a balmy 67 degrees in San Diego and I’m back home at my local coffee shop, sipping Chai Tea Latte. A short 24 hours ago, I was in the snow and bitter cold of Copenhagen, Denmark, attending the 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP15) climate summit.
With the gathering of more than 130 world leaders in Copenhagen this week, the issue of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is taking center stage. GHG has become the burden that no one country can unilaterally cure, but every person on the planet has a vested interest in addressing.

Who says money doesn’t grow on trees? At the third-annual Forest Day event, held during the Cop15 Climate Summit in Copenhagen, attendees were a buzz about going green and making green, all with a new forestry protocol called REDD.
During our drive we saw almost all of the 16 geothermal plants in the area. These plants produce over 530 megawatts of electricity most of which is sold to Southern California Edison. It is anticipated that the Salton Sea geothermal field may contain an additional 2,000 megawatts of commercial development potential. 


Sometimes it pays to be an early adapter. In August the U.S. Department of Energy
The inaugural CleanTECH San Diego Showcase presents Smart Grid, Transforming the Energy Industry this Thursday November 12th at the La Jolla Marriott. Keynote speaker, Ellen Pao, is a partner with
The FIDO Home Energy Watchdog System fetched the
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