Sungevity
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| Тип | Частная компания |
| Дата основания | 2007 год |
| Основатели | Эндрю Бирч, Дэнни Кеннеди и Алек Гуэттел |
| Расположение | Окленд, Калифорния, США |
| Отрасль | Солнечная энергетика |
| Сайт | http://www.sungevity.com/ |
Sungevity — американская компания, работающая на рынке солнечной энергетики (специализируется на проектировании, установке и обслуживании солнечных панелей для жилого сектора). Sungevity основана в 2007 году бывшим сотрудником Гринпис Дэнни Кеннеди и его друзьями, базируется в Окленде (Калифорния). Sungevity первой среди американских компаний освоила проектирование систем солнечной энергии по интернету с помощью спутниковых снимков. Благодаря инновациям и гибкой системе финансирования (которая содержит удобную лизинговую программу, кредиты и рассрочку на 20 лет) продукция Sungevity продаётся по доступным ценам.
В 2013 году в пределах кампании по продвижению возобновляемых видов энергии Sungevity подключился к установке солнечных панелей на Белый дом.
Sungevity считается одной из самых «зелёных» и социальных компаний Америки, которая активно продвигает принципы устойчивого развития. Sungevity выступила соучредителем SfunCube (Окленд) — первого в мире инкубатора и акселератора, посвященного солнечной энергетике и инновациям (поддержка «солнечных» предпринимателей и инвесторов). Купленная Sungevity энергетическая компания Zonline считалась одним из самых широко известный социальных предприятий Нидерландов (после приобретения все социальные программы перешли компании Sungevity Netherlands).
Социальное предпринимательство
Основными рынками Sungevity являются США, Австралия и Нидерланды. С 2011 года с каждой проданной солнечной панели часть прибыли Sungevity направляет на приобретение для школ и деревень Замбии солнечных фонарей, экономных ламп и зарядных устройств для мобильных телефонов (партнёром в проекте Every Child Has a Light выступает некоммерческая организация Empowered by Light). Благодаря социальному воздействию тысячи замбийских детей и взрослых завоевали возможность с наступлением темноты учиться, читать и заряжать телефоны, школы начали дольше работать и на сэкономленные от покупки керосина и свечей деньги закупать учебники и канцтовары.
Также в 2011 году компания запустила программу, согласно которой начала выплачивать деньги некоммерческим организациям и школам за новых клиентов (сами клиенты, пришедшие таким способом, получали специальную скидку). Кроме того, Sungevity тесно сотрудничает с экологической организацией Sierra Club (Сан-Франциско) и несколькими продовольственными фондами.
Инвесторы
Первыми инвесторами Sungevity были небольшие калифорнийские венчурные фонды (Greener Capital, Firelake Capital и Brightpath Capital Partners), но в 2011 году акционером компании стала крупная сеть строительных магазинов Lowe’s. Весной 2014 года акции Sungevity на 70 млн долларов купили Lowe’s, General Electric и E.ON.
Примечания
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- Ignore Election Year Politics, The Solar Industry is Booming and Sungevity is Leading the Way — http://impact.svn.org/ignore-election-year-politics-the-solar-industry-is-booming-and-sungevity-is-leading-the-way/
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- WakaWaka, Habitat for Humanity and Sungevity join forces — http://global-off-grid-lighting-association.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/WakaWaka-Habitat-for-Humanity-and-Sungevity-join-forces.pdf
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- Sungevity & E.ON Team Up To Expand Solar Energy Business In Europe — http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/09/sungevity-e-teaming-expand-solar-energy-business-europe/
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- Rooftop Revolution: Danny Kennedy's Epic Odyssey From Carbon-rich Jungles to Sun-drenched California — http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stacy-clark/rooftop-revolution_b_3733551.html
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- Sungevity launches solar donation program for Zambia — http://www.cleanenergyauthority.com/solar-energy-news/sungevity-launches-solar-donations-for-zambia-111611/
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- Solar Company Sungevity Raises $1.5 Million For Nonprofit Partners — http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/23/sungevity-raises-money-nonprofits_n_5607239.html
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- Sierra Club’s local solar campaign, brought to you by Sungevity — http://blog.sfgate.com/green/2011/06/07/sierra-clubs-local-solar-campaign-brought-to-you-by-sungevity/
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- Lowe’s Buys Sungevity Stake to Offer In-Store Solar Lease — https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-05-16/lowe-s-buys-stake-in-sungevity-to-offer-in-store-solar-lease-program
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- E.ON Plans To Win Over The Dutch With Solar Service From Sungevity — https://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2014/06/04/e-on-plans-to-win-over-the-dutch-with-solar-service-from-sungevity/
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Ссылки
- Официальный сайт — http://www.sungevity.com/
- Программа Sungevity.org — https://web.archive.org/web/20150604112926/http://us.sungevity.org/
- SfunCube — http://www.sfuncube.com/about/
- Официальный сайт
- Программа Sungevity.org
- SfunCube