Tagged: Green Energy

September 2, 2023 @ 10:10 am By Michael Wong  |  

Solarvest Borneo Sdn Bhd (Solarvest Borneo) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Centre for Technology Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS), Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Huawei Malaysia), and GreenBay CES Sdn Bhd (GreenBay) to launch a hyperscale green data center testbed and training… Read More

January 29, 2023 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the “crypto winter” continues to drag on, Bitcoin miners are feeling the effects of the prolonged bear market. Many miners, particularly those operating at a small scale, have been forced to shut down operations due to the lack of profitability. However, for those who… Read More

September 29, 2021 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Compute North, a provider of large-scale computing and cryptocurrency mining infrastructure, has agreed with PowerFund One, a leading Clean Energy Tax Equity Fund, to immediately begin delivering more than $100 million of green energy and tax credits to mining operations seeking to invest in and… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 9:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Brighte, an Australia-based green energy fintech, recently announced it secured $100 million through its latest investment round. According to various media outlets, the round was led by Grok Ventures, the investment fund of Mike and Annie Cannon-Brookes. Founded in 2015, Brighte describes itself as a… Read More

July 6, 2020 @ 10:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. (TSX.V: HIVE) (OTCQX: HVBTF) announced on Monday it has ordered 200 Bitmain Antminer S17e 60 Terahash per second (TH/s) SHA 256 mining machines as it continues to scale up to next-generation mining power at its green energy-powered bitcoin mining operation… Read More

June 28, 2020 @ 11:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. (TSX.V:HIVE) (OTCQX:HVBTF) reported it has put into operation its recently acquired 1,090 Bitmain Antminer T17+ 58 Terahash per second (TH/s) SHA 256 mining machines at its green energy-powered bitcoin mining operation in Quebec. “Combined with the recently installed 750 Bitmain Antminer S17+… Read More

April 9, 2014 @ 2:55 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The Ashden Awards take place every year and recognize leaders in a collective effort to reduce carbon emissions and affect ecology in a positive way. This year, UK-based Abundance Generation has been named a finalist for the award for their work in funding and financing… Read More

February 28, 2014 @ 6:43 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Mosaic has teamed with The Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority (CEFIA) and Sungage Financial in a $5 million deal to offer homeowners crowdsourced loans for solar installations. This partnership is creating an entirely new ecosystem for solar financing in which individuals can take part in and… Read More

February 20, 2014 @ 12:52 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Abundance Generation is claiming a record for a crowdfunding campaign in the green energy space after a recent project raised £214,000 in just four days according to BusinessGreen. Renewable Energy Generation launched the project, dubbed REG High Down. The wind installation comprised of a single… Read More

February 10, 2014 @ 9:18 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Saying a web site is the Match.com or Airbnb of some niche has become a bit clichè, but in the case of Geostellar it is probably most apt to call it the Kayak of solar installations. Part search engine and part matchmaking service, Geostellar aims… Read More

December 24, 2013 @ 11:47 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Mosaic President Billy Parish appeared on Bloomberg West to talk about Mosaic’s business model and their unique approach to funding solar projects. To date, Mosaic has facilitated $5.6 million in solar projects with zero defaults and 100% on-time payments. Pretty incredible for an investment that… Read More

December 21, 2013 @ 1:48 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

UK-based renewable energy crowdfunding platform Abundance Generation has announced a partnership with CCgroup. CCgroup is a UK-based PR agency with an embedded cleantech department. That department has reportedly been briefed on Abundance Generation’s model and will help in publicizing investment opportunities on the platform. CCgroup… Read More

December 14, 2013 @ 2:39 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Abundance Generation’s Conor Bishop took to the company blog to share details of a recent survey enacted by Abundance Generation and market research firm One Poll. According to the poll, the following five categories of investment represented areas that UK investors were most interested… Property… Read More

December 6, 2013 @ 12:16 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

CNN Money | How IBM bypasses bureaucratic purgatory IBM has an in-house crowdfunding platform that they use to allow employees to vet and evaluate their colleagues’ ideas. It’s an effort to “improve the way we do things internally” according to the head of IBM’s CIO… Read More

November 30, 2013 @ 12:05 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

UK alternative energy crowdfunding platform Abundance shared the preceding trailer on their blog this week. The trailer is for an upcoming documentary called Transforming Finance. The film is sponsored by The Finance Innovation Lab and aims to “inspire a financial system that sustains people and planet.”… Read More

November 29, 2013 @ 11:21 am By Charles Luzar  |  

I was feeling a little festive yesterday and didn’t get to a roundup, so we’re making up for it today with a big roundup of things we’ve found throughout the week. My turkey coma has thankfully worn off. Forbes | Britain’s Crowdfunders Plot World Domination… Read More

November 20, 2013 @ 12:46 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

BackerKit Blog | 2014 is the Year of the Crowdfunding Hero, and she’s got new tools in her belt. BackerKit is a service for crowdfunding project creators that “helps you manage your post-crowdfunding mayhem so that you can deliver on time.” They’ve seen a few… Read More

November 14, 2013 @ 12:40 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

In 1931, artist Haddon Sundblom created magazine ads for Coca‑Cola inspired by Clement Clark Moore’s 1822 poem ‘The night before Christmas’, featuring St Nicholas as a kind, jovial man in a red suit. However, up until then images of Santa Claus had varied throughout different regions and… Read More

November 1, 2013 @ 11:17 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Philips has partnered with Indiegogo and Bloomberg’s The Next Big Thing Summit to launch a crowdfunding-driven contest that will reward one of five finalists with $60,000 and a mentoring session with Philips executives. The contest is called the Philips Next Big Thing Innovation Fellows Competition. The four… Read More

October 30, 2013 @ 9:57 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Dealbook | Trepidation and Restrictions Leave Crowdfunding Rules Weak This is a pretty scathing indictment of the SEC and capital formation in the United States. I think this quote says it all: “…because of Congress’s straitjacket and the S.E.C.’s fear of innovation, we have a… Read More