The Objectives

"Learn by Doing" Environment

• Demonstrate the economic, social and environmental benefits of CEA.

• Demonstrate that CEA not only conserves resources, but also generates renewable resources.

• Develop curriculum and educational programs for promoting innovation, diffusion and use of scientific information and CEA technology.

• Develop a principal information and education resource center for CEA at Cal Poly and in California.

Knowledge

• Sustain, strengthen and further scientific, materials, design, production and systems knowledge of CEA for improved resource use efficiency, and business opportunities utilizing CEA technology.

Collaboration

• Increase multi-disciplinary efforts at Cal Poly for the advancement of societal factors enabling scientific and technological endeavors promoting innovation and the creative application of CEA technology.

• Collaborate with national and international science/engineering, governmental, industrial, and business organizations.

Sustainability

• Establish sustainable practices for biomass and bioenergy production including use of water, energy, carbon, human, land and monetary resources in California and the world.

• Develop a model for traditional energy-consuming farm conversion to energy-generating, fully sustainable CEA operations.