In the string of small farm towns that stretches south from California’s Salton Sea toward the border with Mexico, pretty much everyone knows someone with asthma. As many as three of every 10 people report having the disease in places like Brawley, Calipatria and Westmorland — compared with about one of 10 in California as […]
Cummins, a manufacturing company, on Tuesday announced a multiyear partnership with the University of California (UC) San Diego and its battery validation lab to analyze viable business applications and technical approaches to reuse and repurpose electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The partnership will focus solely on lithium-ion batteries and is one of the first projects to […]
Aquacycl, a San Diego-based wastewater technology startup, announced Wednesday that it has closed a $4 million seed round that will help the company scale its manufacturing processes and expand its sales efforts. The investment round was led by The Roddenberry Foundation, with participation from existing and new angel investors and impact funds, according to a […]
Record high Pacific Ocean temperatures recorded off the West Cost in recent years have receded to near normal, according to a report on the California Current. That cool shift marks the end of “the blob,” the mass of warm water that dominated the West Coast, and of the El Nino event that followed. It’s unclear, […]
As Salton Sea Shrinks, Experts Fear Far-Reaching Health Consequences
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /USC News (Los Angeles)by Eric LindbergIn the string of small farm towns that stretches south from California’s Salton Sea toward the border with Mexico, pretty much everyone knows someone with asthma. As many as three of every 10 people report having the disease in places like Brawley, Calipatria and Westmorland — compared with about one of 10 in California as […]
UC San Diego Launches Study On Recycling EV Batteries Into Energy Storage
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Utility Dive by HI MaiCummins, a manufacturing company, on Tuesday announced a multiyear partnership with the University of California (UC) San Diego and its battery validation lab to analyze viable business applications and technical approaches to reuse and repurpose electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The partnership will focus solely on lithium-ion batteries and is one of the first projects to […]
Wastewater Treatment Startup Secures Funding
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Daily Transcriptby Mark ArmaoAquacycl, a San Diego-based wastewater technology startup, announced Wednesday that it has closed a $4 million seed round that will help the company scale its manufacturing processes and expand its sales efforts. The investment round was led by The Roddenberry Foundation, with participation from existing and new angel investors and impact funds, according to a […]
Colder Waters Off West Coast Mark End Of “The Blob”
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union- Tribune by Deborah Sullivan BrennanRecord high Pacific Ocean temperatures recorded off the West Cost in recent years have receded to near normal, according to a report on the California Current. That cool shift marks the end of “the blob,” the mass of warm water that dominated the West Coast, and of the El Nino event that followed. It’s unclear, […]