Planetsave Leading solar technology manufacturer and solar installer SunPower* has teamed up Admirals Bank, which offers solar loans across the US, to launch a $200 million home solar loan program. The loan program is to support home solar power installations from SunPower over the coming two years. The loan program will … [continued]
Time to catch up on more solar news. Here are a number of big solar news stories we wouldn’t want you to miss: First Solar + Skytron: First Solar is acquiring Skytron. If Skytron doesn’t ring a bell, it should. It holds more monitored solar PV projects than all about 3 other … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. Mosaic (formerly “Solar Mosaic”) is well known in the solar industry for pioneering what one might call “crowd-investing.” It has allowed common Americans to invest in large solar power projects for less than $30… or much more if they prefer. That has been a big and exciting story … [continued]
Originally Published on the ECOreport. One of Mosaic’s defining moments came in January 2013, when it started offering a return on crowdsourcing investments. That enabled small investors to buy into solar projects on the rooftops of schools, apartment buildings, convention centers, and other buildings. The Oakland–based company did $7 million worth of business … [continued]
The competitiveness of solar leasing vs a $0-down solar loan is a question that has come up many times in my mind. It’s also a topic that comes up a lot in the comments on CleanTechnica. Using EnergySage’s cool new “Instant Solar Estimate” tool, I decided to run through comparative … [continued]
For several years now, Japan has been on the solar map, being one of the leading manufacturers of solar panels and in the top 5 ranking for countries with the most solar PV installed. Since the Fukushima accident, Japan has been looking to solar even more in order to replace nuclear … [continued]
Check ’em out: 34.5 GW Of Solar In 2013, Mercom Capital Projects. In the ballpark of other 2013 projects. Sees 2013 being better than 2012 due to growth in China, India, and Japan. European Photovoltaic Industry Association Sets 2013 Priorities. Hint: nothing to do with stopping the rooftop revolution; a … [continued]
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. […]
Countering misinformation being spread in the midst of tough economic times and a presidential election year, a US PREF study finds that the federal solar investment tax credit generates a healthy return on taxpayers’ investment. […]
First of all, it’s important for anyone not familiar with the solar industry to know that it has been the fastest-growing industry in the US recently, and with this fast growth comes a lot of change — costs dropping fast, some technologies improving, other technologies being priced out of … [continued]
