Venture capitalists honor Sopogy founder, others

By Star-Advertiser staff

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 25, 2013

~~<p>The Hawaii Venture Capital Association on Thursday presented its 2012 "Deal of the Year" award to Darren Kimura, the founder and CEO of a Honolulu-based company that pioneered the concept of micro-concentrated solar power systems.</p>
<p>Kimura's Sopogy Inc. has deployed its technology at facilities in Japan, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Mexico and Papua New Guinea. The company's MicroCSP systems use mirrored troughs to generate heat that can be used in a wide array of applications, including power generation and air conditioning.</p>
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The Hawaii Venture Capital Association on Thursday presented its 2012 "Deal of the Year" award to Darren Kimura, the founder and CEO of a Honolulu-based company that pioneered the concept of micro-concentrated solar power systems.

Kimura's Sopogy Inc. has deployed its technology at facilities in Japan, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Mexico and Papua New Guinea. The company's MicroCSP systems use mirrored troughs to generate heat that can be used in a wide array of applications, including power generation and air conditioning. Login for more...