Tagged: energy

DLT Adoption: CarbonEnfo to Leverage Energy Web’s Web3 Infrastructure Solutions to Provide Blockchain-enabled Data Services

CarbonEnfo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Empower Energy Technology, will leverage Energy Web’s ecosystem and Web 3 infrastructure solutions in order “to develop and launch a range of blockchain-enabled energy data services.” CarbonEnfo, a division of Empower Energy Technology, a key player focused on… Read More

Cassini Systems, a Margin Collateral Analytics Provider for Derivatives Markets, Teams Up with CF Partners

Cassini Systems, which claims to be the industry leader of pre- and post-trade margin and collateral analytics for derivatives market participants, announces its partnership with CF Partners, the provider of energy and environmental solutions for companies looking for a low-carbon future, with services including emissions… Read More

EnergyFunders Offers New Fund Targeting Private Market Oil & Gas

EnergyFunders has launched a new fund, Yield Fund II. EnergyFunders previously listed Yield Fund I which reportedly raised the most of any offerings on the platform to date. EnergyFunders is an energy-related investment platform that has also entered into the crypto mining sector – which… Read More

Global Energy Company Enviva Joins Forces With GoChain to Pilot Blockchain Technology for Sustainable Biomass

  Enviva, a global energy company that specializes in sustainable wood bioenergy, announced on Monday it has joined forces with blockchain company GoChain to launch a new pilot program designed to enhance the traceability of sustainable biomass. According to the duo, this pilot program identified… Read More

Digital Energy Buying & Managing Platform Green Set to Close Seedrs Equity Crowdfunding Campaign With Nearly £300,000 Raised

  Green, a UK-based digital energy buying and managing platform, is set to close its Seedrs funding round with nearly £300,000 secured from 630 investors. Founded in 2019, Green describes itself as an energy supplier that was set up with three main goals, which are… Read More

Division of China’s State-Owned Power Grid Introduces Blockchain enabled Blackout Insurance Policy

A division of China’s state-owned power grid has reportedly introduced a blockchain-enabled blackout insurance policy that’s issued to the chairman of a local firm that had to compensate for a recent loss due to a power outage. The Zhejiang Ningbo Power Supply Company has teamed… Read More

Downing Crowd Energizes UK Crowdfunding with New P.A. Reserve Power Bond

Investment manager Downing LLP has launched of a new bond on its crowdfunding platform, Downing Crowd, paying 7.6% p.a. interest to investors by lending £10M to projects across the UK’s reserve power market. [clickToTweet tweet=”.@Downingcrowd Reserve Power Bond will enable investment of up to £10M in… Read More

Finnest Lists Offer to Invest in Market Leading Green Energy Firm Polytechnik

Described as the next milestone for the alternative finance platform, Finnest, an SME online debt-based crowdfunding platform, has been selected by Polytechnic Luft- und Feuerungstechnik GmbH to provide growth funding. Investors may now invest in an internationally leading biomass, green energy firm; “We are very… Read More

Powervault Returns to Crowdcube Offering Practical & Affordable Solar Energy Storage Systems

Powervault has proven that successive raises on Crowdcube can be very successful.  In the middle of the UK company’s fourth raise, the home battery system with a pre-money valuation of £8,083,548 aims to enable customers to make smarter use of their energy by harnessing freely-generated solar energy and off-peak… Read More

ChargeSync Becomes First Successful UK Campaign on Invesdor

Following the closing of ChargeSync’s campaign, Invesdor announced that the company’s initiative became the first UK success on the crowdfunding platform. ChargeSync is a London-based company that is looking to cut power bills and emissions by storing and optimizing power for household or business consumption. The company… Read More

OurCrowd Forms Partnership With innogy to Deliver Next Generation of Energy Solutions in Israel

Crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has formed a partnership with German energy company innogy SE to help deliver the next generation of energy solutions in Israel. According to OurCrowd, the partnership will combine the strength of the funding portal’s network and ability to scout investment opportunities in… Read More

Mosaic Securitizes Residential Solar Loans

Mosaic, a US provider of solar loans for homeowners, has completed their first securitization of solar loans. The Mosaic Solar Loans 2017-1 transaction (“MSAIC 2017-1”) resulted in proceeds of $138.95 million and received a “Green Bond” designation based on the standards published by the International… Read More

GridShare is a Crowdfunding Platform for Renewable Energy & Cleantech

Debt & Equity Crowdfunding Platform Receives Approval to to List Securities Under Reg CF GridShare LLC has announced the launch of its FINRA/SEC approved Reg CF crowdfunding portal. The new entry into the investment crowdfunding space is taking a unique approach by focusing soley on… Read More

Rayton Solar Reg A+ Qualifies. Seeks $7 Million on StartEngine

Rayton Solar explains that it has “bridged the gap between particle accelerator technology and solar energy production to create a revolutionary silicon cutting technique”. This new technology is predicted to reduce solar panel manufacturing dramatically thus making solar energy more affordable and efficient.  Founded by Andrew… Read More

Three Crowdfunding Sectors to Watch in in the US in 2017

Since Title II of the JOBS Act went into effect September 23, 2013, crowdfunding has been gaining traction. With investors becoming increasingly more comfortable with new Fintech platforms, the amount of money invested in crowdfunding in the Americas jumped from $11.4 billion in 2014 to… Read More

Financing Sustainable Energy Projects: Position Paper Points to Alternative Finance

The EU has ambitious goals on fostering sustainable energy projects but frequently financing is hard to find.  A newly published position paper, produced in concert with Citizenergy, on the challenge is pointing to alternative finance as a significant part of the answer. According to the… Read More

Energy Startup Smalle Technologies Raises €240,550 on Crowdcube Spain

Barcelona-based clean energy startup Smalle Technologies, a company that wants to market a wave-powered electricity generator for buoys, has closed a €240,550 investment round on Crowdcube Spain. This is the third funding round for the University of Barcelona spin-off. In total, 157 people invested with… Read More

Overfunding: Circuitree Cirrus Quickly Raises £100,000 Funding Target on Crowdcube

Just days after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, Circuitree Cirrus successfully secured its initial £100,000 funding target and is nearly £150,000 thanks to nearly 180 investors. Circuitree Cirrus, which was founded in 2015, stated it created a smart battery allows intermittent solar energy to be captured and… Read More

EnergyFunders COO Casey Minshew Discusses How 2017 is the Year of Oil Investing

Crowdfund Insider had a chance to interview EnergyFunders COO Casey Minshew about the online marketplace’s mission to evolve the way that capital investment and energy projects come together. Founded in 2013 and based in Houston, EnergyFunders describes itself as an online investment marketplace disrupting the energy… Read More

Oil & Gas Crowdfunding Platform Crudefunders Completes First Reg CF Offer

Investment crowdfunding is not just for startups. While originally anticipated as a vehicle to fund the next cool startup, crowdfunding is being utilized to finance a growing variety of businesses – large and small – and industries. So why not Oil & Gas? Crudefunders has… Read More

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