California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability through its partnership with Ormat Technologies, a global leader in renewable energy solutions. Today, staff, students, community leaders, and Ormat representatives planted 11 new trees on campus. The trees will enhance the university’s green space, provide much-needed shade, and support CSUDH’s climate resilience and environmental justice efforts.
“Creating green spaces on campus is about much more than aesthetics—it’s about resilience, equity, and community well-being,” said CSUDH Sustainability Director Ellie Perry. “These trees will make a lasting impact for our students and the broader Carson community, and we’re deeply grateful to Ormat for their partnership in our sustainability efforts.”
Sustainability is a feature of the CSUDH’s Strategic Plan, which recognizes that communities of color are inordinately burdened by the effects of climate change. A longtime leader in climate resilience, the university has also adopted a Climate Action Plan that commits the university to carbon neutrality by 2045.

With over 60 years of experience in delivering geothermal, solar, and energy storage projects in over 30 countries across the world, Ormat is similarly committed to combating climate change and pursuing a global net zero future.
“Sustainability is at the core of everything we do,” said Ormat’s VP of Business Development Kyle Snyder. “Partnering with CSUDH on this tree-planting event underscores our belief in investing in community-driven climate solutions. This initiative will collectively absorb approximately 534 lbs. of CO2 per year and up to 11 tons over their lifetime, contributing to a healthier and more resilient environment.”
At the tree-planting event, City of Carson Councilwoman Arleen Rojas expressed excitement about the CSUDH-Ormat partnership.

“This collaboration is a prime example of what happens when Carson comes together to drive positive change,” said Councilwoman Rojas. “By planting trees, we’re not only enhancing the resiliency of our local environment for students and residents today, but also for Carson’s future generations.”

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About California State University, Dominguez Hills
California State University, Dominguez Hills cultivates an academic community committed to justice, equity, and inclusion—one that fosters a sense of belonging and advances social mobility for our graduates. For more than five decades, we have provided knowledge, talent, and leadership to Southern California and beyond. Strategically located to bring educational pathways to underserved communities in the aftermath of the 1965 Watts Rebellion, we proudly educate many first-generation college students. Ranked first in the nation for expanding college access and increasing economic opportunities, CSUDH delivers a transformative education that is grounded in culturally sustaining practices, innovative research, creativity, and community engagement. We are dedicated to fostering students’ critical inquiry, career readiness, and passion for lifelong learning—ensuring that upon graduation, students are equipped to lead and thrive in the industries shaping the future. For more information, visit csudh.edu.

About Ormat
With over six decades of experience, Ormat Technologies, Inc. is a leading geothermal company and the only vertically integrated company engaged in geothermal and recovered energy generation (“REG”), with robust plans to accelerate long-term growth in the energy storage market and to establish a leading position in the U.S. energy storage market. The Company owns, operates, designs, manufactures and sells geothermal and REG power plants primarily based on the Ormat Energy Converter – a power generation unit that converts low-, medium- and high-temperature heat into electricity. The Company has engineered, manufactured and constructed power plants, which it currently owns or has installed for utilities and developers worldwide, totaling approximately 3,400MW of gross capacity. Ormat leveraged its core capabilities in the geothermal and REG industries and its global presence to expand the Company’s activity into energy storage services, solar Photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage plus Solar PV. Ormat’s current total generating portfolio is 1,500MW with a 1,230MW geothermal and solar generation portfolio that is spread globally in the U.S., Kenya, Guatemala, Indonesia, Honduras, and Guadeloupe, and a 270MW energy storage portfolio that is located in the U.S. Ormat is proposing to build the Griffith Energy Storage Project, a 100 megawatt/400 megawatt-hour facility in the City of Carson. For more information, visit ormat.com.