SD Climate Tech Cities: April 7 - April 14
Blue Networking, EV Happy Hour, Climate Fresk Workshop, Earth Month, SD Fixit Clinic, and more!
Happy Monday San Diego,
We hope you're feeling energized and ready to embrace the opportunities this week has in store.
Our top picks for the week:
On Monday, April 7th, don't miss the insightful discussion on ⚡ "How Local Startups Will Meet Our Clean Energy Goals".
Midweek on Wednesday, April 9th, we have a packed schedule with 🚗 Best ROI Going All Electric, 🌊 Monthly BlueTech Networking, and 🍻 EV Happy Hour & Networking.
For our nature and sustainability enthusiasts, Thursday, April 10th offers 🦚 Birding for Beginners Spring 2025-Field trip, and the weekend is brimming with activities from 🚮 Miramar Landfill Bus Tours to 🌏 City of Carlsbad's Earth Month Celebration and 🖐 Community Climate Fresk Workshop on Saturday, April 12th.
Dive into the details below and mark your calendars for these not-to-be-missed events! Remember, some email platforms may truncate this message, so be sure to scroll down for the full list of upcoming activities.
Best
Ehsan & The Climate Tech Cities Team
⚡ "How Local Startups Will Meet Our Clean Energy Goals", Mon, Apr 7
🏢 High Efficiency Elevators, Wed, Apr 9
🚗 Best ROI Going All Electric, Wed, Apr 9
🌊 Monthly BlueTech Networking, Wed, Apr 9
🍻 EV Happy Hour & Networking, Wed, Apr 9
🦚 Birding for Beginners Spring 2025-Field trip, Thu, Apr 10
🚮 Miramar Landfill Bus Tours, Sat, Apr 12
🌏 City of Carlsbad's Earth Month Celebration, Sat, Apr 12
🦉 Birding Outing: Birding by Ear for Beginners at MTRP, Sat, Apr 12
🖐 Community Climate Fresk Workshop, Sat, Apr 12
🦅 Birdathon 101: Lake Murray, Sat, Apr 12
🛠 SD Fixit Clinic: South Bay Earth Day in Chula Vista, Sat, Apr 12
🌍 Happy Earth Hour, Mon, Apr 14
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings.
Community Shoutouts!
Claim $25 to back solar projects on Renewables.org
Renewables.org is offering Climate Tech Cities subscribers $25 free to get started with their Global South solar investing nonprofit. When you back solar projects on Renewables.org, your funds help build the world’s highest carbon impact renewables across India and Africa. The best part is you get repaid to your Renewables.org account where you can choose to withdraw funds or redeploy them for even more impact.
Opportunities
Upcoming and Rolling Deadlines
🎓 University of San Diego Regional Energy Academy Interest Form
🔋 Cleantech Open Accelerator (Due April 13)
💼 2025 AI upskilling workshop (Due April 18)
🌱 2025 Ray of Hope Accelerator | The Biomimicry Institute (Due April 25)
✨ Urban Future Prize Competition (Due April 28)
👩💼 Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp | Climate Tech (Due May 12)
🔌 Google AI For Energy Startup Accelerator (Due June 30)
👉 Would you like to feature a grant opportunity, fellowship application, or incubation program in the SD Climate Tech Cities newsletter? Reach out to us with the info.
Upcoming Events
🧜♂️ Triton Sustainability Challenge, April 22
🥾 CCSD Sunset Hike, Thu, Apr 24
⚖ Essentials for BlueTech Startups, Mon, Apr 21 & May 21
🍻 CCSD May Happy Hour, Wed, May 22
💙 BlueTech Week 2025, Mon, Nov 17
This Week in Depth
⚡ "How Local Startups Will Meet Our Clean Energy Goals"
When: Monday, April 7th, 5:30 PM
Where: 9510 Innovation Lane San Diego, CA 92093
Join us for Startup San Diego's 1st Mondays Networking & Expert Panel, presented by San Diego Community Power at the UC San Diego Design & Innovation Building. San Diego Community Power presents Advancing Cleantech Innovation: "How Local Startups Will Meet Our Clean Energy Goals."
🏢 High Efficiency Elevators
When: Wednesday, April 9, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: Online
Join us on Wednesday, April 9th for a roundtable that explores how to make elevators operate more efficiently on many levels.
🚗 Best ROI Going All Electric
When: Wednesday, April 9, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Where: 2080 Pan American Plaza · San Diego, CA
Who doesn't want to get the best ROI (Return on Investment) going all electric? Be sure to RSVP so we can plan for pizza
🌊 Monthly BlueTech Networking
When: Wednesday, April 9, 5:30 PM 8:00 PM
Where: 5375 Kearny Villa RoadSan Diego, CA, 92123
Join us for TMA’s Monthly BlueTech Networking Event, featuring DiveNET, an innovative leader in subsea navigation and diver tracking solutions. DiveNET specializes in real-time, wireless underwater positioning technology, providing divers, researchers, and maritime professionals with unparalleled safety, efficiency, and precision in the water.
🍻 EV Happy Hour & Networking
When: Wednesday, April 9, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where: 9550 Distribution Ave, San Diego, CA 92121
Join us for our quarterly EV industry networking happy hour. Supercharged San Diego is partnering with Women of EVs as well as Cleantech San Diego to host this event.
🦚 Birding for Beginners Spring 2025-Field trip
When: Thursday, April 10th, 06:30 PM - 08:00
Where: RSVP for location
Nurture your love and knowledge of birds with a beginner’s birding class designed to connect you with the birding community and improve your skills in bird identification. We will spend quality time observing and discussing birds and their behavior, to build your understanding of the sights, sounds, behaviors, and natural history of a selection of our feathered friends.
🚮 Miramar Landfill Bus Tour
When: Saturday, April 12th, 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Where: 5180 Convoy Street San Diego, CA 92111
San Diego Residents - find out what happens after the waste truck empties your bins!
🌏 City of Carlsbad's Earth Month Celebration
When: Saturday, April 12th, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: RSVP for location
Join I Love A Clean San Diego for a day of family-friendly and sustainable activities at the City of Carlsbad’s Earth Month Celebration, “Protect Our Planet, One Bin at a Time!” We will be having two Do-It-Yourself Workshops where you can learn how to reduce your waste and upcycle your used items into something new.
🦉 Birding Outing: Birding by Ear for Beginners at MTRP
When: Saturday, April 12th, 08:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Where: Lake Kumeyaay Day Use Parking Lot
Learn to enjoy and identify birds by ear! This skill allows you to more easily identify the birds that are all around you, especially when they are hiding under cover in chaparral or high up in riparian woodland treetops.
🖐 Community Climate Fresk Workshop
When: Saturday, April 12th, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: Sierra Club San Diego Office, 92117
You will work with other participants to arrange cards that represent different aspects of climate science, creating a visual mural that illustrates the cause-and-effect relationships. The workshop is science-based, led by trained facilitators, and encourages collaborative learning and discussion.
🦅 Birdathon 101: Lake Murray
When: Saturday, April 12th, 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: 5650 Kiowa Dr., La Mesa, CA 91942
Casual, social birding at a local hotspot. The walking path is paved, and may be accessible for people with mobility challenges.
🛠 SD Fixit Clinic: South Bay Earth Day in Chula Vista
When: Saturday, April 12th, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Where: Chula Vista Bayside Park
Bring your broken, non-working items—electronics, appliances, computers, toys, bicycles, clothes, and more—for assessment, disassembly, and possible repair.
🌍 Happy Earth Hour
When: Monday, April 14th, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Where: 3921 30th Street San Diego, CA 92104
Join to learn from a panel of regional sustainability experts about reducing waste and caring for the environment. We’ll start the night off networking and making new connections, then transition into a Q&A session with the panel.