SunRun continues taking solar mainstream

Posted on October 27, 2010 by quest

San Francisco based solar leasing company SunRun just announced an influx of tax equity from an affiliate of U.S. Bancorp to develop 1,900 residential solar installations. SunRun recently relocated to larger offices in the heart of San Francisco’s financial district to house its growing staff. “U.S. Bancorp has been a fantastic long-term partner and instrumental in helping SunRun provide affordable and hassle-free solar to thousands of homeowners.” said SunRun CEO and Co-founder Edward Fenster. With this additional financing, SunRun will continue to change the way Americans power their homes by delivering solar as a clean, affordable, renewable service. SunRun owns and maintains each homeowner’s solar system for the life of the agreement, while homeowners simply pay monthly for the power they use. The company can help homeowners acquire a solar power system for as little as $0 down. Customers can save 10-15% on total monthly power bills right away and the savings increase as utility rates increase.

Very recently SunRun completed a project financing fund with PG&E Corporation to support the purchase of approximately 3,500 residential solar facilities, tripled the size of its bank lines, and closed additional funding led by Sequoia Capital. It recently received the Department of Energy Green Power Leadership Award, as well as inclusion on the Cleantech Group’s Global Cleantech 100 list and the GoingGreen Silicon Valley Top 100 List.
SunRun, provides an alternative for homeowners who want to go solar without a large upfront investment. They are currently doing business in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. SunRun partners with local solar installers who complete the onsite homeowner projects.

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Blue jeans go green

Posted on October 7, 2010 by quest

Looks as if everyone’s getting into going green. Gap has just announced from Blue to Green. Gap wants shoppers to gather their old jeans and bring them to a local Gap store where they will receive 30% off new “1969″ jeans purchases just in time for fall.

Today through October 20, Gap and Cotton Incorporated are teaming up to collect old denim, which will be given a “new life” by being converted into UltraTouch Denim Insulation and donated to communities in need. Shoppers can recycle their denim at more than 1,000 Gap stores in the U.S. and Canada.

Gap North America President Marka Hansen said, “Earlier this year, we partnered with Cotton Incorporated on their first ever national denim drive with a retailer, and it was met with such success that we wanted to give our customers another opportunity to recycle their old denim, help communities in need, and update their fall wardrobe with the latest 1969 jeans. FROM BLUE TO GREEN.’ merges the ideas of fashion, environmental sustainability and helping others.” I still want too see if you can get solar power from jeans.

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Justin Timberlake re-opens top green gulf course

Posted on September 10, 2010 by quest

It’s not always about glitz and glamour with Justin Timberlake, this time it is about going green. Justin Timberlake has recently made a hit which does not revolve around recording studios at all. This time Timberlake has launched his golf course; the talented singer- performer has re-launched his Eco friendly golf course in his hometown Memphis.

The club has been able to win the award for being the first green golf course in the whole of America. The award was given by the prestigious Gold Environment Organization to Mirimichi Performance Centre situated in the Worlds famous Singer’s hometown.

The Mirimichi was given the award for being the most eco-friendly golf club in U.S.A. The golf club has undergone renovations that have expanded its irrigation and drainage system. The system has maximized the use of rainwater and the wetlands have been expanded along with the wildflowers and the native grasses. Mirimichi is labelled as a club with a world class experience without the need of memberships, monthly dues or minimums.
A total of $16million so far and there are plans to make the club more eco friendly in near future. According to sources, Justin Timberlake will soon be adding golf carts that are solar-powered. Furthermore, he will ensure that the operation for the food and beverage use materials which are bio degradable and recyclable. This Golf Club is the only club ever made that is able to calculate its own carbon footprints.

Justin Timberlake

Timberlake has managed to stand out from the crowd since he has always had strong opinions regarding environmental issues. He is now marked as an individual who walks his walk giving the ‘sexy back’ singer a well deserved relaxed time which he can spend on the world’s greenest greens.