Due to the rise in solar energy acceptance across the country and problems caused by the California drought, solar power moved ahead of both wind and hydropower in terms of the percentage it represents in the state's overall energy usage.
When many of us think about what it means to be a good corporate citizen, we typically point to philanthropic endeavors – and rightfully so. But, that’s just one, albeit critically important, dimension of leadership. A much less obvious – yet, often more enduring – demonstration is to pay tribute to those that have come before you.
The stars were definitely out on November 10, as nearly 740 business and community leaders from across the Inland Empire descended on the Riverside Convention Center. And none shone brighter than SolarMax – whose co-founders emerged as winners of a prestigious 2015 Spirit of the Entrepreneur Award!
What does excellence in entrepreneurship look like? Well, if you want to see it up close and personal, you might want to make plans to attend the 2015 Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards in Riverside on November 10. Some 28 Inland Empire company founders and their businesses will be feted that evening – including, drum roll, please…SolarMax Technology!
If you’re one of those folks worried about society’s collective future, particularly when it comes to the next generation of leaders, you would have been impressed by the innovation and thought leadership on display at the recent Science Technology Education Partnership (STEP) convention in Riverside Ca. Oct. 6-7. We were. Hosted at the UCR Bourns College of ...
As long as they have been available for home use, solar panels empowered homeowners to reduce their carbon footprints and reliance on nonrenewable resources. The environmental impact of going solar is well documented. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the average solar home can have the same impact on the environment over its 30-year lifespan as ...
Long established as the oil capital of the world, the Middle East doesn't come to mind quickly in conversations about renewable energy, unless as a contradiction. That's all about to change, with two massive solar energy projects currently under construction in the gulf region.
Let's use our imaginations for a moment. With states like Hawaii and California pushing ever closer to full reliance on renewable energy, and more than half of all new U.S. energy sources coming online generated from solar, it's not out of the question to imagine a world completely powered using energy from the sun. In your mind's eye, what does this world look like? ...
In the midst of California's record-setting drought, researchers at the University of California's Advanced Solar Technologies Institute (UC Solar) are using the power of the sun to make water desalination cheaper, more accessible and cleaner.
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