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CREL Inaugural Fall Forum 2025

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Location

Bakersfield College - Renegade Event Center
1801 Panorama Drive
Bakersfield, California 93305
United States
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Date & Time

Tuesday, 11/04/2025
7:30am PST - 5:00pm PST
Add to Calendar 11/04/2025 07:30:00 AM 11/04/2025 05:00:00 PM America/Los_Angeles CREL Inaugural Fall Forum 2025                                                                       California Renewable Energy Laboratory Inaugural Fall Forum Registration is Still Open   November 4, 2025 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM Bakersfield College Renegade Event Center 1801 Panorama Dr. Bakersfield, CA 93305     Join community colleges, state leaders, researchers, and industry partners for a day-long forum on clean energy, climate, and resiliency in California. In the morning, we will have a series of panel discussions featuring leaders from across the state including Dr. Sonya Christian, the Chancellor of the CA Community Colleges, who will discuss her vision for climate action and sustainability at community colleges.  The afternoon will feature options for site visits throughout Kern County that will showcase technology innovations, industry partnerships, and workforce development approaches. The day will wrap up back on Bakersfield College campus, where we will officially launch the new CREL Center of Excellence on Smart Buildings. Choose one of the several options to explore energy and sustainability innovations happening in Kern County         Option 1: Leading the Way in Advanced Transportation Join us to learn about two innovative California-based companies in commercial vehicle charging and engine retrofits. We will visit WattEV’s heavy-duty, renewable energy-powered electric truck charging depot and get to see a fleet of off-highway electric vehicles and commercial vehicles with electric powertrain technology by ZeroNox. Option 2: Bakersfield College Sustainability Showcases Take a tour of Bakersfield College’s energy efficient and innovative facility upgrades including a solar microgrid, EV charging and infrastructure and tour Bakersfield College’s newest learning laboratories like the STEM and industrial automation lab, the new agricultural science’s greenhouse and edible schoolyard, and Career Technical Education’s EV fleet.     Option 3: Sustainability in Food Production and visit to our newest campus Get an inside look at the Tasteful Selection’s packing center to learn how a renewable energy-powered microgrid is supporting sustainable food production practices and helping advance agriculture technologies in the Central Valley. We will also visit the newest Bakersfield College campus, the Arvin Education Center.   Option 4: Sustainability Innovations in Cooperative Dairy Farming   Visit the new state-of-the-art California Dairies, Inc. Bakersfield plant to see a modern milk processing operation focused on sustainability and innovative energy practices, including advanced robotics, energy-efficient technologies, waste reduction, and renewable energy. Its Central Valley location supports access to local farms, local ownership, and high-quality ingredients.     Option 5: Deep-dive workshops at the Bakersfield College For meeting participants who choose not to go on any of the tours, we welcome you to stay at the conference center to join an informative session that will focus on two different topics: K-14 student engagement strategies, and techniques to identify catalytic funding opportunities for community colleges interested in sustainability and resilience.       Connect & Collaborate If you are in town on the evening of November 3rd, please join us the night before the Forum at the historic Padre Hotel, in downtown Bakersfield, for the CREL Networking Social, sponsored by our local partner, Project Development Solutions, on November 3rd at 6:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. To keep the conversations going and connect with your colleagues and friends after the Forum, there will be a fun no-host dinner in downtown Bakersfield in the early evening of November 4th. Details to come on the location.     Bakersfield College - Renegade Event Center 1801 Panorama Drive Bakersfield, California 93305

Price

$150

                                                                 

 
 

California Renewable Energy Laboratory

Inaugural Fall Forum

Registration is Still Open
 

November 4, 2025

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Bakersfield College

Renegade Event Center

1801 Panorama Dr.

Bakersfield, CA 93305

 
 

Join community colleges, state leaders, researchers, and industry partners for a day-long forum on clean energy, climate, and resiliency in California. In the morning, we will have a series of panel discussions featuring leaders from across the state including Dr. Sonya Christian, the Chancellor of the CA Community Colleges, who will discuss her vision for climate action and sustainability at community colleges.  The afternoon will feature options for site visits throughout Kern County that will showcase technology innovations, industry partnerships, and workforce development approaches. The day will wrap up back on Bakersfield College campus, where we will officially launch the new CREL Center of Excellence on Smart Buildings.

Choose one of the several options to explore energy and sustainability innovations happening in Kern County
 

Connect & Collaborate

If you are in town on the evening of November 3rd, please join us the night before the Forum at the historic Padre Hotel, in downtown Bakersfield, for the CREL Networking Social, sponsored by our local partner, Project Development Solutions, on November 3rd at 6:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.

To keep the conversations going and connect with your colleagues and friends after the Forum, there will be a fun no-host dinner in downtown Bakersfield in the early evening of November 4th. Details to come on the location.

 
 

                                                                 

 
 

California Renewable Energy Laboratory

Inaugural Fall Forum

Registration is Still Open
 

November 4, 2025

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Bakersfield College

Renegade Event Center

1801 Panorama Dr.

Bakersfield, CA 93305

 
 

Join community colleges, state leaders, researchers, and industry partners for a day-long forum on clean energy, climate, and resiliency in California. In the morning, we will have a series of panel discussions featuring leaders from across the state including Dr. Sonya Christian, the Chancellor of the CA Community Colleges, who will discuss her vision for climate action and sustainability at community colleges.  The afternoon will feature options for site visits throughout Kern County that will showcase technology innovations, industry partnerships, and workforce development approaches. The day will wrap up back on Bakersfield College campus, where we will officially launch the new CREL Center of Excellence on Smart Buildings.

Choose one of the several options to explore energy and sustainability innovations happening in Kern County
 

Connect & Collaborate

If you are in town on the evening of November 3rd, please join us the night before the Forum at the historic Padre Hotel, in downtown Bakersfield, for the CREL Networking Social, sponsored by our local partner, Project Development Solutions, on November 3rd at 6:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.

To keep the conversations going and connect with your colleagues and friends after the Forum, there will be a fun no-host dinner in downtown Bakersfield in the early evening of November 4th. Details to come on the location.

 
 

Getting There

Bakersfield College - Renegade Event Center
1801 Panorama Drive
Bakersfield, California 93305
United States

Get Directions

Location

Bakersfield College - Renegade Event Center
1801 Panorama Drive
Bakersfield, California 93305
United States
Get Directions

Date & Time

Tuesday, 11/04/2025
7:30am PST - 5:00pm PST
Add to Calendar 11/04/2025 07:30:00 AM 11/04/2025 05:00:00 PM America/Los_Angeles CREL Inaugural Fall Forum 2025                                                                       California Renewable Energy Laboratory Inaugural Fall Forum Registration is Still Open   November 4, 2025 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM Bakersfield College Renegade Event Center 1801 Panorama Dr. Bakersfield, CA 93305     Join community colleges, state leaders, researchers, and industry partners for a day-long forum on clean energy, climate, and resiliency in California. In the morning, we will have a series of panel discussions featuring leaders from across the state including Dr. Sonya Christian, the Chancellor of the CA Community Colleges, who will discuss her vision for climate action and sustainability at community colleges.  The afternoon will feature options for site visits throughout Kern County that will showcase technology innovations, industry partnerships, and workforce development approaches. The day will wrap up back on Bakersfield College campus, where we will officially launch the new CREL Center of Excellence on Smart Buildings. Choose one of the several options to explore energy and sustainability innovations happening in Kern County         Option 1: Leading the Way in Advanced Transportation Join us to learn about two innovative California-based companies in commercial vehicle charging and engine retrofits. We will visit WattEV’s heavy-duty, renewable energy-powered electric truck charging depot and get to see a fleet of off-highway electric vehicles and commercial vehicles with electric powertrain technology by ZeroNox. Option 2: Bakersfield College Sustainability Showcases Take a tour of Bakersfield College’s energy efficient and innovative facility upgrades including a solar microgrid, EV charging and infrastructure and tour Bakersfield College’s newest learning laboratories like the STEM and industrial automation lab, the new agricultural science’s greenhouse and edible schoolyard, and Career Technical Education’s EV fleet.     Option 3: Sustainability in Food Production and visit to our newest campus Get an inside look at the Tasteful Selection’s packing center to learn how a renewable energy-powered microgrid is supporting sustainable food production practices and helping advance agriculture technologies in the Central Valley. We will also visit the newest Bakersfield College campus, the Arvin Education Center.   Option 4: Sustainability Innovations in Cooperative Dairy Farming   Visit the new state-of-the-art California Dairies, Inc. Bakersfield plant to see a modern milk processing operation focused on sustainability and innovative energy practices, including advanced robotics, energy-efficient technologies, waste reduction, and renewable energy. Its Central Valley location supports access to local farms, local ownership, and high-quality ingredients.     Option 5: Deep-dive workshops at the Bakersfield College For meeting participants who choose not to go on any of the tours, we welcome you to stay at the conference center to join an informative session that will focus on two different topics: K-14 student engagement strategies, and techniques to identify catalytic funding opportunities for community colleges interested in sustainability and resilience.       Connect & Collaborate If you are in town on the evening of November 3rd, please join us the night before the Forum at the historic Padre Hotel, in downtown Bakersfield, for the CREL Networking Social, sponsored by our local partner, Project Development Solutions, on November 3rd at 6:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. To keep the conversations going and connect with your colleagues and friends after the Forum, there will be a fun no-host dinner in downtown Bakersfield in the early evening of November 4th. Details to come on the location.     Bakersfield College - Renegade Event Center 1801 Panorama Drive Bakersfield, California 93305

Price

$150

Featured Speakers

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Dr. Sonya Christian

Chancellor

California Community Colleges

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Siva Gunda

Vice Chair

California Energy Commission  

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Ida Clair

CA State Architect

Division of the Architect (DSA)

Rajinder Sahota

Deputy Executive Officer

California Air Resource Board

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