http://www.cleanstart.org SARTA CleanStart News en-us The Sacramento Bee:  Folsom-based 8minutenergy Renewables LLC and its Virginia partner have signed a 25-year contract to sell electricity produced by an Imperial Valley solar farm to San Diego Gas & Electric.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/21/4278354/green-firm-signs-deal-to-sell.html http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/21/4278354/green-firm-signs-deal-to-sell.html 21 Feb, 2012 The Sacramento Bee:  A wine grape vineyard in Galt is helping to clear the air in the Sacramento Valley. The ranch is one of hundreds that are replacing sooty diesel irrigation pumps with cleaner electric pumps.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/18/4273065/incentives-help-sacramento-valley.html http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/18/4273065/incentives-help-sacramento-valley.html 21 Feb, 2012 Sacramento Business Journal:  A subsidiary of Folsom’s 8minutenergy Renewables LLC has signed a 25-year contract with San Diego Gas & Electric to sell power from its 200-megawatt Mount Signal solar farm in Imperial Valley.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/02/17/8minutenergy-subsidiary-contract-utility.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/02/17/8minutenergy-subsidiary-contract-utility.html 17 Feb, 2012 The Sacramento Bee:  The Sacramento Municipal Utility District tied for first among midsize utilities in the West in J.D. Power and Associates' 2012 electric utility business customer satisfaction study.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/16/4267809/smud-ties-for-no-1-in-satisfaction.html http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/16/4267809/smud-ties-for-no-1-in-satisfaction.html 17 Feb, 2012 Sacramento Business Journal:  The Sacramento Municipal Utility District tied for the highest ranking among midsize utilities in the West, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study released Wednesday.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/02/15/smud-utility-customer-satisfaction-surve.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/02/15/smud-utility-customer-satisfaction-surve.html 16 Feb, 2012 Sacramento Business Journal:  Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s 2011 solicitation for new supplies of renewable energy brought in more than 300 offers, a new record for the utility.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/02/13/pge-has-record-300-bids-renewable-energy.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/02/13/pge-has-record-300-bids-renewable-energy.html 14 Feb, 2012 Sacramento Business Journal:  The Sacramento region has been granted $200,000 from the California Energy Commission to promote the use of plug-in electric vehicles and simplify their rollout.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/02/09/calif-energy-comm-electric-vehicle-plan.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/02/09/calif-energy-comm-electric-vehicle-plan.html 10 Feb, 2012 Sacramento Business Journal:  The Sacramento region, the Bay Area and the San Diego region have shown the greatest resilience when it comes to retaining “green” jobs, according to a new report released late Tuesday.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/02/08/sacramento-loses-fewer-green-jobs.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/02/08/sacramento-loses-fewer-green-jobs.html 8 Feb, 2012 The Sacramento Bee:  Sacramento's green economy employed 200 fewer people in 2010, the first industrywide job decline since 1995, according to a new report.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/08/4247026/sacramento-loses-clean-tech-jobs.html http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/08/4247026/sacramento-loses-clean-tech-jobs.html 8 Feb, 2012 The Sacramento Bee:  Sacramento's clean tech companies more than doubled their revenue over the past three years while providing job growth in a region hard hit by the economic downturn.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/02/4232951/revenue-soars-for-sacramento-area.html http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/02/4232951/revenue-soars-for-sacramento-area.html 2 Feb, 2012 Sacramento Business Journal:  Revenue from Sacramento area clean tech manufacturing and design companies took a big jump in 2011, according to a report released Thursday by the Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/02/02/sacramento-sarta-clean-tech-report.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/02/02/sacramento-sarta-clean-tech-report.html 2 Feb, 2012 The Sacramento Bee:  The Sacramento Municipal Utility District is offering incentives of up to $100,000 to help owners of small and medium-sized buildings install advanced lighting control systems.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/01/4229551/smud-incentives-promote-money.html http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/01/4229551/smud-incentives-promote-money.html 1 Feb, 2012 The Sacramento Bee:  Wind power now supplies 5 percent of California's total electricity demand, according to a new report.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/01/4229698/wind-projects-now-5-of-californias.html http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/01/4229698/wind-projects-now-5-of-californias.html 1 Feb, 2012 The Sacramento Bee:  Rooftop solar power installations nearly tripled in Sacramento during the past two years, making it the fastest-growing solar city in the state.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/25/4212609/rooftop-solar-capacity-soars-in.html http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/25/4212609/rooftop-solar-capacity-soars-in.html 26 Jan, 2012 Sacramento Business Journal:  Sacramento ranks 10th among cities in California in terms of the number of solar installations on homes and buildings with 1,119 projects installed, and seventh for overall solar generation capacity with nearly 16 megawatts.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/01/25/sacramento-solar-power-capacity-report.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/01/25/sacramento-solar-power-capacity-report.html 26 Jan, 2012 Sacramento Business Journal:  A Roseville consulting firm is among just a handful of businesses since 2010 to take advantage of financing available through Placer County for solar power systems or energy efficiency retrofits.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2012/01/20/demand-clean-energy-finance-slow-emerge.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2012/01/20/demand-clean-energy-finance-slow-emerge.html 26 Jan, 2012 The Sacramento Bee:  Continuing its overseas expansion, SPI Solar said it will develop its second solar power project in Greece.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/18/4195462/spi-solar-lands-its-2nd-project.html http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/18/4195462/spi-solar-lands-its-2nd-project.html 26 Jan, 2012 Sacramento Business Journal:  Sacramento’s clean-tech sector has reasons to be optimistic with the launch of an organization promoting green energy and an expected influx of capital for retrofits on tap for 2012.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/12/30/clean-tech-green-business.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/12/30/clean-tech-green-business.html 30 Dec, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  Margaret and Ian Anderson have made a living for decades dry-land farming and raising sheep and cattle on their Montezuma Hills ranch.Now they have a new, very different crop: the wind.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/25/4143219/wind-turbines-crop-up-in-delta.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/25/4143219/wind-turbines-crop-up-in-delta.html 28 Dec, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Premier Power Renewable Energy Inc. disclosed Friday that Stephen Clevett, chief operating officer, told the company this week he would not extend his employment with the El Dorado Hills-based solar provider beyond his current contract, which expires at the end of the year.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/12/23/premier-power-stephen-clevett-coo.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/12/23/premier-power-stephen-clevett-coo.html 28 Dec, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  Google Inc. is jumping into the solar energy business in Sacramento.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/21/4136667/google-buys-solar-stake-in-elk.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/21/4136667/google-buys-solar-stake-in-elk.html 22 Dec, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  GridSense, which has corporate headquarters in Sacramento and Sydney, Australia, developed a battery-free system that lets utilities monitor areas of the power grid where AC power isn’t available.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/12/14/gridsense-battery-free-utility-monitor.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/12/14/gridsense-battery-free-utility-monitor.html 14 Dec, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  Those electric vehicles popping up in driveways all over California look a lot like their gas-powered cousins. But under the hood, they're different machines, and their potential problems are foreign to many drivers and mechanics alike.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/11/4112839/electric-vehicles-carry-unfamiliar.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/11/4112839/electric-vehicles-carry-unfamiliar.html 11 Dec, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  Pacific Ethanol Inc. raised more money Friday and continued its quest to recoup the production plants it lost in a bankruptcy case.

]]> 11 Dec, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Solar Power Inc. is set to install an additional 230-kilowatt photovoltaic system at the 20th Century Fox Studios Lot in Century City.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/12/08/roseville-solar-power-rooftop-system-fox.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/12/08/roseville-solar-power-rooftop-system-fox.html 9 Dec, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  The state unveiled a new set of clean car regulations Wednesday that aim to sharply increase the number of electric cars on California's roads, boost fuel efficiency and reduce air pollution.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/08/4107854/air-boards-new-rules-aim-to-boost.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/08/4107854/air-boards-new-rules-aim-to-boost.html 9 Dec, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  SPI Solar said it will install a second rooftop solar system at Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.'s complex in Southern California.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/08/4108229/roseville-based-spi-solar-to-install.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/08/4108229/roseville-based-spi-solar-to-install.html 9 Dec, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  As California is poised to adopt a new round of vehicle standards designed to cut emissions and expand the market for electric vehicles, a new report finds that the state is emerging as a leader in this economic sector.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/12/07/study-calif-leads-electric-vehicle-grow.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/12/07/study-calif-leads-electric-vehicle-grow.html 9 Dec, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  The California Energy Commission has awarded the Sacramento Municipal Utility District $227,000 for its $5.2 million energy storage demonstration project.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/12/01/smud-awarded-227k-for-energy-project.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/12/01/smud-awarded-227k-for-energy-project.html 1 Dec, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  Pacific Ethanol Inc. has regained its foothold on the Nasdaq stock market.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/01/4091255/pacific-ethanol-shores-up-nasdaq.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/01/4091255/pacific-ethanol-shores-up-nasdaq.html 1 Dec, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Pacific Ethanol Inc. has increased its ownership in the company’s four ethanol production facilities, the company announced Thursday.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/12/01/pacific-ethanol-shares-in-new-pe-holdco.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/12/01/pacific-ethanol-shares-in-new-pe-holdco.html 1 Dec, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  Sacramento ethanol maker/marketer Pacific Ethanol Inc. has purchased an additional 7 percent ownership interest in New PE Holdco LLC, the owner of PEI's four production facilities with a combined annual capacity of 200 million gallons.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/01/4093248/pacific-ethanol-purchases-additional.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/01/4093248/pacific-ethanol-purchases-additional.html 1 Dec, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Pacific Ethanol Inc. has secured its continued listing on the Nasdaq stock market, having boosted its sagging stock price and regained compliance with the exchange.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/11/30/pacific-ethanol-keep-nasdaq-listing.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/11/30/pacific-ethanol-keep-nasdaq-listing.html 1 Dec, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  Two local companies played a key role in the development of the U.S. Coast Guard's largest solar photovoltaic project. Blue Oak Energy of Davis and Point 2 Structural Engineers Inc. of Sacramento conducted the design and engineering work on the Coast Guard's newly completed $50 million solar project in Puerto Rico.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/29/4085666/sacramento-area-companies-play.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/29/4085666/sacramento-area-companies-play.html 29 Nov, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  The California Energy Commission has awarded nearly $400,000 to the University of California, Davis, to develop a forecasting tool for responding to sudden changes in wind power production.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/25/4078854/ucd-wins-state-grant-for-wind.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/25/4078854/ucd-wins-state-grant-for-wind.html 29 Nov, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  SMUD is more than doubling its wind power plant in the Montezuma Hills near Rio Vista.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/17/4062030/smud-doubling-wind-power-at-plant.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/17/4062030/smud-doubling-wind-power-at-plant.html 17 Nov, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has launched an effort to help owners of all-electric vehicles and hybrid plug-in electric vehicles, or PEVs.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/16/4059889/smud-offers-information-to-owners.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/16/4059889/smud-offers-information-to-owners.html 16 Nov, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  Revenue at Premier Power Renewable Energy Inc. fell 46 percent during the third quarter due in large part to reduced sales in Eastern Europe.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/15/4054822/premier-power-reports-lower-revenue.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/15/4054822/premier-power-reports-lower-revenue.html 15 Nov, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Premier Power Renewable Energy Inc. reported a net loss of $464,000, and revenue down 46 percent, for the third quarter.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/11/15/premier-power-reports-q3-loss.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/11/15/premier-power-reports-q3-loss.html 15 Nov, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  The grand plan to cover California rooftops with solar panels appears to be working. Success in the solar industry is measured in watts, and last week California reached 1 gigawatt of rooftop solar installed capacity — enough to power more than a quarter-million homes.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/11/11/price-drop-helps-solar-rooftops.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/11/11/price-drop-helps-solar-rooftops.html 14 Nov, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  The energy and construction industries tend to take center stage in any discussion about environmentally friendly business practices. There are scores of other players, however, that also have taken active roles in keeping the Sacramento area green.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/11/11/green-expands-its-reach.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/11/11/green-expands-its-reach.html 14 Nov, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  American businesses and individuals throw out between 300 and 400 million electronic devices each year. Bill Vasquez and Sims Recycling Solutions are helping to solve that problem.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/11/11/newsmaker-william-vasquez.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/11/11/newsmaker-william-vasquez.html 14 Nov, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  SPI Solar reported a sharp decline in its third-quarter losses just as it announced a new $42 million order for solar panels from a New Jersey company.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/11/4046604/spi-solar-cuts-its-loss-in-half.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/11/4046604/spi-solar-cuts-its-loss-in-half.html 14 Nov, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  The United States and China are gearing up for a trade war that could catch U.S. users of solar energy in a crossfire.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/10/4043630/us-investigates-how-china-helps.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/10/4043630/us-investigates-how-china-helps.html 14 Nov, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  California's solar power industry now generates enough electricity to light over 600,000 homes in the state, a new report said.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/09/4040698/states-solar-energy-doubled-in.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/09/4040698/states-solar-energy-doubled-in.html 14 Nov, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  A unit of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. will invest $40 million in a solar farm serving the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/08/4037762/solar-farm-for-smud-slated-for.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/08/4037762/solar-farm-for-smud-slated-for.html 14 Nov, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  A unit of Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. will invest $40 million in a solar farm serving the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/07/4036671/constellation-energy-will-invest.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/07/4036671/constellation-energy-will-invest.html 7 Nov, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  The small wind and fuel cell turbine industry will be back in business, after the California Energy Commission this week relaunched the state incentive program.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/05/4031965/california-reinstates-small-wind.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/05/4031965/california-reinstates-small-wind.html 7 Nov, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Solar Power Inc. has appointed James Pekarsky as chief financial officer.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/11/01/solar-power-chooses-pekarsky-as-cfo.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/11/01/solar-power-chooses-pekarsky-as-cfo.html 1 Nov, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Sacramento County is getting plugged in. It has installed electric vehicle charging stations that also will be available to the public for no charge.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/31/sacramento-co-electric-vehicle-chargers.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/31/sacramento-co-electric-vehicle-chargers.html 31 Oct, 2011 Teru Talk (Blog Post by Michael Theroux): The Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance (SARTA) staged its 5th Annual Clean Tech Showcase last week entitled, “Green Innovation: Engine of Growth.”

]]> http://terutalk.com/SARTA's-Clean-Tech-Showcase.html http://terutalk.com/SARTA's-Clean-Tech-Showcase.html 1 Nov, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  Sacramento ethanol producer/marketer Pacific Ethanol Inc. continues to ride the roller coaster that is the alternative fuel industry.

]]> http://www.sarta.org/http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/27/4009940/pacific-ethanol-profits-from-record.html http://www.sarta.org/http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/27/4009940/pacific-ethanol-profits-from-record.html 27 Oct, 2011 The State Hornet:  The possibility of a greener and more environmental friendly planet through technology was showcased at the University Union on Monday hosted by the Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance.

]]> http://www.statehornet.com/news/clean-tech-showcase-paves-green-path/article_b2a94936-003c-11e1-a63b-0019bb30f31a.html http://www.statehornet.com/news/clean-tech-showcase-paves-green-path/article_b2a94936-003c-11e1-a63b-0019bb30f31a.html 27 Oct, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Sacramento-based Pacific Ethanol reported record sales for the third quarter, in part due to marketing efforts and rising sales prices per gallon.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/26/pacific-ethanol-reports-booming-q3.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/26/pacific-ethanol-reports-booming-q3.html 27 Oct, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Raju Pandey, chief technology officer at SynapSense Corp of Folsom, was named the Clean Tech Innovator of the Year at the 2011 Clean Tech Showcase. The CleanStart event Monday was organized by the Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/25/synapsense-cto-honored-clean-tech-pandey.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/25/synapsense-cto-honored-clean-tech-pandey.html 25 Oct, 2011 Capital Public Radio:  Companies large and small were at the fifth annual Clean Tech Showcase Monday.

]]> http://www.capradio.org/articles/2011/at-green-tech-showcase-gadgets-and-optimism- http://www.capradio.org/articles/2011/at-green-tech-showcase-gadgets-and-optimism- 25 Oct, 2011 KCRA 3 (video): The 5th annual Sacramento Clean Tech Showcase, billed as the largest clean tech event in the region and sponsored by the Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance Cleanstart Program was held at Sac State yesterday.

]]> http://www.kcra.com/video/29582684/detail.html http://www.kcra.com/video/29582684/detail.html 25 Oct, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  Folsom-based data center management firm SynapSense Corp. is among 19 Golden State companies named "Game Changers of the Year" in clean technology by Grow-California.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/22/3998349/synapsense-is-named-a-green-game.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/22/3998349/synapsense-is-named-a-green-game.html 25 Oct, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  As many as 800 people are expected to attend Monday’s Clean Tech Showcase at California State University Sacramento. The fifth annual event is sponsored by CleanStart, an initiative of the tech-focused nonprofit Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/21/clean-tech-showcase-set-for-monday.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/21/clean-tech-showcase-set-for-monday.html 21 Oct, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  A Sacramento on-the-job training program is getting a $300,000 boost to train and put people to work in clean-energy careers.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/21/3992152/green-grant-to-help-train-workers.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/21/3992152/green-grant-to-help-train-workers.html 25 Oct, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  The Sacramento Employment & Training Agency is receiving $300,000 in federal funding to support the agency’s on-the-job training.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/21/sacramento-grant-clean-tech-job-training.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/21/sacramento-grant-clean-tech-job-training.html 25 Oct, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  President Barack Obama’s principal environmental adviser will kick off Sacramento’s Greenwise meeting Friday, a initiative to foster clean technology jobs in the Sacramento Valley.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/21/environmental-adviser-sacramento-greenwi.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/21/environmental-adviser-sacramento-greenwi.html 25 Oct, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  Sacramento's soup plant is going solar. Camden, N.J.-based Campbell Soup Co. announced Wednesday that it had agreements with a Massachusetts energy company to construct a 2.3-megawatt solar power system on 14 acres of Campbell's Sacramento facility on Franklin Boulevard.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/20/3990340/campbell-soup-co-to-go-solar-in.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/20/3990340/campbell-soup-co-to-go-solar-in.html 25 Oct, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  Folsom-based data center management firm SynapSense Corp. is expanding its operations to the greater Asia Pacific region.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/20/3990337/synapsense-expanding-to-asia-pacific.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/20/3990337/synapsense-expanding-to-asia-pacific.html 25 Oct, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  A subsidiary of Pacific Ethanol Inc. has made an agreement with ZeaChem Inc. to maintain the company’s biorefinery.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/20/pacific-ethanol-to-maintain-zeachem.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/20/pacific-ethanol-to-maintain-zeachem.html 25 Oct, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Folsom-based SynapSense, a technology company, is expanding and adding an office in Singapore.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/19/folsom-synapsense-expands-singapore.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/19/folsom-synapsense-expands-singapore.html 25 Oct, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  The Campbell Soup plant plans to add a solar power array on 14 acres of land at its Franklin Boulevard location.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/19/campbell-soup-solar-power-sacramento.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/19/campbell-soup-solar-power-sacramento.html 25 Oct, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Auburn-based ClipperCreek Inc., a manufacturer of electric vehicle chargers, said customers can now buy their charging stations online, instead of going through complicated forms or processes.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/12/clippercreek-sells-charging-stations.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/12/clippercreek-sells-charging-stations.html 25 Oct, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  The California Energy Commission has awarded grants across the state to support energy research, including a grant to a Sacramento-area company working on hydrogen production for engines and fuel cells.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/07/energy-commission-awards-innovation.html?ed=2011-10-07&s=article_du&ana=e_du_pub http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/10/07/energy-commission-awards-innovation.html?ed=2011-10-07&s=article_du&ana=e_du_pub 7 Oct, 2011 Comstock's Magazine:  A 2009 report from Pike Research in Boulder, Colo., forecasts the combined biodiesel and ethanol markets will reach $247 billion in sales by 2020, up from just $76 billion in 2010, or about 12 percent annual growth.

]]> http://comstocksmag.com/Articles/1011_SR_Green-Gas-Grows.aspx http://comstocksmag.com/Articles/1011_SR_Green-Gas-Grows.aspx 3 Oct, 2011 Comstock's Magazine: The Sacramento metro area has more than 37,000 clean jobs, according to a 2011report from The Brookings Institution, which defines clean jobs as those involved in producing a range of clean products, from goods such as wind turbines to services such as mass transit.

]]> http://comstocksmag.com/Articles/1011_SR_Tech-Connect.aspx http://comstocksmag.com/Articles/1011_SR_Tech-Connect.aspx 3 Oct, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  After laying off 40 percent of its local staff and phasing out a once promising line of business, Roseville's Solar Power Inc. did the unthinkable last year: It returned nearly $25 million in federal stimulus funding.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/02/3951615/roseville-solar-company-weathers.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/02/3951615/roseville-solar-company-weathers.html 3 Oct, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  El Dorado Hills-based solar power developer Premier Power Renewable Energy Inc. said it will build four photovoltaic power plants totaling 16.2 megawatts in Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/30/3949878/solar-firm-will-build-bulgaria.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/30/3949878/solar-firm-will-build-bulgaria.html 3 Oct, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  Blue Oak Energy, a solar energy engineering and construction firm, has relocated to a more spacious and modern headquarters site in Davis.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/30/3949879/solar-engineering-firm-moves-its.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/30/3949879/solar-engineering-firm-moves-its.html 3 Oct, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Premier Power Renewable Energy Inc. has announced it will build four photovoltaic power plants totaling 16.2 megawatts in Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/29/premier-power-plans-solar-power-plants.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/29/premier-power-plans-solar-power-plants.html 3 Oct, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Blue Oak Energy of Davis has completed its move to a more spacious, modern headquarters on Drew Avenue in Davis.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/29/blue-oak-energy-finishes-davis-move.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/29/blue-oak-energy-finishes-davis-move.html 3 Oct, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  The University of California Davis is getting a $3.1 million slice of a larger $40 million biofuel research grant that includes researching how to make fuel out of trees.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/29/uc-davis-shares-grant-tree-biofuels.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/29/uc-davis-shares-grant-tree-biofuels.html 3 Oct, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  San Francisco-based Zeta Communities, which has a 91,000-square-foot home-building factory at McClellan Business Park in Sacramento, announced the opening of an energy-efficient weight room building at Will Rogers Middle School in Sacramento.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/29/zeta-communities-builds-energy-efficient.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/29/zeta-communities-builds-energy-efficient.html 3 Oct, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  ZETA Communities, which builds ultra-efficient modular homes out of its Sacramento factory, said it recently completed construction on a new state-of-the-art weight room at Will Rogers Middle School in Fair Oaks.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/27/3940841/new-exercise-room-seen-as-energy.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/27/3940841/new-exercise-room-seen-as-energy.html 3 Oct, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  The Sacramento Municipal Utility District was rated among the nation's top utilities in a survey based on brand strength and customer evaluations of service.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/22/3929360/smud-no-3-nationally-in-customer.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/22/3929360/smud-no-3-nationally-in-customer.html 3 Oct, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Sacramento is one of two U.S. cities chosen to benefit from millions of dollars in private investment that’s part of a huge energy-efficiency project led by English business magnate Richard Branson.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/20/sacramento-investors-green-buildings.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/20/sacramento-investors-green-buildings.html 3 Oct, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday, the Sacramento company said it received a de-listing warning from Nasdaq. That’s because the bid price for the company’s common stock had closed below $1 for 30 straight trading days.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/19/pacific-ethanol-at-risk-for-delisting.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/19/pacific-ethanol-at-risk-for-delisting.html 3 Oct, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Pacific Gas and Electric Co., an international wind project developer and elected officials gathered in Rio Vista Thursday to celebrate the ongoing development of a 102.5-megawatt wind farm.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/16/windfarm-project-rio-vista-solano-county.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/16/windfarm-project-rio-vista-solano-county.html 3 Oct, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Folsom-based SynapSense Corp. was chosen among 20 companies statewide to be honored as part of California’s 2011 Clean Tech Innovation “Top 40” on Nov. 2-3 at the Kaiser Center in Oakland.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/16/synapsense-honored-for-clean-tech.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/16/synapsense-honored-for-clean-tech.html 3 Oct, 2011 Press Release: Sierra Energy, a waste gasification and renewable energy company, announced today that its been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the GoingGreen Global 200 winners, for the second year in a row.

]]> http://www.sierraenergycorp.com/2011_goinggreen_200/ http://www.sierraenergycorp.com/2011_goinggreen_200/ 14 Sep, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  The Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance’s annual Clean Tech Showcase, set for Oct. 24, is expected to attract 800 attendees, including investors, researchers and a host of industry professionals.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/08/25/sarta-showcase-focuses-on-growth.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/08/25/sarta-showcase-focuses-on-growth.html 26 Aug, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  8minutenergy Renewables LLC, a startup launched to develop utility-scale solar farms, and its partner Gestamp Solar, have signed an agreement with Imperial Irrigation District to provide 355 megawatts of solar power to the grid.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/08/25/8minutenergy-renewables-gestamp-solar.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/08/25/8minutenergy-renewables-gestamp-solar.html 26 Aug, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  Folsom-based 8minuteenergy Renewables and Spanish clean-tech giant Gestamp Corp. are teaming up to develop at least five solar farms in California's Imperial Valley.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/23/3854435/8minuteenergy-partner-in-solar.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/23/3854435/8minuteenergy-partner-in-solar.html 31 Aug, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Bloo Solar, a West Sacramento startup that aims to make solar energy mainstream by dramatically driving down costs has closed an $8 million round of financing as it prepares to move to much larger space in El Dorado Hills, where it will manufacture solar panels.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/08/19/solar-firms-vision-wins-big-investment.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/08/19/solar-firms-vision-wins-big-investment.html 26 Aug, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Most businesses these days are looking for ways to cut costs and energy use. That has created a booming business for a legion of energy-related companies specializing in installing, replacing or retrofitting systems such as lighting, solar power and air conditioning.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/08/19/energy-related-companies-heat-up.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/08/19/energy-related-companies-heat-up.html 26 Aug, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  With three consecutive quarters of more than $1 billion in funding, the clean-tech sector is showing its age.

]]> http://www.sarta.org/http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/08/19/later-stage-companies-clean-tech-funding.html http://www.sarta.org/http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/08/19/later-stage-companies-clean-tech-funding.html 26 Aug, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  France is the chief executive officer of Clipper Creek Inc., an Auburn-based firm that designs and manufactures charging stations and accessories for both battery-powered vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric and gas vehicles.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/08/19/newsmaker-jason-france.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/08/19/newsmaker-jason-france.html 26 Aug, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Premier Power Renewable Energy Inc. ended the second quarter with a loss driven in part by increases in costs and expenses combined with a competitive environment in which solar system prices dropped, the company reported.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/08/16/premier-power-reports-q2-loss.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/08/16/premier-power-reports-q2-loss.html 26 Aug, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Roseville-based Solar Power Inc. has landed a contract with KDC Solar LLC to serve as contractor for designing and constructing a 9.7 megawatt solar energy facility for a pharmaceutical company’s headquarters in New Jersey.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/08/16/solar-power-lands-project-in-new-jersey.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/08/16/solar-power-lands-project-in-new-jersey.html 26 Aug, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  Losses at Solar Power Inc. narrowed during the second quarter as revenue jumped by 37 percent. The Roseville-based solar provider said it lost $2.4 million, or 2 cents per share, during the three months ending June 30, compared with a year-earlier loss of $3.3 million, or 6 cents per share.

]]> http://www.sarta.org/http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/16/3840051/solar-power-of-roseville-increases.html http://www.sarta.org/http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/16/3840051/solar-power-of-roseville-increases.html 26 Aug, 2011 The Sacramento Bee: Local data center management firm SynapSense Corp., fresh from a recent multimillion-dollar round of funding, is hiring – another sign of good news from Sacramento's tech sector.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/15/3837689/job-front-folsom-data-center-mangement.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/15/3837689/job-front-folsom-data-center-mangement.html 15 Aug, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Solar Power Inc. announced a second-quarter loss and improving revenue Monday.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/08/15/solar-power-reports-q2-loss.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/08/15/solar-power-reports-q2-loss.html 26 Aug, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal: A Korean-based photovoltaic and solar energy manufacturer is coming to Sacramento.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/08/10/korean-global-solar-energy-sacramento.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/08/10/korean-global-solar-energy-sacramento.html 15 Aug, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal: The city of Sacramento on Tuesday announced significant fee reductions for some solar project permits.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/08/09/sacramento-solar-project-permit-fees.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/08/09/sacramento-solar-project-permit-fees.html 15 Aug, 2011 The Sacramento Bee: Reducing government red tape for the California solar industry would create nearly 4,000 additional jobs statewide over the next decade, according to a new study.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/25/3791546/less-red-tape-on-solar-projects.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/25/3791546/less-red-tape-on-solar-projects.html 25 Jul, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal: Federal legislation was introduced Wednesday to reinstate — and protect — an energy efficiency financing program that stalled in the summer of 2010.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/07/21/legislation-restore-energy-financing.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/07/21/legislation-restore-energy-financing.html 21 Jul, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  California Gov. Jerry Brown Tuesday announced a two-day conference in Los Angeles that will explore how the public and private sectors can drive local energy generation to meet his 12,000-megawatt goal for the state by 2020.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/07/19/california-governor-plans-clean-energy.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/07/19/california-governor-plans-clean-energy.html 19 Jul, 2011 The Sacramento Bee: The California Public Utilities Commission approved new procedures Thursday to boost the widespread use of electric vehicles on California's roadways.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/15/3771269/vehicle-charging-station-boost.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/15/3771269/vehicle-charging-station-boost.html 18 Jul, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  The San Juan Water District next week will unveil its new $5.5 million solar power system, which will supply 90 percent of the local utility's electricity.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/16/3773468/san-juan-water-agency-unveiling.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/16/3773468/san-juan-water-agency-unveiling.html 18 Jul, 2011 The Sacramento Bee: The California Independent System Operator Corp.'s new Folsom headquarters – a $150 million power grid control center completed in January this year – has received the highest possible certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system for green buildings.

]]> http://www.sarta.org/http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/16/3773274/power-grid-building-gets-top-green.html http://www.sarta.org/http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/16/3773274/power-grid-building-gets-top-green.html 18 Jul, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  The Sacramento Municipal Utility District ranked second among large utilities in the West, according to J.D. Power and Associates' 2011 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/14/3768507/smud-2nd-in-western-satisfaction.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/14/3768507/smud-2nd-in-western-satisfaction.html 18 Jul, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  The green economy accounts for about one of every 22 jobs in the Sacramento area, according to a report by the Brookings Institution.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/14/3768448/green-jobs-flourish-in-sacramento.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/14/3768448/green-jobs-flourish-in-sacramento.html 18 Jul, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  California continues to lead the nation in clean energy jobs, according to a new study from the Brookings Institution.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/07/13/california-leads-nation-clean-energy-job.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/07/13/california-leads-nation-clean-energy-job.html 14 Jul, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  The Sacramento region’s clean energy economy ranked 12th in terms of its overall size among the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, with 37,319 jobs, according to a study from the Brookings Institution released Wednesday.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/07/13/sacramento-region-near-top-clean-energy.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/07/13/sacramento-region-near-top-clean-energy.html 14 Jul, 2011 The Sacramento Bee:  Roseville-based SPI Solar said it has entered into an engineering, procurement and construction contract for nearly 34,000 solar modules on 36.5 acres near Palm Springs,

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/13/3765582/spi-solar-will-install-palm-springs.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/13/3765582/spi-solar-will-install-palm-springs.html 14 Jul, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  A Roseville solar energy company said Tuesday it has entered into a contract with North Palm Springs Investments LLC to design and build a utility-scale, 8-megawatt solar farm near Palm Springs.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/07/12/rosevilles-spi-gets-solar-farm.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/07/12/rosevilles-spi-gets-solar-farm.html 14 Jul, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal:  Solar Gen 2 LLC on Monday announced the execution of a 25-year, 150-megawatt power purchase agreement with San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/07/11/solar-gen-gets-san-diego-project.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/07/11/solar-gen-gets-san-diego-project.html 14 Jul, 2011 The Sacramento Bee: SynapSense Corp. in Folsom and AT&T were recognized by an industry group for work on the telecommunications giant's energy-efficient data center in Texas.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/14/3626124/folsom-firm-praised-for-energy.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/14/3626124/folsom-firm-praised-for-energy.html 11 Jul, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal: SynapSense Corp. is launching a new product, hiring employees and looking for more office space as it taps into a growing

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/05/20/synapsense-plugs-into-new-product.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/05/20/synapsense-plugs-into-new-product.html 11 Jul, 2011 Sacramento Bee: Riding a wave of strong sales gains, Sacramento-based Pacific Ethanol Inc. continued to narrow its losses in this year's first quarter.

]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/13/3623793/pacific-ethanols-loss-improves.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/13/3623793/pacific-ethanols-loss-improves.html 11 Jul, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal: Shareholders reacted favorably to Pacific Ethanol’s first-quarter earnings report Wednesday, which showed the company has narrowed its loss and boosted sales. Pacific Ethanol (Nasdaq: PEIX) reported a first-quarter loss of $4.7 million compared to a loss of $10.9 million for first-quarter 2010.Sacramento Bee: Riding a wave of strong sales gains, Sacramento-based Pacific Ethanol Inc. continued to narrow its losses in this year's first quarter.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/05/11/pacific-ethanol-reports-smaller-loss.html?ed=2011-05-11&s=article_du&ana=e_du_pub http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/05/11/pacific-ethanol-reports-smaller-loss.html?ed=2011-05-11&s=article_du&ana=e_du_pub 11 Jul, 2011 Sacramento Business Journal: California Independent System Operator Corp. has chosen a new vice president of operations.

]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/02/iso-names-operations-chief.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/02/iso-names-operations-chief.html 7 Sep, 2011