CleanTechnica » Crowdfunding http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Daisy Takes Plant Care Into The New Millennium http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/daisy-takes-plant-care-new-millennium/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/daisy-takes-plant-care-new-millennium/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:13:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76698 Meet Daisy — the new sensor and smartphone app that will allow you to better take care of your plants, and allow them to “communicate their needs to stay in optimum health.” A month ago I wrote about the Blossom smart sprinkler system, and started the article thus: Over the years of writing for the Important

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/australian-christians-giving-solar-tony-abbott-christmas/feed/ 6 Solar Powered Cars, Top Solar Stocks (+ Other Solar Stories) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:50:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76426 In case you just can’t get enough solar news, analysis, and commentary, here’s a big link drop of good solar stories we haven’t already covered on CleanTechnica. Solar powered cars, solar trees, top solar stocks, and much, much more. Enjoy! Fun Solar EV Charging Rocks, But Which Option To Choose? Solar Trees For Solar-Powered EVs Solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/25/solar-cloth-company-solar-cell-cloth-coming-market-used-stadiums-parking-lots-etc/feed/ 7 EV News: Tesla P85D Styling Questions, Tesla Autonomous Car Claims All Hype?, Tesla Trade-In Issues… http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/18/tesla-p85d-styling-questions-ev-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/18/tesla-p85d-styling-questions-ev-news/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2014 10:56:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75132 In case you missed it, other than our many EV stories, here’s some more good EV news and commentary from around the interwebs: Tesla 1. Tesla P85D Sighting 2. Tesla P85D Styling Not Distinctive Enough? 3. Are Tesla’s Autonomous Car Claims All Hype? 4. Tesla Factory Upgrade Puts X-Men Names On Robots 5. Life With Tesla Model S: Tires Cost

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/13/sunfunder-completes-new-round-funding/feed/ 0 Inabikari — European Startup Aiming To Dethrone Tesla With Crowdfunded Competitor http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/inabikari-european-startup-aiming-dethrone-tesla-crowd-funded-competitor/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/inabikari-european-startup-aiming-dethrone-tesla-crowd-funded-competitor/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:25:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74776 How would you go about trying to dethrone Tesla (or Nissan for that matter)? By crowdfunding a competitor with 400 miles of all-electric range? Hmm? Well, regardless of what you or I think, that’s exactly what a new startup in Europe is aiming to do. Its goal is to crowdfund a high-performance all-electric SUV that will reportedly

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/inabikari-european-startup-aiming-dethrone-tesla-crowd-funded-competitor/feed/ 9 Other Avenues, RE-VOLV, & SunWork Team Up For Innovative New Solar Project http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/27/other-avenues-re-volv-sunwork-solar-funding/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/27/other-avenues-re-volv-sunwork-solar-funding/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2014 16:27:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73960 In 1974, a group of San Francisco’s pragmatic idealists, the Food Conspiracy, a grass-roots organization of food-buying clubs committed to buying and distributing wholesale food among themselves, became Other Avenues Worker Cooperative. Its mission is and was “food for the people, not profit.” Other stores expanded out of this group and yet, today, Other Avenues is thriving

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/27/other-avenues-re-volv-sunwork-solar-funding/feed/ 0 Investing In Solar Leads To More Community Involvement http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/investing-solar-leads-community-involvement/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/investing-solar-leads-community-involvement/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 19:53:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73605 Solar Love. NESTA is an innovation charity in the UK that supports projects that better society. Research conducted by the organization found that a solar power schools project encouraged greater interest in community engagement. Specifically, 35% of donors that gave money to support adding more solar power to schools said it was more likely that

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/investing-solar-leads-community-involvement/feed/ 0 The Only Grid-Independent Village In The World? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/02/grid-independent-village-world-feldheim/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/02/grid-independent-village-world-feldheim/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:23:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72493 A little village in Germany, Feldheim, claims to be the only 100% grid-independent village in the world. It is a rural community that switched to renewables for financial reasons, but is now visited by thousands and thousands of people. The tour guide who showed us around noted that his most interesting group was when he had

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/02/grid-independent-village-world-feldheim/feed/ 14 Why Local Energy Ownership Matters http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/29/local-energy-ownership-matters/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/29/local-energy-ownership-matters/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2014 18:28:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72597 Solar and wind projects can mean big bucks for communities – but only if they keep them local! Why does ownership of renewable energy matter? Because the number of jobs and economic returns for communities are substantially higher when electricity generation from wind and sun can be captured by local hands. This economic self-interest motivates

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/10/future-now-video/feed/ 19 Elon Musk Pledges $1 Million To Tesla Museum http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/14/elon-musk-pledges-1-million-tesla-museum/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/14/elon-musk-pledges-1-million-tesla-museum/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:50:50 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69437 Today it was announced that Musk was officially pledging of $1 million to the museum, and on the 158th birthday of Nikola Tesla himself no less

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/14/elon-musk-pledges-1-million-tesla-museum/feed/ 2 Is Solar Ownership Poised For A Comeback? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/12/solar-ownership-poised-comeback/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/12/solar-ownership-poised-comeback/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2014 10:50:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69356 With “no money down” and “zero maintenance” to attract homeowners, solar leasing has become the overwhelming favorite for residential solar installations. And with the complexity of tax incentives, rebates, and financing, it’s hard to find fault with homeowners that choose this low-effort option. But giving up ownership means giving up a big share of the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/12/solar-ownership-poised-comeback/feed/ 55 Mosaic Announces Bundled Loan And O&M Agreement http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/11/mosaic-announces-bundled-loan-om-agreement/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/11/mosaic-announces-bundled-loan-om-agreement/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2014 10:18:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69291 A few weeks ago, GTM Research released a new report finding that residential solar leases will peak in 2014. According to the report, the expanding availability of solar loan programs and alternate financing mechanisms will drive the trend line back to direct ownership in 2015. This is obviously great for homeowners who’d rather own their property than pay

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/11/mosaic-announces-bundled-loan-om-agreement/feed/ 0 £5 Million Crowdfunded Wind Power Project For UK http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/04/5-million-crowdfunded-wind-power-project-uk/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/04/5-million-crowdfunded-wind-power-project-uk/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2014 21:00:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69018 The Trillion Fund offers a crowdfunding platform for UK clean energy projects. Currently, you could invest in a wind power project or a school solar array

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