Tagged: energy

Brief: SunFunder Has 5th Fully Repaid Project

SunFunder, a solar crowdfunding business based in San Francisco & Tanzania, is dedicated to financing emerging market solar energy.  The platform connects social investors to solar projects that improve the lives of low income communities in developing countries around the world.  Their first projects have… Read More

Sunfunder Offers Revolving Impact Investment

Sunfunder, a crowdfunding platform for solar energy as an impact investment, just recently listed their 20th project.  They continue to grow and expand their offerings which are in under-developed countries in Africa.  Presently investors participate in these projects as they believe in the mission of… Read More

AbundanceGeneration to Offer New Renewable Energy Investment

FCA regulated AbundanceGeneration will offer 9% return on its latest low risk renewable energy debenture positioned as a better home for savers many of whom are currently earning rates less than inflation Announced today, the renewable energy investment project has a minimum investment of only… Read More

Clean Reach is Crowdfunding for Ocean Energy Innovators

Wants to be New Funding Source for Renewable Energy Sector. Debuting with five projects,  Clean Reach, the world’s first crowdfunding platform for the ocean energy industry launched today, designed to address a lack of early-stage funding for a fast-growing part of the renewable energy sector…. Read More

Powered by WiSeed, Ennesys Energy Systems Raises €300,000 on “WiCap Ennesys”

French crowdfunding platform WiSeed, a site that claims over 21,000 members and having raised over €6.3 million in the past years, has now facilitated OriginOil (OTCBB:OOIL) to fund Ennesys in a closed funding round.  WiSeed created a bespoke offering vehicle to allow the company to raise… Read More

Solar Forward is City of Portland’s Energy Crowdfunding Project

The City of Portland wants solar energy and they are going to the crowd to raise the necessary funding.  After receiving grants in the amount of $100,000 from the Oregon Community Foundation’s Penstemon Fund, the city is looking to raise additional funding via contributions from area residents… Read More

Mosaic Wins $1 Million Top Prize for Sustainability at CES 2014

$1 Million Powerful Answers Award from Verizon Will Be Used to Develop Mobile App & Expand Internationally for the Solar Energy Crowdfunding Platform.  Solar crowdfunding trail-blazer Mosaic had a big day today as they were anointed with the top prize for sustainability at the 2014 International Consumer… Read More

100,000 People Have Benefited from Solar Energy via SunFunder loans.

Solar energy crowdfunding platform SunFunder estimates that as of the end of 2013 their efforts have aided over 100,000 individuals.  Over the past 18 months Sun Funder has seen $363,000 contributed to their diverse projects.   The average from each contributor stands at $244. Sun… Read More

Mosaic Celebrates One Year of Solar Crowdfunding (Infographic)

Solar crowdfunding site Mosaic had a birthday yesterday (January 7) and along with the party that most certainly took place somewhere on the West Coast they provided some interesting information about their platform along with some data regarding the past 12 months. The one year… Read More

Actor Mark Ruffalo Campaigns for Mosaic #PutSolarOnIt Crowdfunding

Academy Award nominated actor Mark Ruffalo is doing some grass-roots campaigning for Solar energy and he is partnering with Mosaic to get it done. In an emailed missive to Mosaic supporters the well known actor shared his ambition to place Solar energy at the top… Read More

Texas Family Crowdfunding Appeal To Stop Keystone XL Pipeline On Their Farm

TransCanada and its American subsidiary, Keystone, are in the midst of seeking approval for a new pipeline to run from Alberta’s tar sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast. Called the Keystone XL pipeline, it is a highly controversial project that has its passionate supporters… Read More

SunFunder Offers Gift of Solar Empowerment

It appears that giving the gift of Solar is the hot gift item for this years Holiday Season.  SunFunder, which is a crowdfunding platform that allows people to lend money for solar projects in off-grid communities around the world, has created SunFunder Gifts. Their gifts… Read More

Mosaic Spreads Solar Cheer with Holiday Gift Cards

Are you stumped buying a gift for that special someone?  Tired of giving gifts which are quickly forgotten – or even worse – re-gifted?  Well the team at Mosaic has a unique stocking stuffer just for you.  This Holiday Season you can give the gift… Read More

Brief: SunFunder Garners Over 200 Funders for Rent-to-Own Solar

In their second project partnering with smallsolutions, solar energy crowdfunding platform SunFunder captured 209 crowdfunders to support a rent-to-own solar project in Uganda.  This is the first time the platform has gone past the 200 individual funders for a specific project. Social enterprise organization, smallsolutions is… Read More

Crowdfunding Mailbox: Toymail, Quebee Cameraman, Chronic Illness Becomes Chronic Wellness & Amphiro Water Meter

We have quickly moved into the gifting season as we go from Black Friday to Small Business Saturday to Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday.  Perhaps a Crowdfunding Sunday? We all know that Kickstarter does not want to be known as store but the truth is… Read More

#Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 29, 2013

I was feeling a little festive yesterday and didn’t get to a roundup, so we’re making up for it today with a big roundup of things we’ve found throughout the week. My turkey coma has thankfully worn off. Forbes | Britain’s Crowdfunders Plot World Domination… Read More

#Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 20, 2013

BackerKit Blog | 2014 is the Year of the Crowdfunding Hero, and she’s got new tools in her belt. BackerKit is a service for crowdfunding project creators that “helps you manage your post-crowdfunding mayhem so that you can deliver on time.” They’ve seen a few… Read More

Neurio Closes Crowdfunding Round at Over 2X Goal

Neurio Home Intellegence, by Energy Aware in Vancouver, just closed their crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter having trumped their $95,000 objective by raising over $260,000 CAD.  Almost two thousand supporters jumped in the smart home tech campaign with the majority opting in for the reward level… Read More

Fast Growing Abundance Generation Crowdfunds Energy in the United Kingdom

Launched in 2011 the mission is simple: connect communities and individuals with renewable energy projects while providing reasonable returns to investors. Abundance Generation is in the business of crowdfunding solar and wind projects where everyone benefits.  Regulated by British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the company… Read More

SunFunder’s First Loan for SunnyMoney Solar Project has been Repaid

Project loan 100% repaid in one year. As of Nov 1st, SunFunder’s first loan for a SunnyMoney solar project in Zambia is fully repaid.  The $10,000 loan was used to purchase and sell approximately 781 solar powered lights to families in the Chadiza district of… Read More

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