CleanTechnica » solar financing 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 Jigar Shah’s Next Breakthrough Cleantech Company http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/jigar-shah-breakthrough-cleantech-company/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/jigar-shah-breakthrough-cleantech-company/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2014 11:00:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76028 If you aren’t familiar with Jigar Shah, you should be. In my list of 17 cleantech champions published at the beginning of the year, Jigar was tied with Elon Musk at #1. If you’re familiar with Jigar and his work, you know why. If not, you’re probably thinking “What? How can he be tied with Elon?”

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/solar-investing-wunder-capital-connecting-investors-commercial-solar-projects/feed/ 0 Energy Assets vs Liabilities: A Look At Solar Financing http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/26/energy-assets-vs-liabilities-a-look-at-solar-financing/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/26/energy-assets-vs-liabilities-a-look-at-solar-financing/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:26:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71071 By Michał Bacia When discussing solar financing, one very important thing has to be pointed out: solar PV systems are assets. They produce an essential commodity. The generated electricity has a value and can be sold or used to offset your own consumption. Therefore, it constitutes revenue for the owner in cash terms. A car

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/26/energy-assets-vs-liabilities-a-look-at-solar-financing/feed/ 19 Solar Snapshot With Intersolar CEO Markus Elsässer http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/12/intersolar-ceo-markus-elsasser/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/12/intersolar-ceo-markus-elsasser/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2014 08:50:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69340 This week, San Francisco hosted the 2014 Intersolar North America event. Since its establishment in 2008, the exhibition + conference has developed into the premier platform for the solar industry in North America. In total, 576 exhibitors and 17,881 trade visitors participated in 2013, and the conference featured more than 50 sessions with over 200 speakers and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/12/intersolar-ceo-markus-elsasser/feed/ 0 SolarCity, Vivint Solar Top US Solar Residential Installers In Q1 2014 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/06/solarcity-vivint-solar-top-us-solar-residential-installers-q1-2014/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/06/solarcity-vivint-solar-top-us-solar-residential-installers-q1-2014/#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2014 17:01:32 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69149 SolarCity and Vivint Solar were the top US 2014 Q1 solar residential installers, according to a recent report. GTM Research’s most recent survey of leading solar PV residential installations found some other interesting results as well. SolarCity and Vivint Solar continued their domination of the market, totaling 38%. SolarCity had 29%, beating out its 2013 overall share

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/06/invest-solar-projects/feed/ 0 SolarCity Kickstarts New Financial Solar Venture http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/22/solarcity-kick-starts-new-financial-solar-venture/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/22/solarcity-kick-starts-new-financial-solar-venture/#comments Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:40:49 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61496 SolarCity launched a new program which will allow investors with smaller wallets, community groups, and other institutions to grab a piece of the solar pie. Similar to other crowd sourcing schemes like Solar Mosiac, the company plans to harness the power of the Internet to attract investors of all sizes. Lyndon Rive, SolarCity CEO said the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/22/solarcity-kick-starts-new-financial-solar-venture/feed/ 8 Solar Contract Templates Developed By NREL & Partners http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/23/solar-contract-templates-developed-nrel-partners/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/23/solar-contract-templates-developed-nrel-partners/#comments Sat, 23 Nov 2013 17:08:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59301 One of the ways that an industry matures is by standardizing all sorts of processes, including financial processes, making proliferation of the industry’s offerings easier. Solar is still a young industry, but it is growing very fast, and solutions such as standardization of common processes is helping it along. As part of that, an NREL-organized

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/23/solar-contract-templates-developed-nrel-partners/feed/ 2 SolarCity Leads Way Into Low-Interest Solar Financing That Could Be Huge Boost To Solar Industry http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/17/solarcity-leads-way-low-interest-solar-financing-huge-boost-solar-industry/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/17/solarcity-leads-way-low-interest-solar-financing-huge-boost-solar-industry/#comments Sun, 17 Nov 2013 16:09:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59045 Originally published on RenewEconomy. The solar industry has achieved another significant breakthrough, after US solar leasing specialist SolarCity issued the first asset back notes for the solar industry, and achieved an interest rate significantly below expectations. SolarCity raised $54 million in the issue of asset backed securities. It was not a significant sum, but it

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/17/solarcity-leads-way-low-interest-solar-financing-huge-boost-solar-industry/feed/ 6 SolarWorld Brings Solar Financing For US-Made Solar Panels To Hawaii http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/16/solarworld-brings-solar-financing-for-us-made-solar-panels-to-hawaii/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/16/solarworld-brings-solar-financing-for-us-made-solar-panels-to-hawaii/#comments Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:31:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56391 This will be refreshing to many: SolarWorld, a company that is well known for producing solar modules, is now providing Hawaii with the option to enjoy its solar financing packages, and with the guarantee that the solar panels they get on their roofs will receive American-made solar panels! This service, offered exclusively through Inter-Island Solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/16/solarworld-brings-solar-financing-for-us-made-solar-panels-to-hawaii/feed/ 30 SunPower Teams With Community First For Australian Solar Leasing http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/25/sunpower-teams-with-community-first-for-australian-solar-leasing/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/25/sunpower-teams-with-community-first-for-australian-solar-leasing/#comments Sun, 25 Aug 2013 12:00:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55506 Originally published on RenewEconomy. US solar giant SunPower has announced it is teaming up with Community First Credit Union to finance its solar module leasing arrangements in Australia. The two companies are offering financing for up to $35,000 over a ten year period for rooftop solar systems ($35,000 will get you a very big system).

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/25/sunpower-teams-with-community-first-for-australian-solar-leasing/feed/ 1 Why Solar Financing Beats Solar Incentives, & What Would Be Much Better http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/22/why-solar-financing-beats-solar-incentives-what-would-be-much-better/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/22/why-solar-financing-beats-solar-incentives-what-would-be-much-better/#comments Thu, 22 Aug 2013 15:00:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55473 Originally published on RMI Outlet. By James Mandel, PhD In recent years, companies have made great strides in offering third-party financing to bring solar and energy efficiency to residential consumers with little or no money down. Consumers view it as free. For example, I can now put solar on my roof with a power purchase

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/22/why-solar-financing-beats-solar-incentives-what-would-be-much-better/feed/ 16 20 Solar, Wind, EV, & Other Tech/Energy Stories Not To Miss http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/13/18-solar-wind-ev-other-techenergy-stories-not-to-miss/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/13/18-solar-wind-ev-other-techenergy-stories-not-to-miss/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:03:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49501 Here are some more cleantech and climate policy stories we wouldn’t want you all to miss: Clean Energy First Solar Becomes Desertec Investor Clean Power Finance Partners Comprise Up To 80 Percent Of Major U.S. Residential Solar Companies Helping Schools Finance Solar Webinar: How Racking And Mounting Make Perfect Cents (And Dollars, Too) Up To

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/13/18-solar-wind-ev-other-techenergy-stories-not-to-miss/feed/ 0 How Do We Lower Solar Installation Costs And Open The Market To Securitized Portfolios: Standardize And Harmonize http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/14/how-do-we-lower-solar-installation-costs-and-open-the-market-to-securitized-portfolios-standardize-and-harmonize/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/14/how-do-we-lower-solar-installation-costs-and-open-the-market-to-securitized-portfolios-standardize-and-harmonize/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:34:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45071 Soft costs can be pretty tough. The cost of solar installations can be generally separated into "hard" costs — representing primary components such as modules, racking, inverters — and soft costs including legal, permitting, and financing. While the former group — particularly modules — have dropped dramatically over the last several years, the latter have not. According to a recent NREL analysis, these costs represent roughly 30% of both residential and utility installations (slightly less for commercial-host systems). See Figure 1.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/14/how-do-we-lower-solar-installation-costs-and-open-the-market-to-securitized-portfolios-standardize-and-harmonize/feed/ 2 Engensa Debuts ‘Pay-as-You-Save’ Solar Loan http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/23/engensa-debuts-pay-as-you-save-solar-loan/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/23/engensa-debuts-pay-as-you-save-solar-loan/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:01:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=41562 The offer, reported to be available to homeowners to the south of Birmingham from August 1, will be rolled out nationwide from October. It wiil provide households with an unsecured 10-year consumer loan worth up to £50,000 at an APR of 7.9 per cent.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/23/engensa-debuts-pay-as-you-save-solar-loan/feed/ 3 Clean Power Finance Aims to “Streamline and Professionalize” Residential Solar Sales & Financing with New Vice President of Operations http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/10/clean-power-finance-aims-to-streamline-and-professionalize-residential-solar-sales-financing-with-new-vice-president-of-operations/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/10/clean-power-finance-aims-to-streamline-and-professionalize-residential-solar-sales-financing-with-new-vice-president-of-operations/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:15:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=40026   The hot topics in the solar energy sector right now, I would contend, are making the solar marketplace easier to navigate and bringing down the soft costs of going solar. We’ve had numerous posts on big stories in that space in recent months. This is all long overdue and highly needed, so it’s been

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/10/clean-power-finance-aims-to-streamline-and-professionalize-residential-solar-sales-financing-with-new-vice-president-of-operations/feed/ 1 Clean Power Finance Gets $1.5 Million to Reduce “Soft Costs” of Going Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/18/clean-power-finance-gets-1-5-million-reduce-soft-costs-going-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/18/clean-power-finance-gets-1-5-million-reduce-soft-costs-going-solar/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:44:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=39156   One of the several companies that received funding from the Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the SunShot Initiative last week is Clean Power Finance, an online marketplace for residential solar financing and a provider of solar sales software. The company was awarded two grants for “efforts to build software platforms that reduce the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/18/clean-power-finance-gets-1-5-million-reduce-soft-costs-going-solar/feed/ 7 Solar Energy News http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/14/solar-energy-news-3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/14/solar-energy-news-3/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:03:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=39026   Top solar energy news from around the interwebs: Solar Projects Kyocera Solar Power Generating Systems Help the Maldive Islands Meet Renewable Energy Goals “Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) along with Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Wakachiku Construction Co., Ltd. announced that the companies are working to install 675kW of Kyocera’s solar power generating systems at schools and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/14/solar-in-the-us-policy-promise-9-more-solar-charts-images/feed/ 3 Solar News Roundup http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/18/solar-news-roundup/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/18/solar-news-roundup/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 21:47:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38207   Some more solar energy news from around the net to wrap up the week: SolarCity & Clean Currents have teamed up to offer fixed-price Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for solar power with as little as $0 down and long-term electricity discounts/savings. The largest city-sponsored solar financing program in the U.S. has relaunched in Phoenix, Arizona. The

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