| Date | Title | Description |
| 18.11.2024 | Rooftop solar PV provides 107.5% of grid demand in South Australia | - |
| 25.08.2024 | Home Energy Optimization: The worth of investing in solar power system | Are you tired of watching your energy bills soar every month? Do you feel a pang of guilt every time you think about your carbon footprint?
If so, it might be time to consider investing in a solar power system for your home energy optimizat... |
| 23.01.2019 | #Solar100’s Emily Kirsch: The Oprah of Clean Energy | Dubbed the “Oprah of Clean Energy” by Emily Fritze and Alex Harbour of Powerhouse – with special thanks to fellow #Solar100 Leaders Kyle Cherrick and TJ Kanczuzewski for the nomination – Emily Kirsch is Founder and CEO of Powerhouse and the... |
| 20.09.2018 | Sungevity appoints David White as Chief Financial Officer | Sungevity, one of the nation’s leading residential solar system providers, today announced the appointment of David White as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 1. White will report to Patrick McGivern, Sungevity’s CEO.
White brings ... |
| 20.09.2018 | Sungevity announces the acquisition of EGear and Hawaii Energy Connection | Sungevity, one of the nation’s leading residential solar system providers, today announced a definitive agreement to concurrently acquire EGear and Hawaii Energy Connection, leaders in Hawaii’s advanced solar, storage and grid services mark... |
| 28.04.2017 | Out of Sungevity’s ashes, Solar Spectrum will rise using its assets and employees | From the ashes of Sungevity, Solar Spectrum will rise.
At least that’s the hope of investment group Northern Pacific, who acquired Sungevity’s infrastructure, technology, installer network, supplier warranties and certain agreements in conn... |
| 19.04.2017 | Sungevity secures US$50 million bankruptcy buyout | - |
| 04.01.2017 | Sungevity loses acquisition partner, access to public capital | When Easterly Acquisition Corp. announced its intent to acquire Sungevity in June, most analysts saw this as an opportunity for the residential-solar company to gain access to public funding, allowing it to compete against Sunrun, SolarCity... |
| 17.10.2016 | Solar Brokers Canada, Sungevity partner to start marketing residential PV systems in U.S. | Sungevity, Inc. and Solar Brokers Canada, Canada’s largest solar energy reseller generating over 12 MW of business in 2015 throughout the Canadian market, announced a partnership to market Sungevity Energy Systems to prospective residential... |
| 22.08.2016 | Sungevity’s Cause Marketing Initiative Surpasses $2 Million Milestone Raised For Nonprofit Partners | Sungevity, Inc., a technology-driven solutions provider, offering exceptional service and choice to residential and commercial solar energy customers, today announced that it has surpassed the $2 million mark raised for its nonprofit partne... |
| 19.08.2016 | CleanSpark, Webcor & Sungevity Complete Phase I of First Commercial Microgrid | Cleanspark, LLC, as part of Stratean, the developer of a patented and revolutionary “stratified” downdraft gasifier, today announced the company has completed Phase I of its first commercial microgrid in partnership with Webcor, a San Franc... |
| 02.07.2016 | M&A roundup - week ending 7/2/16 | Workday bought Zaption; Recruit Holdings purchased Simply Hired; Buddy Platform acquired Zentri
Buddy Platform, a platform for collecting and processing Internet of Things data, acquired Zentri, an Internet of Things connected product platf... |
| 16.06.2016 | Sunpreme Bifacial PV panels now atop UC Berkeley’s Jacobs Hall | Jacobs Hall is the brand new home for University of California, Berkeley’s Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation in the College of Engineering. The building was built to embody the values of the institute itself: “a place to explore, a pla... |
| 11.05.2016 | Oakland's Top 20 Tech influencers you need to know! | Vator will be holding its Splash Spring event in Oakland, at the Scottish Rite Center, on May 12
Editor's Note: Our annual Vator Splash Spring 2016 conference is around the corner on May 12, 2016 at the historic Scottish Rite Center in Oakl... |
| 23.12.2015 | Sungevity Raises $650M | Sungevity, an Oakland, Calif.-based solar energy provider, raised $650m in total.
This included a $50m equity funding round and a $600m project financing.
Backers in the equity round included GE Ventures, Apollo Investment Corp. and Hercule... |
| 16.12.2015 | Sungevity closes on US$650 million financing | - |
| 15.12.2015 | Largest financing of a private solar company in 2015? Sungevity | Sungevity completed an equity and project financing transaction totaling $650 million to support the company’s U.S. and international business. This marks the largest financing of a private company in the solar industry for 2015. Sungevity’... |
| 08.12.2015 | Sungevity expands online solar platform into Rhode Island | Sungevity is a technology-driven solar energy company focused on making it easy and affordable for homeowners and business owners to benefit from solar power. They do this by leveraging proprietary remote solar design technology to deliver ... |
| 17.04.2015 | Sungevity Survey Reveals U.S. Parents Committed to Solar | Sungevity’s new brand marketing campaign invokes the public’s desire to see a future powered by solar energy. (PRNewsFoto/Sungevity, Inc.)
A recent survey of parents commissioned by Sungevity, a global provider of solar services, revealed t... |
| 20.03.2015 | Sungevity Launches Solar Services for the Commercial Market | OAKLAND, Calif. – Sungevity, Inc., a leading global provider of residential solar services, has expanded its solar solutions to the commercial market, a new channel for the company. In partnership with the solar energy finance and investmen... |
| 28.07.2014 | Envisioning a vibrant tech ecosystem in Oakland | As the tech money flows in, how can Oaklanders optimize it for good?
At Vator Splash Oakland, one of the themes was how the city, its residents and businesses, could leverage the opportunities created by the emerging tech ecosystem. It's an... |
| 05.05.2014 | 10 Reasons to go to Vator Splash Oakland | Here's why 700 people have already registered to attend
In the last decade, VC money shifted north from Silicon Valley to San Francisco. In other words, Silicon Valley moved north.
SF accounted for 36% of all venture dollars invested in the... |
| 04.04.2014 | Sungevity Raises $70M To Expand Its Solar Business Globally | Sungevity, an integrator and marketer of solar installation services, has raised $70 million in new financing as it looks to expand internationally.
The round was led by Jetstream Ventures, a Nashville-based investor focused on companies th... |
| 04.04.2014 | Sungevity Raises $70M in Equity Financing | Sungevity, Inc., an Oakland, CA-based solar energy provider, raised $70m in new equity financing.
The round was led by Jetstream Ventures, with participation from E.ON and GE Ventures.
The company intends to use the funds to extend its tech... |
| 31.03.2014 | Blue Bottle Founder & CEO on Oakland as a startup hub | Oakland-based Blue Bottle leads in bringing the entrepreneurial mindset to the East Bay
In just over one month, on May 6-7, Vator will be holding Splash, its premier startup event and competition, at Jack London Square on the Oakland waterf... |
| 16.09.2013 | Thinking Inside the Box | Partnering with big box stores allows solar installers to increase job prospects.
National big box retailers like Costco, Lowe’s and Home Depot can drive up deal volume for solar installers lucky enough to be able to co-market at store site... |
| 05.07.2013 | Sungevity Shines with $15M |
OAKLAND, CA, Recognized leader in the global solar market, today announced $15 million in new equity financings, including an investment from GE Ventures.
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| 05.07.2013 | Sungevity Raises $15M in Equity Financing | Sungevity, Inc., an Oakland, CA-based global provider of solar solutions, raised $15m in equity financing.
It includes an investment from GE Ventures. The financing folloed a $125m round raised earlier in 2013 (read here).
The company ninte... |
| 16.01.2013 | Sungevity Snares $40M in Equity Funding |
OAKLAND, CA, Recognized leader in the global residential solar market announced the completion of a series of venture capital and project financings.
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>> To export Sungevity fu... |
| 05.10.2011 | Greener Capital secures $33 million investment | A big boost for Berkeley-based investment firm committed to clean technology.
(Correction: To reflect Charles Finnie's role at Crosslink Capital and the investment of Farrallon in Greener Capital.)
Greener Capital, a Berkeley, CA-based vent... |
| 25.01.2011 | Solar Universe Raises $7 Million To Franchise Solar Installation | Solar Universe — a company building a franchise of solar installers across North America — raised a $7 million series b investment led by RockPort Capital, the company announced today. Abe Yokell, a principal with RockPort is joining the Li... |
| 21.01.2011 | Sungevity Receives $2M Line of Credit from Bridge Bank | Sungevity, Inc., an Oakland, CA-based company that has developed an online sales process to make it easy and affordable for homeowners to go solar, has received a $2m line of credit from Bridge Bank, National Association, a subsidiary of Br... |
| 15.12.2010 | Sungevity raises $15 million to grow Internet-based rooftop solar leasing | Solar financing startup Sungevity has raised $15 million in a third round of financing to put more solar panels on rooftops by leasing or selling the systems to homeowners.
The company has now raised a total of $25 million, and Sungevity CE... |
| 15.12.2010 | Sungevity Raises $15M in Series C Funding | Sungevity , an Oakland, CA-based provider of residential solar installations, has raised an additional $15m in Series C funding.
The round was led by existing investors Greener Capital and Firelake Capital and new investor Brightpath Capita... |
| 04.11.2010 | Startups bet on solar panels on every home and building | Cleantech startups are expecting that the market for distributed solar energy — installing individual solar panels where power is needed — is going to grow as quickly as the personal computer and cellphone markets.
The most cost-effective w... |
| 28.10.2010 | How a little company called SunRun plans to put solar on every roof | Solar leasing company SunRun has emerged as one of the leaders in a white-hot solar market — and it started just three years ago as an idea in the minds of two Stanford business school students.
The company has managed the rapid rise by dev... |
| 23.09.2010 | Sungevity Founder Danny Kennedy on Making a Difference With Solar | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Yesterday we published Part 1 of a Q&A with Danny Kennedy, the former Greenpeace activist and administrator who founded Oakland, CA-based Sungevity in 2007. The company’s ... |
| 22.09.2010 | Sungevity, Founded by Greenpeace Activist, Tackles Climate Change as “The Amazon of Solar Electricity” | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Yesterday we told you all about Recurve, a San Francisco home energy auditing and retrofitting startup whose founder argues that before energy-conscious homeowners put solar p... |
| 21.06.2010 | SunRun scores $100M deal with PG&E to take 3,500 homes solar | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
SunRun, a company working to make rooftop solar panels more affordable for average households, just took a big leap forward today, anno... |
| 21.06.2010 | SunRun scores $100M deal with PG&E to take 3,500 homes solar | SunRun, a company working to make rooftop solar panels more affordable for average households, just took a big leap forward today, announcing a $100 million joint program with major utility Pacific Gas & Electric. Together, the companie... |
| 12.05.2010 | SolarCity branches into energy efficiency with Building Solutions buy | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
SolarCity, one of the leading companies making lo... |
| 12.05.2010 | SolarCity branches into energy efficiency with Building Solutions buy | SolarCity, one of the leading companies making lower-priced rooftop solar panels for homeowners and small businesses, is expanding its reach today with the acquisition of residential energy efficiency company Building Solutions. The deal co... |
| 26.03.2010 | Bancorp, Sungevity team up to finance residential solar | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Rooftop solar panels may be dropping in price, bu... |
| 26.03.2010 | Bancorp, Sungevity team up to finance residential solar | Rooftop solar panels may be dropping in price, but they’re still out of range for most consumers to buy out of pocket. To bridge this gap, companies like SunRun and SolarCity have cropped up, offering new payment models to make solar panel ... |
| 22.09.2009 | Sungevity brings in $6M to bring satellite data to solar installation | Sungevity, a solar panel installer that uses satellite technology to determine size and placement of rooftop systems, has brought in $6 million and hired several new executives to fortify its business for the battle ahead. With more solar i... |
| 22.09.2009 | Online Solar Provider Sungevity Raises $6M | Sungevity, a Californian online solar provider, raised $6m in new funding led by Greener Capital, a new cleantech venture capital firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Charles Finnie, managing partner in Greener Capital, will join the S... |
| 22.09.2009 | Sungevity raises US$6 million, adds COO, CFO and VP of engineering | - |
| 17.08.2009 | California’s renewable energy tangled in power lines | A recent report from the Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative says that the state will need to shell out $15.7 billion to install the transmission lines necessary to meet the government’s renewable energy mandates on time. On top of tha... |
| 17.08.2009 | California’s renewable energy tangled in power lines | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
A recent report from the Renewable Energy Transmi... |
| 28.07.2009 | SunRun takes $18M, advice from Accel to make solar consumer-friendly | SunRun, a company that sells rooftop-generated solar power to residential consumers for flat monthly fees (and a one-time startup cost), announced today that it raised $18 million in a second round of funding to market its services even mor... |
| 28.07.2009 | SunRun takes $18M, advice from Accel to make solar consumer-friendly | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
SunRun, a company that sells rooftop-generated so... |
| 06.11.2008 | GoodGuide Takes Top Prize At Web 2.0 Summit Launchpad | One of the featured events at this week’s Web 2.0 Summit was the Launchpad, a showcase of six companies that were each given 5 minutes to pitch a room full of VC’s, entrepreneurs, and other notables in the tech industry. The companies were ... |
| - | Presidential candidates don’t have solar at home – here’s the difference they could make | The 2016 US Presidential election is close – plenty of politics are swirling related to the solar power and renewable energy industries. Each of the candidates running for President have spoken specifically on solar power, with Clinton and ... |
