Summer 2024

Summer 2024

USDOE Topic Brief: How Rising Electricity Demand Can Support Liftoff of Clean Energy Solutions

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Jigar Shah

With California alone requiring roughly 150,000 new megawatts to meet the state’s clean energy goals and keep the the lights on, how the energy sector can harness this increasing demand to accelerate deployment of emerging technologies is the focus the latest Pathways to Commercial Liftoff Topic Brief from the US Department of Energy.

Sepulveda Transit Corridor Partners Presentation on Heavy Rail Alternatives

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Yusef Robb from tk/Communications discusses two heavy rail alternatives for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project and the potential to transform regional mobility by connecting the San Fernando Valley to the Westside and beyond through a network of integrated transit options.

Ara Najarian on Burbank Airport’s Long-Awaited Replacement Passenger Terminal Project

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Ara Najarian, recently elected as President of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority (BGPAA), updates readers on the status of the  Hollywood Burbank Airport’s long-awaited, replacement passenger terminal project.

Christine Harada on Deploying Public & Private Investment in Grid Infrastructure

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Christine Harada

Christine Harada discusses the administration's investment in grid resilience and innovation, the impact of the CHIPS and Science Act on advancing semiconductor technologies, and the importance of modernizing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)