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  • Water-tech companies report strong growth

    March 19th, 2012

    NORTH BAY – The housing slump has taken its toll on green construction and a glut of Chinese panels has dimmed the solar industry some, but local companies with water management tools say business is flowing along smoothly.

  • Enphase prices shares for IPO

    March 16th, 2012

    PETALUMA — Enphase Energy Inc. suggested pricing for its planning initial public offering of stock, according to a regulatory filing.

  • Poll: 74% of Sonoma Co. residents, 65% of businesses support local green-energy grid

    March 14th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — A survey of Sonoma County residents found strong support for clean-energy options, including solar and wind power, and for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Napa-based Clean Power gets $850,000 grant for solar-grid studies

    March 12th, 2012

    NAPA — Clean Power Research, which develops analytic tools for the renewable-energy industry, today said that the California Public Utilities Commission will give it an $852,260 to develop new simulations that will help predict how much cloud cover affects the performance of large solar-power arrays.

  • Bill seeks to reimburse farmers for organic certification

    March 1st, 2012

    Recently introduced legislation in Sacramento would reimburse farmers for costs associated with transitioning land to certified organic production.

  • Agency calls Russian River water supply ‘critical’

    March 1st, 2012

    Russian River water supply conditions changed to “critical” today under the Sonoma County Water Agency’s water rights permits and State Water Resource Control Board’s Decision 1610. This “critical” designation means the water agency is permitted to reduce Russian River flows to preserve water storage in Lake Mendocino so there is enough for all water users and for release in the fall to support migrating Russian River Chinook salmon, listed as threatened on the Federal Endangered Species List.

  • At last, a lunch box that is green

    February 6th, 2012

    SAN RAFAEL – Along with the flourishing food scene in the North Bay comes a sustainable way to tote and munch it.
    ECOlunchboxes – plastic-free stainless containers and cotton bags to carry them in – are a surprise bestseller in Whole Foods, Container Stores and retail outlets across the U.S. and abroad.

  • Business news: Week of Jan. 16, 2012

    January 16th, 2012

    Cosmetics Assemblymember Jared Huffman will present his December Sustainable North Bay Award to Renaissance House of Beauty for its environmentally responsible products and business practices. In 2009, Renaissance became the first “green” certified hair and beauty salon in Marin County. For Renaissance, being green means being environmentally conscious about the products they use and retail, [...]

  • Auto body chain installs $2 million in solar on three shops

    December 12th, 2011

    Santa Rosa-based G&C AutoBody is spending $2.09 million installing photovoltaic power arrays on three of its seven locations to write off the whole project cost in one year under a special 2011 tax incentive for capital investments.

  • Vineyard pond project taps law to ‘dedicate’ water to fish

    November 28th, 2011

    HOPLAND — Conversions of former pear orchards in Mendocino County to grapevines is nothing new and construction of sizable off-stream ponds to collect winter stream runoff for spring vine frost protection is gaining momentum with new state and local rules, but one major North Coast winegrape grower’s project to do both adds a new element, dedicating a majority of historical water rights back to the stream.

  • Business news: Week of Nov. 21, 2011

    November 21st, 2011

    Brief news about north San Francisco Bay area companies: RPM Mortgage opens San Rafael branch; Speedpro Imaging-Marin starts vinyl banner recycling; Marin General Hospital Foundation raises $340,000 for Spine & Brain Institute; Calix customer Vermont Telephone Company deplys optical network terminals; Russian River Valley wineries form tasting room network Taste Route 116

  • More than wine from these vines

    November 7th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — Barbara Banke, chairwoman of Jackson Family Wines, and Chalk Hill Winery co-founder Peggy Furth are launching WholeVine, intended to eventually become a charitable business developing products from as many of the parts of vine as possible with quality as premium as the winegrapes.

  • Sample some wines, charge the car

    October 24th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA – The Inman Family Winery is the first Sonoma County winery to install a privately-owned, publicly available, solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging station.

  • Calpine plans $700 million Geysers expansion

    October 10th, 2011

    SONOMA COUNTY – Calpine Corporation, the nation’s largest renewable geothermal power producer, plans to build two new power plants adjacent to its existing Geysers steam field in Sonoma and Lake Counties designed to generate a total of 98 megawatts of additional clean energy, pending regulatory approvals.

  • Large RP solar array activated

    October 4th, 2011

    ROHNERT PARK — Sonoma Mountain Village’s additional 1.158-megawatt solar system was dedicated Friday.

  • Santa Rosa-based Ygrene leads $650 million green-retrofit effort

    September 23rd, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — Five years ago, co-founders of Santa Rosa-based Ygrene Energy Fund were trying to drum up local support for an innovative large-scale financing program to encourage real estate owners to embark upon energy-saving retrofit and renewable-power projects. And today Ygrene is leading a nationwide commercial property retrofit endeavor backed by a billionaire, a large investment bank, a high-tech manufacturer and two reinsurers and targeting $650 million in initial Sacramento- and Miami-area projects.

  • Custom builder expands shop for prefab, furniture

    September 19th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — Sebastopol-based custom homebuilder Fairweather & Associates has set up a new 12,000-square-foot shop in Santa Rosa to help speed construction through prefabrication, allow greater use of reclaimed materials and launch a new furniture-making division.

  • Zap Jonway obtains new rounds of financing in China

    September 19th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — Zap Jonway last week announced two new rounds of credit financing from China Merchants Bank totaling $37.33 million for expansion plans in China as recent Securities & Exchange Commission filings indicate a shakeup in its U.S. presence.

  • Benicia scores green auto operation

    September 19th, 2011

    BENICIA –  City and county officials got a tour last week of Benicia’s first foray into green technology. Startup zero-emission car developer Coda Automotives of Santa Monica has inked a deal with long-time Benicia automotive processing company Amports Inc. to do the final assembly on its flagship zero-emission cars. Coda CEO Phil Murtaugh led a [...]

  • Marin Employment Connection lands $399,000 grant

    September 13th, 2011

    SAN RAFAEL — Marin Employment Connection, a public-private partnership powered by the Workforce Investment Board of Marin County, received a $399,000 grant to provide vocational training and certifications in the green economy for 100 unemployed or underemployed workers.

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