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.
Main Street, online: Coupeez brings e-coupons to small businesses
Features, Small Business, TechnologyMatthew Graczyk wants to bring online coupons to mom-and-pop shops across the nation, and he’s starting with downtown Ventura. Graczyk is the founder of Coupeez, an online service that lets companies post coupons and discounts. The site launched in October. So far, it has signed up about 100 businesses, many within walking distance of Coupeez’s Read More →