Tag: investment

  • Sol Systems, Google partnership to invest in solar projects and community organizations

    Developer and operator Sol Systems is collaborating with Google on a unique renewable energy procurement and investment strategy. The partnership enables the development of new solar energy projects and supports local communities where the projects are built. Sol Systems and Google have structured an integrated clean energy investment and procurement strategy for solar projects being……

  • Long-duration energy storage provider ESS nets $30 million to expand iron flow battery manufacturing

    ESS Inc., a manufacturer of long-duration energy storage systems, has secured $30 million in a Series C investment round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and SoftBank Group’s SB Energy. The new funding will be used to expand and automate the manufacturing process of ESS Inc.’s second-generation iron flow battery technology. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • PosiGen snags Goldman Sachs investment to provide solar to low-income families

    Months after providing PosiGen Solar Solutions with a working capital loan, Goldman Sachs, through its Urban Investment Group, has now made an equity investment in the Louisiana-based company to allow PosiGen to continue its explosive growth. What or who is PosiGen? Well, the company is focused on providing solar productionRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar3D Selected for Addition to Russell Microcap Growth Index

    Common shares of Solar 3D, Inc., a provider and developer of solar power solutions, were included in the Russell Microcap Growth Index on June 26, 2015. Membership in the Russell Microcap Index, which remains in place for one year, means automatic inclusion in the appropriate growth and value style indexes. FTSERead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • GDP growth now ‘uncoupled’ from CO2 emissions

    Despite the world’s average annual 1.5% increase in energy consumption in recent years and average 3% growth in Gross Domestic Product, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2014 were unchanged from 2013 levels. For the first time in four decades, the world economy grew without a parallel rise in CO2 emissions,Read More — Solar Builder magazine