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MEDIA RELEASE Sopogy has appointed Craig Lobdell to the newly created position of Vice President of Strategy. Lobdell is a veteran of the clean energy industry, with over 21 years of energy, clean technology and venture capital experience. Most recently he was a director of advisory services in San Francisco for KPMG where he led […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sopogy, the world leader in micro concentrated solar power (MicroCSP), has successfully received certification from the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC) in its recently established OG-100 classification for Concentrating Solar Collectors. Sopogy is the first MicroCSP company with utility-scale collectors used in power generation, air conditioning and process heat to receive the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Darren T. Kimura, president and CEO of Sopogy, Inc., have been inducted to Hawaii’s Chamber of Commerce board of directors. “We are most pleased that Darren T. Kimura has agreed to join the Board of Directors of The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii,” said Jim Tollefson, President and CEO of the Chamber of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sopogy, Inc. has received the Patriot Award presented by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense organization, in recognition of extraordinary support and commitment to its employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve. During a ceremony with employees, Sopogy was recognized for its support to military […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sopogy, Inc. announces it has been awarded funding from the Hawaii Renewable Energy Development Venture (HREDV) to integrate an innovative double-effect solar thermal air conditioning system at the Maui Ocean Center. According to HREDV, the award was following a competitive selection process in which the winning companies showed how their technologies could be […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sopogy, Inc., the leader in MicroCSP solar technology development, manufacturing and installation, announced it has elected Dr. Rose Tseng, Ph.D. to its Board of Directors. Tseng is the Chancellor Emerita at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Since 1998, Tseng served as the Chancellor at the University of Hawaii at Hilo where she […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sopogy, Inc., the leader in MicroCSP solar technology development, manufacturing and installation, announced the appointment of Michael P. Loo as its new chief financial officer. Loo comes to Sopogy with more than 24 years of corporate financial management and public-accounting experience. Most recently, he served seven years as vice president for finance and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sopogy, Inc., a leader in small-scale concentrating solar power (MicroCSP) technology development, manufacturing, and installation, announced the appointment of Layne Yoshida as corporate controller reporting to the CFO. In this role, Yoshida will oversee accounting, reporting, compliance, controls, and tax-related matters for the company. “The rapid adoption of Sopogy’s MicroCSP technologies has led […]

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MEDIA RELEASE High school students and teachers from the Big Island, Maui, Oahu, and Colorado will gather at Hawaii Preparatory Academy (HPA) June 1-4 for the Third Annual Student Congress on Sustainability 2010. About 80 students are expected to participate in the free, four-day event hosted by HPA and The Kohala Center. The mission of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Honolulu-based Sopogy, Inc., manufacturer of the proprietary micro-scaled concentrating solar power (MicroCSP) system, is demonstrating its SopoNovaâ„¢ solar panels at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. The project developed by STG International (previously known as Solar Turbine Group) is designed to be a model for cost effective, stand alone solar power solutions for […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Darren Kimura, president and founder of Sopogy, Inc., will address the University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Business and Economics at its Celebration of AASCB Accreditation on Wednesday, March 31, 3 p.m. in UCB 127. The public is invited to attend. Sopogy, 2010 Hawaii Business Magazine Innovation Award winner, is a leader […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sopogy, Inc., the world’s first micro-concentrated solar power provider, garnered an award in the Innovation category presented at the Hawaii Business 2010 SmallBiz Success Awards Event at the Hawaii Prince Hotel. Hawaii Business magazine annually honors outstanding Hawaii-based small businesses for rapid sales growth, a unique product, notable longevity, overcoming an unusual challenge […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sopogy, Inc. has promoted Van Matsushige to vice president of sales effective immediately. Matsushige has more than 15 years of general management and sales management experience serving in leadership roles for small, entrepreneurial and large organizations throughout the United States and Asia. Since joining the company in March 2008, Van has serviced the […]

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Hilo native, governor officially launch world’s first MicroCSP solar thermal plant

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