@niche: Inspiring the Next Generation in STEM003945

Last month the launch of Stokes County, North Carolina 4-H’s youth robotics program marked an exciting milestone made possible through a recent collaboration between Sol Systems and Rivian on the 50 MWac Lick Creek Solar Project. Rivian and Sol System employees met with students in the program to engage in conversations about engineering, energy technologies and innovation—all while getting up close and personal with the R1T.”By advancing work like the Lick Creek Solar Project, we are seizing a critical business opportunity to help propel our nation’s electric grid into the future with more reliable electricity at lower prices for everyone,” said Andrew Peterman, Director of Advanced Energy Solutions at Rivian. “What makes this project so unique is that it provides an access point and funding to support the community more broadly, helping to invest in future engineers, scientists, and technical experts critical to the growth of the EV and energy industries.”The new youth robotics initiative is a product of the innovative Community Impact Agreement with Sol Systems, and is structured to share the benefits of energy technologies with local stakeholders. The Agreement builds on a previous transaction between Sol Systems and Pine Gate Renewables related to the Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) generated from Pine Gate’s Lick Creek Solar Project in Walnut Cove, North Carolina.
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