'Solar Beach'
21st Century Technology Initiative
An Invitation to Build Monterey Bay Regional Communities Based on Regenerative Commerce
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Solar Beach is a way to align commerce (and development in general) with global driving
forces as we head into the next millennium. The strategy is to build a knowledge-web of
21st century communities in this region based on innovation, sustainability, and learning.
Below is the beginning of the Solar Beach Initiative. It contains the seeds of a
powerful vision that can only be manifested by engaging a collective conscious group of
people who choose to align with a greater vision for the future of this region ... a
future that begins only a few months from now.
If you have interest in this project please contact Vic Desotelle at vdesotelle@aol.com
Title your email: 'SQA Project Interest' along with the project name.
‘Solar Beach’
An Invitation to Build Monterey Bay Regional Communities Based on
Regenerative Commerce
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CONCEPTUAL DESCRIPTIONS ¯ |
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1999 - 2001 |
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2003 - 2005 |
2005 - 2010 |
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 | Focus on how to design 21st century communities |
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| Regional communities commit to collaborative projects to expand thinking and learning |
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| Network of pilot projects enabled to determine efficacy |
| Market the vision |
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| Networked projects integrated into active hybrid clusters |
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| Region become known for its innovation, closed loop industry, and learning-based
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EMERGENT INDUSTRIES ¯ |
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I) Primary Macro Tech
Industries
| Renewable Energy Systems |
(emphasis on solar)
| Biodegradable Packaging |
(natural plastics)
| Possible 3rd ? |
Super-conductivity (No?) |
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| Dual county commits to 100% green power usage |
| Organizational ‘green power’ challenges |
| Coalition building: Leverage ‘1 million roofs’ energy initiative |
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| Solar Panel Arrays in Place |
| Bio-Plastics (natural based) technologies and business researched |
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| Invitations made to renewable energy firms to locate here |
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| Design and manufacturing companies begin business |
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II) Supporting
Regenerative Industries
| Zero Waste Recycle Technologies |
| Organic Food Systems |
| OtherComplementary Systems |
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| Acts as a closed-loop supply chain to supporting and primary industries |
| A metabolic network that feeds itself |
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| Recycling businesses reviewed for small business start-ups under a broader defined plan
for regenerative industry design |
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| Invitations made to biodegradable plastics firms to locate here |
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III) Enabling
Communications Industry
| Distributive networks of hardware and software |
| Learning integrated with Entertainment |
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| Business Performance and Sustainability Accelerators |
| Introduce Solar Beach Initiative to existing net-based firms |
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| Begin use of Local Agenda 21 framework for collaboration including consensus-based
vision building and diverse strategy implementation, town hall meetings |
| Co-chambers of commerce in union with city developers define
‘restorative-commerce’ business programs |
| Alignment of present development projects in Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Aptos,
Watsonville, Capitola |
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| Implementation of ‘Organizational Learning’ centers for each main city |
| Begin business incubators centering around distributive work networking concepts,
renewable energy, and restorative-technologies |
| Technology centers defined |
| Business and technologies review |
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| Periphery industries emerge through experiential learning process |
| Network in Place |
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| Like banks, knowledge management learning centers become a central theme within
communities |
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