
September 3, 2026



Skip the Power Plant: The Decentralized “Mesh-Grid” Tech Making Clean Energy Profitable
An Australian startup is helping rural communities in Africa bypass the huge expense of building grids by providing new mesh-grid technology for cheaper, healthier and more reliable renewable energy. If you want to power a community, the traditional playbook says you need to build a centralized power plant and run heavy transmission lines to every house. It’s a capital-intensive

Ceres Releases Guidance for Investors to Address Risk in the Electric Power Sector and Data Centers
The rapid buildout of data centers across the United States is requiring vast amounts of new electricity to fuel the AI boom. Data centers currently use 4% to 5% of U.S. electricity, and that percentage is only expected to grow. Data center developers need to power up quickly to stay competitive, but utilities face challenges

GoSun Enters “Phase 4” with Solar Utility Vehicles and a New Investment Opportunity
In mid-Sept 2026, GoSun, the clean technology company known for bringing practical solar products into everyday life, has launched a new equity crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine as the company enters what it calls Phase 4: an expansion beyond portable solar appliances into solar utility vehicles, solar charging systems, electric tractors, and distributed energy solutions. For more than a decade, GoSun has focused on making solar

The Biomimicry Institute Announces the 2026 Ray of Hope Accelerator Cohort
10 Nature-Inspired Startups Selected to Drive the Next Wave of Biomimicry Innovation The Biomimicry Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to creating a Nature Positive, inclusive, and regenerative world inspired by nature’s genius, recently announced the ten startups selected for the 2026 Ray of Hope Accelerator. Now in its seventh year, the Ray of Hope Accelerator continues to be one of the world’s

The Growth for Impact Conference Nov. 8-11 in Phoenix, AZ
The Formative Growth for Impact Conference will be held November 8-11 at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass. The Growth for Impact conference website provides information on Registration, updates on the Agenda and Speakers, Hotel and Sponsors. As you probably know, First Affirmative, now doing business as Formative, hosted and produced SRI in the Rockies and then The SRI

Investing Like You Mean It: A Look Inside The Sustainable Investor Book
For more than two decades, I’ve had a version of the same conversation with people who want their money to do more than just grow. They tell me they’ve tried to invest in line with their values, and they’ve walked away confused, skeptical, or quietly convinced that they were being sold something. A fund with “ESG” in its name turns out

More Than Rooftop Solar: The Renewable Energy Stack for Real Estate Investors
Ask an investor about buildings using renewable energy, and more often than not, they will talk about rooftop solar. On-site renewable energy solutions such as rooftop solar or parking lot solar shades is one way to produce renewable energy, but it is not the only way. And sometimes it is not even the best way. Real estate owners like

Leading with Culture and Capital at the Clean Energy Credit Union
I grew up in a multigenerational household in a low-income neighborhood in Albuquerque, New Mexico. My grandmother immigrated from Mexico at age 16, became a U.S. citizen at 31, and never advanced beyond an eighth-grade education. Yet she possessed a remarkable wisdom about perseverance, gratitude, and making the most of every opportunity. Sustainability wasn’t a trend in our household; it was




