New backer for SLO solar project
Green Coast, Latest news, TechnologyA new financial backer is pursuing federal loan backing for the smaller of the two utility-scale solar farms slated for the Carrizo Plain in San Luis Obispo County.
Cal Poly breezes into wind research
FeaturesConstruction will start within the next few weeks on a 70-foot-tall wind turbine near San Luis Obispo as part of a wind energy research center at Cal Poly.
GE backs Camarillo’s grass-to-gas firm
Green Coast, TechnologyCoolPlanetBioFuels has brought its fundraising total to $11.5 million with a capital infusion from GE Energy Financial Services.
Shopping for recovery: Camarillo looks poised for growth
Features, Tri-County EconomyCamarillo was hit as hard as anywhere else by the recession, but a mix of high-end technology and manufacturing businesses and a retail sector buoyed by the largest outlet mall in California could bode a strong recovery. Some of the city’s struggles in retail real estate are turning into opportunities for tri-county businesses that couldn’t Read More →
