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Sungevity Scores $125M for Third-Party Solar Financing

Sungevity Scores $125M for Third-Party Solar Financing

Eric Wesoff: January 16, 2013

Third-party-owned solar financed most of the California residential solar market in 2012.

OneRoof Energy Planning $100M Fund, 4,000 Rooftops by Year’s End

OneRoof Energy Planning $100M Fund, 4,000 Rooftops by Year’s End

Jeff St. John: July 30, 2012

New financing with investor and partner Hanwha, other plans for the company bringing third-party solar financing to roofers.

Will the Pentagon Bring Solar Hot Water to a Boil?

Will the Pentagon Bring Solar Hot Water to a Boil?

Herman K. Trabish: July 10, 2012

With third-party finance, solar can give the military hot water, private sector buy-in, and budget cuts.

Sunnovations: Solar Hot Water Is Where the Money Is

Sunnovations: Solar Hot Water Is Where the Money Is

Herman K. Trabish: June 19, 2012

A huge market globally, solar hot water is an almost untapped market in the U.S. that’s still innovating and cutting costs.

Utilities’ Honest Assessment of Solar in the Electricity Supply

Utilities’ Honest Assessment of Solar in the Electricity Supply

Herman K. Trabish: May 7, 2012

“If we fast-forward to this conference five years from now, half of the agenda is going to be storage.”

OneRoof Wins More VC for Its Third-Party Solar Financing

OneRoof Wins More VC for Its Third-Party Solar Financing

Eric Wesoff: April 5, 2012

Third-party-owned solar was more than 50 percent of the California home solar market in 2011.

Sungevity, Sanyo, Vivint, OneRoof, and CPF: A $250M Flurry of Third-Party Solar Financing

Sungevity, Sanyo, Vivint, OneRoof, and CPF: A $250M Flurry of Third-Party Solar Financing

Eric Wesoff: October 19, 2011

Sungevity adds more to its fund; Vivint and OneRoof join the fray. Third-party-owned solar is more than 50 percent of the California home solar market in 2011.

Third-Party-Owned Solar Dominates the California Market

Third-Party-Owned Solar Dominates the California Market

Eric Wesoff: September 30, 2011

Third-party-owned solar is more than 50 percent of the California home solar market in 2011. San Jose is number one in residential installs.

The Reality of China’s Billions in Solar Loans

The Reality of China’s Billions in Solar Loans

Eric Wesoff: September 28, 2011

“Capital flows for cleantech in China are not well understood.”

Chart of the Day: Solyndra Edition

Eric Wesoff: August 31, 2011

How does U.S. government backing of Solyndra compare to China’s support of their solar industry?

Biggest Solar Roof in the World: 5.38 MW PV at Toys ‘R’ Us

Biggest Solar Roof in the World: 5.38 MW PV at Toys ‘R’ Us

Eric Wesoff: May 12, 2011

Constellation Energy installing 37,000 Uni-Solar flexible amorphous silicon panels

Solyndra’s Possible Futures: Comeback Kid or ... ?

Solyndra’s Possible Futures: Comeback Kid or ... ?

Eric Wesoff: March 14, 2011

An interview with Solyndra’s CEO sketches a hopeful future for the solar firm.

Solyndra Rolls Out Tube-Shaped Thin Film

Solyndra Rolls Out Tube-Shaped Thin Film

Ucilia Wang: October 7, 2008
UPDATED 6:15 PM: The solar startup, which has lined up two customers, is discussing its solar technology publicly for the first time.