Tagged: solar

September 30, 2013 @ 12:14 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

UK-based Abundance Generation is a platform with an innovative spin on crowdfunding that focuses on renewable energy projects. In short, investors contribute as little as £5 in order to secure a portion of the long-term returns on a green energy installation. In practice, investors are buying debentures,… Read More

September 27, 2013 @ 10:43 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In May we tipped the start of Baratunde Thurston’s new crowdfunding-centric web series. Called Funded, the series is made up of five minute shorts that explore crowdfunding success stories. As of today there are five segments available. The five projects outlined are… Ouya: Ouya CEO Julie… Read More

August 31, 2013 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Add SunFunder to the list of crowdfunding platforms using the Balanced Payments platform for their investment transactions.  SunFunder announced the shift from PayPal to the Y-Combinator backed payments and escrow platform on their site this past week. Crowdfund Insider recently covered the unique payment platform… Read More

August 30, 2013 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

The 24th Annual SRI Conference will be looking at crowdfunding this year.  Specifically clean tech investing with a panel by Dan Adler, of the Clean Energy Angel Fund and Dan Rosen, CEO of energy crowfunding site Solar Mosaic. The event will be held October 28-30… Read More

August 24, 2013 @ 1:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

SunFunder, has successfully funded their single largest crowdfunded loan to date raising $25,000 for SunnyMoney’s solar schools campaign in Tanzania.  The project was dubbed Solar for 4500 students raised the money from 173 contributors.  The loan term was structured for repayment in 12 months via… Read More

May 24, 2013 @ 9:18 am By JSOnline  |  

Joshua Zimmerman’s cure for boredom netted him nearly $200,000 and a change of careers. The Wauwatosa resident, a middle school science teacher at Blessed Savior West, says he was “bored and needed a hobby” when he started doing some tinkering, making solar-powered cars and battery… Read More

May 20, 2013 @ 9:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Energy crowdfunding platform Mosaic ask for help with their panel idea for SXSW.  From a post on their crowdfunding platform: Familiar with South by Southwest (SXSW) Eco? It’s an event that challenges professionals to create actionable and profitable solutions that address issues in areas such… Read More

April 29, 2013 @ 6:00 am By JD Alois  |  

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… Read More

April 8, 2013 @ 9:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

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… Read More

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… Read More

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,… Read More

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… Read More

March 6, 2013 @ 6:00 am By JD Alois  |  

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… Read More

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… Read More

January 6, 2013 @ 8:26 pm By GigaOm  |  

At 9AM (PST) on Monday, the Kickstarter of solar, Solar Mosaic, will officially open up its site to residents of California and New York, as well as accredited investors, looking to make money by investing in solar panel roof projects. For months (at least since last… Read More

December 22, 2012 @ 9:33 am By Mosaic  |  

Empowering the 75% through co-ops Evan Wynns founded the San Francisco Energy Cooperative in 2011 with the 75% in mind. He began with the question of why we don’t have more green energy in the United States: “It’s frustrating because we have this technology which can take… Read More

December 18, 2012 @ 7:53 am By CleanTechnica  |  

Last week, Senator Lois Walk re-introduced the shared renewable energy self-generation bill, SB43, which could help to advance community solar projects within California. Despite strong backing from consumer groups, environmental groups, one of the top three utilities in the state, and the Department of Defense, the… Read More

December 17, 2012 @ 4:17 pm By Fast Coexist  |  

It’s hard to come across cheery cleantech news these days. But Mosaic, a Bay Area startup that’s merging one of the most popular trends out there–crowdfunding–with solar and the promise of making some money, should provide some cause for celebration. We first wrote about Mosaic in the… Read More

November 8, 2012 @ 3:30 pm By CleanTechnica  |  

Churches in the United States are non-profit. Therefore, they aren’t eligible for investment tax credits (no federal funding is available to them), and this complicates the process of funding solar panels on their properties. So, some California churches have decided to use an unusual approach,… Read More