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By Patrick Kulp / Friday, August 2nd, 2013 / Green Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Region’s wind future up in air as Acciona exits
A Spanish firm is giving up on plans to build the first and only major wind energy project in the region, casting doubt on whether turbines will ever twirl over the Tri-Counties. In July, Acciona Energy North America said it is abandoning plans to build a 3,000-acre wind farm near Lompoc. The Spanish renewable energy Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Saturday, June 29th, 2013 / Central Coast, Features, Green Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Burning questions: Oil field project tests emissions rules in SB County
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By Staff Report / Friday, June 7th, 2013 / Green Coast, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Cool Planet funding hits $54M
Camarillo-based Cool Planet Energy Systems said on Friday that it had raised $29.9 million of what it expects to be a $100 million funding round for its first grass-to-fuel plant production facility. Cool Planet, which has received funding from Google Ventures and BP in the past, has designed a machine that uses heat and pressure Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, May 10th, 2013 / Green Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Industry leaders: Region should focus on eco-tourism’s potential
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By Staff Report / Friday, April 5th, 2013 / Features, Green Coast, Technology / Comments Off on Green Coast 2013: How the region is leading the way in energy efficiency
The Business Times published the fifth edition of Green Coast, our annual special report on the business of sustainability in the Tri-Counties, with the April 5, 2013 print edition. This special section took on a theme for its fifth anniversary: Energy efficiency, how our region is leading the way. Along with profiles on innovative energy Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, March 29th, 2013 / Green Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Energy efficiency the name of the game at Eco:nomics
Energy efficiency was the hot topic at Eco:comics, the Wall Street Journal’s annual conference on green business. The three-day conference, held March 20-23, again took place at Bacara Resort & Spa in Goleta this year. A quick informal poll of the audience at the invitation-only conference revealed a strong preference for energy efficiency technology: Out Read More →
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By pacbiztimes / Friday, March 8th, 2013 / Green Coast, Real Estate, Small Business, Top Stories / Comments Off on Is going green worth the green?
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