April 29, 2013 @ 6:00 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

Mosaic, an online crowdfunding platform that connects investors to high-quality solar projects, just released its largest solar project to date with $698,775 available for investment. The project is the second in the Golden State Series, a $100M series of solar investments available to residents of California. The first project in the series, a $152,700 project… Read More

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April 8, 2013 @ 9:55 pm By CFI Correspondent  |  

Solar project crowdfunding site Mosaic, has received approval from securities regulators to offer $100 Million worth of solar investments to residents of California. Billy Parish, Co-Founder of Mosaic said, “California has always been a leader in solar energy. We’re thrilled that now any resident of California can invest directly into solar energy for as little as $25”…. Read More

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April 6, 2013 @ 7:50 am By CleanTechnica  |  

Pollinate Energy — a Sydney and Bangalore-based social enterprise NGO dedicated to using renewable resources to eradicate energy poverty in India -– has joined forces with ChipIn, a new Australian website designed to raise funds for Australian non-profits, to launch a new clean energy crowdfunding campaign. The campaign will start by raising funds to establish five new… Read More

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April 1, 2013 @ 10:26 am By Earth Techling  |  

An Arizona company is promoting a pretty and pretty spectacular version that’s apparently lightweight enough to transport in a small car. The 18-panel device folds up and unfolds like a nyctinastic flower and the idea is that it can be used to power an electric vehicle, home appliance or whatever here in the developed world, while… Read More

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March 27, 2013 @ 4:39 pm By GizMag  |  

After looking into the pros and cons of nine methods of electricity production (including coal, geothermal, biomass, and solar), a group of 9 and 10 year-olds from Central Park School for Children in Durham, North Carolina decided that their classroom should be powered using only energy from the sun. They hit Kickstarter at the beginning… Read More

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March 10, 2013 @ 12:47 pm By Christian Science Monitor  |  

With early stage capital for cleantech innovation becoming increasingly scarce, crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, Indiegogo and a new crop of clean/green ones are beginning to emerge as significant sources of funding for selected next-gen clean technologies. Hurdles remain, particularly for investors seeking returns, but I’m more optimistic about these sites’ usefulness to cleantech entrepreneurs than I used to… Read More

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March 8, 2013 @ 5:17 am By ThinkProgress  |  

From Forbes to Fortune, Bloomberg to the Wall Street Journal, a young company named Mosaic has been getting a lot of attention of late. Why? Because Mosaic is bringing crowd-sourced funding to the world of solar PV. Crowdfunding is nothing new. Companies such as Kickstarter have allowed individuals to fund everything from their next indie… Read More

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March 6, 2013 @ 6:00 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

Pristine Sun and Solar Mosaic, Inc have executed several agreements to close on post-construction permanent loans on the first phase of a portfolio build-out of solar PV farms in California over the next nine months.  Power from the six projects, totaling nearly 6 MW of Pristine Sun’s 250 MW portfolio of mid-to-late-stage California small utility… Read More

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February 27, 2013 @ 11:26 am By Jesse Morris  |  

From GreenBiz (of course) to Forbes to Fortune, Bloomberg to The Wall Street Journal, a young company named Mosaic has been getting a lot of attention of late. Why? Because Mosaic is bringing crowdsourced funding to the world of solar PV. Crowdfunding is nothing new. Companies such asKickstarter have allowed individuals to fund everything from their next indie film to extensive out-of-pocket medical bills with pooled donations… Read More

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February 22, 2013 @ 3:24 am By EnergyMatters  |  

Schools in the UK wanting to go solar but that are strapped for cash are able to participate in a new crowdfunding service. As was the case in Australia, UK schools were previously able to benefit from generous government incentives to install solar; but most of that support has now dried up and the situation… Read More

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February 15, 2013 @ 3:26 am By NYTimes.com  |  

By visiting Web sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, you can give money to any number of causes. These Web sites collect small amounts from many individuals in what is known as crowdfunding to finance everything from business start-ups to charitable causes to art projects. While online crowdfunding is still relatively new, it has already demonstrated that many small… Read More

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January 30, 2013 @ 7:33 pm By CleanTechnica  |  

Retail financial innovation is catching up with technological innovation and government energy policies that are making solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems affordable for a much broader range of the US population. Solar Mosaic made a big splash earlier this month when it announced that the first set of three rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) projects offered… Read More

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January 26, 2013 @ 1:46 am By Forbes  |  

Don’t hold your breath, but the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission could finalize regulations this year to implement the JOBS Act, the 2012 law that lets startups raise funds directly from mom-and-pop investors. Mosaic isn’t waiting. The two-year-old Oakland, Calif. firm already won approval in California and New York to allow individuals to invest directly via its website. The twist… Read More

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January 16, 2013 @ 5:40 pm By CFI Correspondent  |  

On the 24th of December, Solar S3C finished their equity-based crowdfunding campaign on Symbid. With a goal capital of €50.000 gathered by 90 investors, the average investment of €550 was over twice as high as normally the case is. This is exceptional since equity-crowdfunders focus on commercially interesting propositions in most cases, creating a pool of investors… Read More

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January 12, 2013 @ 2:15 am By GigaOm  |  

If you’re an avid Kickstarter backer, or even have seen Kickstarter’s latest 2012 stats, then you’re well-versed in the power of crowd-funding. Kickstarter recently said that 10 percent of the films at Sundance are Kickstarter-funded, and in 2012 over 2 million people pledged close to $320 million to successfully fund over 18,000 Kickstarter projects on the site. Can… Read More

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