University of California at Santa Barbara Provides A Home for Numerous Cleantech Projects

Sunday’s hike took a friend and me to the top of the Santa Ynez Mountains, from which I took this photo of the Pacific Ocean and the Channel Islands about 15 miles off the coast. That little strip at the left is one of the runways of the Santa Barbara airport, behind which is the UCSB, home to an amazing number of cleantech projects. In fact, I’ll be down there on April 24th for their annual “Venture Fair” where students and faculty present their cleantech business concepts.

Btw, this hike is 9.5 miles roundtrip, featuring a little over 2000 feet change in elevation. Going up wasn’t a problem; we took our time and made it in about two hours. Coming down, however, was very hard on my soon-to-be 59-year-old knees.