The Cleantech Revolution, Crowdinvesting In Renewables, Off-Grid vs Sharing...
Remco van der Horst, COO of renewable energy crowdinvesting company Duurzaaminvesteren and founder of consultancy Greenproc, was one of the key people who organized meetings for me during my cleantech...
View ArticleMeet Lighty: Communications Technology Inspired By Human Needs
For those who like staying abreast of new communications technology, you should take a look at Lighty, an innovative media device which might potentially threaten to completely disrupt the world of...
View ArticleOver 1 Million People Helped By WakaWaka Via Off-Grid Solar Power & Lighting...
One of the people I was most honored to meet during my cleantech tour of the Netherlands was Maurits Groen, cofounder and CEO of WakaWaka. WakaWaka, in just a few short years in existence, has had a...
View ArticleRenewable Energy Utility Company Good Energy Issuing New Share Offer
The renewable energy utility company Good Energy is raising £3.1 million in new funding through the issue of 1,495,900 New Ordinary Shares at a price of 208p per share, according to a recent press...
View ArticleRenewed Love For The Printed Word
By The Beam Team A sustainable future is on the horizon and there are truly incredible renewable energy developments coming to light every day. Every day, we’re shaking off our dependence on fossil...
View ArticleThe Beam #2 Cover Competition (You Choose)
Update: Another cover design choice has been developed — “feel the Beam.” Check it out and let us know what you think! A few days ago, I wrote about The Beam magazine, based in Berlin, which...
View ArticleCrowdfunding for Carbon Credits with Cool Effect
Cool Effect is a newly launched crowdfunding program that offers verified carbon credits through global projects. Each is carefully vetted, and helps offset our carbon impact while improving the lives...
View ArticleHow Does Cleantech Equity Crowdfunding Work?
Equity crowdfunding can provide cleantech innovators with the financial boost they need to move from design to implementation
View ArticleUniti — Swedish EV Startup — At 230% Of Crowdfunding Target To Reinvent The...
An electric vehicle startup in Sweden by the name of Uniti is currently in the process of a crowdfunding campaign to raise the money necessary for the development of a prototype. With 2 days left, it...
View ArticleSwedish EV Startup Uniti Raises €1.23 Million Through Fundedbyme Campaign
The Swedish electric vehicle startup that we wrote about recently, Uniti, has managed to raise more than €1.23 million in new funding through its Fundedbyme crowdfunding campaign, going by a new video...
View ArticleIndiegogo Now Offers Equity Crowdfunding
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has changed the rules about how small investors can participate in crowdfunding. Indiegogo offers a chance to support good causes and to (hopefully) generate...
View ArticleVolta e-Bike (From Pure Cycles) Hits Kickstarter
Those on the lookout for an electric bicycle may want to keep an eye on the new "Volta" Kickstarter campaign by the Burbank, California-based firm Pure Cycles. The Volta electric bike looks to be a...
View ArticleMOAR E-Bike Folds With Big Fat Tires
Fat-tire bikes are all the rage these days, but they are certainly a bike style that can benefit from the help of an electric motor. The MOAR e-bike Fat Tire folding frame is a newcomer in this...
View ArticleEl Paso Electric Powers Up State’s Largest Community Solar Grid
El Paso Electric has begun operating the largest community solar power grid in Texas. The 33,000 panel facility covers 21 acres and generates 3 megawatt or clean renewable power.
View ArticleGenZe E-Scooter Partners With Postmates
It's not every day we hear of two companies offering a perfect marriage between a product and a service. In this case, though, we have an electric mobility platform with a highly praised electric...
View ArticleIs This The Coolest Electric Bicycle You Have Ever Seen?
The Avionics V1 electric bicycle is the coolest retro bike in the universe. If you watch the video, you are going to want one for yourself.
View ArticleSono Motors Unveils The Sion Prototype
Here it is, the long-anticipated first real-life look at the prototype of the Sion, a battery- and solar-powered vehicle from German startup Sono Motors. Financed by a crowdfunding campaign through...
View ArticleAvionics V1 — Stunning 5 kW Wild Retro Boardtracker
We can safely say that 2017 has so far given us more electric bicycle (e-bike) choice than ever before, and the Avionics V1 e-bike 5 kW Wild Retro Board-Tracker is further proof of this. It has the...
View ArticleBreathing Easy: The Best Air Pollution Startups (State of Pollution Series)
As we’ve been looking at in our series, air pollution is a serious global problem that is having a huge impact on the health of the world population, as well as being a massive drain on the economy....
View ArticleTesla Blows Minds Deep In Kentucky
From eastern Kentucky, deep in the heart of "coal country," comes a short, sweet film from one of our CleanTechnica friends
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