Archives by Tag 'energy'
CONCUR Advises on Emerging Efforts in Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning
The field of Coastal Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) has gained increased attention, and CONCUR is active in this work, drawing from its long experience in coastal management and marine policy. In September and October, CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary served as a commentator and advisor on CMSP efforts in Oregon and Japan. Wave Energy In Oregon [...]
CONCUR Co-Facilitates UCSB Technology Roundtable on Concentrator Photovoltaics July 25-26, 2012
CONCUR teamed with UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency to co-facilitate a Technology Roundtable to more fully explore the future of CPV. The Technology Roundtable brought together key stakeholders from the private sector, academia, and government for a highly interactive, facilitated discussion on July 25 and 26, 2012. The 35 participants focused on topics [...]
Consultation on Applying Joint Fact-Finding Approaches in Japan (March 2012)
Scott McCreary conferred with Professor Kenji Baba of Tokyo University on the application of joint fact-finding methods as they might apply to energy siting issues in Japan. Dr. Baba is part of a team funded by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (Japanese equivalent of NSF) to pursue the institutionalization of joint fact-finding approaches to [...]
John Gamman Presentation at Fulbright Conference
CONCUR Principal and Senior Mediator John Gamman gave a presentation at the Fulbright Academy of Science and Technology Sustainability Conference in San Francisco on March 12. The conference was attended by Fulbright scholars and practitioners from many countries. The topic of John’s presentation was “How Collaboration Can Promote Environmental Sustainability“. Dr. Gamman was appointed as [...]
Wingspread Foundation Water Funders Forum (January 2010)
CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary and Associate Rebecca Tuden teamed with conveners from The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread to facilitate a three-day workshop among 27 leading grant-making organizations involved in national and regional water resource efforts. The meeting was convened from January 13 – 15, 2010 at The Johnson Foundation in Racine, Wisconsin. Participants in the [...]
Strategic Planning for NSF EPSCoR Initiatives in South Dakota and Mississippi (Fall 2009)
CONCUR has been retained to support strategic planning for Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) projects funded by the National Science Foundation’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) in both South Dakota and Mississippi. The RII projects in these two states are in the beginning phases and are intended to fund activities in eligible states to [...]
CONCUR Op-Ed on Climate Change Published in the Sacramento Bee, August 16, 2009
On Sunday August 16, The Sacramento Bee published an Op-Ed piece by CONCUR Principals John Gamman and Scott McCreary that puts forward a strategy for preventing solar, wind energy and other climate change-focused projects from getting mired in avoidable conflicts. The piece offers an assessment of the source of the potential conflicts and then suggests [...]
Strategic Planning to Inform DOE R&D on Emerging Solid State Lighting Technologies (January 2007)
CONCUR co-facilitated a review of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) priorities for core technology and product development research on the topic of solid state lighting (SSL) at a national workshop convened in Phoenix, Arizona (January 31 – February 2, 2007). SSL, built on the rapidly-developing technologies of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and Organic Light [...]
Customized Training for Pacific Gas & Electric (March & October 2000)
CONCUR designed and lead three customized training courses for staff of PG&E during March and October of 2000. CONCUR designed two new simulation exercises modeled after actual PG&E cases as well as a series of new Teaching Notes. Participants included staff from Technical and Ecological Services, the Law Department, Hydropower Relicensing, Hydro Generation, Environmental Support [...]
Electric Power Research Institute Strategic Planning (1995)
CONCUR conducted a strategic planning effort for the Electric Power Research Institute in Palo Alto, CA to evaluate the prospects for using mediation techniques to resolve low-level waste siting disputes. Specific emphasis was given to the value of a structured stakeholder analysis, and the conduct of a joint fact-finding process to distill and summarize technical [...]