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Transphorm’s funding tops $104M

By   /  Monday, October 1st, 2012  /  Green Coast, Latest news, Technology  /  Comments Off on Transphorm’s funding tops $104M

Transphorm, the Goleta-based company focused on energy efficiency in electronics, has raised $35 million from a group backed by the Japanese government and has secured a mass manufacturing agreement with a Japanese firm. The South Coast company, founded by UC Santa Barbara professor Umesh Mishra and longtime business partner Primit Parikh, has raised $104 million Read More →

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Business groups wring hands over green rules

By   /  Friday, September 7th, 2012  /  Green Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Business groups wring hands over green rules

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Gold standard for green: Lynda.com efforts raise bar for sustainability

By   /  Friday, August 17th, 2012  /  Features, Green Coast  /  Comments Off on Gold standard for green: Lynda.com efforts raise bar for sustainability

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Clean Diesel wins Honda contract

By   /  Monday, July 30th, 2012  /  Green Coast, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Clean Diesel wins Honda contract

Ventura-based Clean Diesel Technologies said July 30 that it won a contract to supply catalysts for four- and six-cylinder Honda Accords, some of the best-selling models in North America. The company, known as Catalytic Solutions before a merger in 2010, makes catalytic converters in its Oxnard factory and has about 180 employees. Its converters clean Read More →

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Onion and veggie growers fire up green energy projects

By   /  Friday, July 13th, 2012  /  Agribusiness, Green Coast, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Onion and veggie growers fire up green energy projects

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Onion, celery growers tout energy projects

By   /  Wednesday, July 11th, 2012  /  Agribusiness, Green Coast, Latest news  /  Comments Off on Onion, celery growers tout energy projects

Ventura County took a another step toward becoming a global hub for sustainable agriculture on July 11 when two big Oxnard food processors unveiled major energy efficiency projects. With a number of state and local officials in attendance, Gills Onions launched a major energy storage facility that will allow it to capture electricity generated at Read More →

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Ventura biodiesel firm gets $1.8M state grant

By   /  Monday, July 2nd, 2012  /  Green Coast, Latest news, Small Business  /  1 Comment

A Ventura-based biodiesel company received a $1.8 million grant from the state government on July 2. The California Energy Commission awarded the funds to Biodiesel Industries of Ventura, Assemblyman Das Williams, D-Santa Barbara, said in a press release. The project will tap solar power and the byproducts of biodiesel production to provide power for a Read More →

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