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Trimble acquisition to help farmers reduce carbon footprint

July 17, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Sunnyvale, Calif.’s Trimble Navigation acquires Indiana-based CTN Data Service for its farm management system, Farm Works.  Full Story »

Largest U.S. onion processor unveils biogas plant

July 14, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Southern California Gas plans to award Gills Onions with $2.7 million this week for anaerobic digester system that powers two 300-kilowatt fuel cells. Full Story »

Construction set for 2010 on biggest desal plant in West

July 13, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - $320 million project faced years of opposition and lawsuits, but it's now expected to alleviate future droughts by processing 50 million gallons a day.  Full Story »

Not-so-green California?

July 10, 2009 - Best of the web - Report shows that strict regulations in the Golden State are resulting in mounds of e-waste being shipped to Arizona. Full Story »

Smart grid co. gets $17.3M, heads to Vegas

July 10, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Salt Lake City-based home and business automation company plans to ramp up its development of products that help monitor and control energy use with new funds. Full Story »

Solyndra scores $238M deal with German solar integrator

July 8, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - U.S. Department of Energy says Fremont, Calif.-based solar maker is close to raising the money it needs to qualify for $535 million in loan guarantees. Full Story »

NREL confirms Ascent's flexible solar at 10.4 percent

July 8, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - CIGS thin-film can be used in small tiles to power mobile devices or in 15-foot strips for building-integrated photovoltaics. Full Story »

Quantum lines up $10.2M contract with Fisker

July 8, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Irvine, Calif.-based Quantum Fuel Systems' contract is for the development of plug-in hybrid powertrains for Fisker’s luxury cars. Full Story »

CMEA Capital's on the prowl for cleantech investments

June 26, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Renewable fuels and chemicals as well as algae are some of the promising areas San Francisco, Calif.-based CMEA Capital is looking to make investments, says its founder Tom Baruch. Full Story »

Adaptec’s new controller bids goodbye to Li-ion batteries

June 24, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - New technology out of California-based company features flash memory powered by a supercapacitor instead of a battery, offering a maintenance free design. Full Story »
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