while #RioPlus20 hums along, we are also covering #cleanenergy #crowdfunding. See today's whitepaper here:

Extraordinary popular solution: funding from crowds?

bnef.com 18 Jun '12, 2pm

while #RioPlus20 hums along, we are also covering #cleanenergy #crowdfunding. See today's whitepaper here:

“Crowdfunding” allows early-stage companies, projects, and artistic ventures in the US to attract financing from the masses over the Internet and provides developing world microfinance initiatives a new avenue to secure capital. To date, crowdfunding has provided more than $500m for enterprises or ideas normally unable to raise money even from venture investors by aggregating funds from thousands of motivated and unaccredited individual investors. With the recent passage in the US of the JOBS Act, this novel method of financing stands to grow rapidly. Given the often small, distributed nature of clean energy development, a small, distributed financing model holds real potential though there are potential pitfalls as well. ● Crowdfunding is an investment vehicle that works in reverse – retail investors can determine which projects are brought to market and what information ...

Full article: http://www.bnef.com/WhitePapers/view/104

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@Cleantuesday » 27 Jun '12, 7am
Faire du “crowdfunding” dans les énergies propres aux US dégagerait $90 milliards d’après Bloomberg [link]
@FrenchScienceSF » 22 Jun '12, 11pm
#Renewables Faire du "crowdfunding" dans les énergies propres aux US dégagerait $90 milliards d'après Bloomberg [link]
@ChristieHowe » 19 Jun '12, 1pm
Crowdfunding for clean energy? New @BloombergNEF report says it's already starting... [link]
@SolarConstant » 18 Jun '12, 9pm
@cdixon on perils of equity investing very helpful for my #cleanenergy #crowdfunding research. Thanks Chris [link]
@RenusolAmerica » 18 Jun '12, 5pm
Solar Crowd Funding? Check out this whitepaper [link]
@Jefree6 » 18 Jun '12, 5pm
RT @BloombergNEF: while #RioPlus20 hums along, we are also covering #cleanenergy #crowdfunding. See today's whitepaper here: [link]
@BloombergNEF » 18 Jun '12, 5pm
while #RioPlus20 hums along, we are also covering #cleanenergy #crowdfunding. See today's whitepaper here: [link]
@EliasHinckley » 18 Jun '12, 4pm
Outstanding piece on crowd funding and cleantech by @solarconstant [link] @ychernova
@M_T_Huerta » 18 Jun '12, 4pm
Trading #altenergy financing for #impactinvesting: RT @solarconstant: @M_T_Huerta it is indeed all in the white paper: [link]
@EliasHinckley » 18 Jun '12, 3pm
RT @ychernova: RT @SolarConstant: #Cleanenergy and #crowdfunding are a natural fit. My white paper: [link]
@ychernova » 18 Jun '12, 3pm
RT @SolarConstant: #Cleanenergy and #crowdfunding are a natural fit. My white paper: [link]
@SolarConstant » 18 Jun '12, 3pm
#Cleanenergy and #crowdfunding are a natural fit. My white paper: [link] Thanks to @greenstart @solarmosaic @sunfunder @Kiva!
@SolarConstant » 18 Jun '12, 2pm
@m_t_huerta it is indeed all in the white paper: [link]
@OChaqueJour » 23 Jun '12, 2am
#Renewables Faire du "crowdfunding" dans les énergies propres aux US dégagerait $90 milliards d'après Bloomberg ... [link]
@SebHenbest » 19 Jun '12, 6am
RT @BloombergNEF: while #RioPlus20 hums along, we are also covering #cleanenergy #crowdfunding. See today's whitepaper here: [link]
@hbcorrigan » 18 Jun '12, 5pm
Solar Crowd Funding? Check out this whitepaper [link]
@julianpopov » 18 Jun '12, 5pm
RT @BloombergNEF: while #RioPlus20 hums along, we are also covering #cleanenergy #crowdfunding. See today's whitepaper here: [link]
@Silvio_Marcacci » 18 Jun '12, 5pm
RT @SolarConstant: #Cleanenergy & #crowdfunding are a natural fit. My white paper: [link]
@greenstart » 18 Jun '12, 4pm
RT @SolarConstant: #Cleanenergy and #crowdfunding are a natural fit. My white paper: [link] Thanks to @greenstart @solarmosaic @sunfunder @Kiva!
@sunfunder » 18 Jun '12, 4pm
RT @SolarConstant: #Cleanenergy and #crowdfunding are a natural fit. My white paper: [link] Thanks to @greenstart @solarmosaic @sunfunder @Kiva!