Author Archive: Paul Fortunato

The Roots of Energy Efficiency

Date: October, 2008; April, 2009; June, 2010
Location: Various Locations
Event Type: Open
Description: The UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center, in partnership with Chevron, presented a series of three forums exploring California’s rich past—and promising future—as a global innovator of energy-efficient technologies and policies.
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The Rosenfeld Symposium

Date: March 9, 2010
Location: University of California, Davis
Event Type: Invitation Only
Description: The UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center honored one of its greatest mentors and advisors, Arthur H. Rosenfeld. Nicknamed appropriately “The Father of Energy Efficiency,” Art created a legacy of technology, policy, and people in California, the nation, and the world.
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EEC Climate Initiative

EEC Climate Initiative (2009)
  • Sempra Energy provided $100,000 of financial support to the EEC Climate Initiative, a series of Photo
    research activities and workshops studying the energy-efficiency applications required to implement California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, also known as AB32. The California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF) participated.

Sempra Chair In Energy Efficiency

Sempra Chair In Energy Efficiency (2007)
  • Sempra Energy provided a $400,000 endowment toward the creation of a Sempra Energy Chair in Energy Efficiency, one of the first energy-efficiency chairs at a major U.S. university. Dr. Mark Modera holds the Sempra Chair in Energy Efficiency.