46 SEPTEMBER 2016 | FUEL OIL NEWS | www.fueloilnews.com
HVAC/HYDRONICS
NEWS
CLEANFUND, SOLIGENT,
AIM TO HELP SOLAR
INSTALLERS TARGET
COMMERCIAL BUILDING
MARKET
CleanFund, a direct provider of long-term
PACE financing for renewable energy,
energy efficiency, water conservation
and seismic improvements to commer-
cial properties in the U.S., and Soligent,
a B-to-B pure play distributor of solar
system products in the U.S., have entered
a partnership to help solar equipment
dealers sell more solar energy systems to
commercial building owners.
As par t of the effor t, CleanFund
(www.CleanFund.com) has entered into
an agreement with Solar Engine (www.
SolarEngineSolutions.com), a Soligent
entity, to finance the purchase and installa-
tion of solar panel systems for commercial,
multifamily, nonprofit and other nonresi-
dential buildings in the U.S. Dealers and
installers who are members of the Soligent
network can now access CleanFund's
SolarPACE financing programs for their
prospects and customers to drive growth
in sales of solar systems.
The CleanFund/Soligent partnership
follows the Obama Administration's
ex pre s s e d su pp or t for PAC E a s a n
effective mechanism to finance energy
efficiency and renewable energy improve-
ments to buildings.
"Our new partnership program with
CleanFund can greatly help solar dealers
grow commercial solar systems sales by
making cost-effective financing readily
available to property owners," said Jeremy
Doochin, vice president of business devel-
opment at Soligent.
CleanFund's SolarPACE program
is designed specifically for solar project
financing and enables commercial prop-
erty owners to achieve immediate positive
cash flow, with a financing term of up to
30 years to match the expected life of solar
PV systems. "Our capital will help Soligent
dealers close more commercial sales," said
Brandon Deno, vice president of Solar at
CleanFund.
NORTH SHORE OIL
HEAT ASSOCIATION
LINING UP SPEAKERS
North Shore Oil Heat Association meets
on the third Tuesday of each month at
Angelica's Restaurant in Middleton,
Mass., at 6:30 p.m. The organization
conducts education on hazmat regula-
tions, oil burner codes and discusses new
products in the heating equipment line.
It also discusses problems encountered
in the field.
Each month, beginning in September,
a speaker talks to the group. To become a
member contact board member and trea-
surer Ken Reardon at kbr117@Verizon.net
( 978) 729-3102 or Mariel Stocker, secre-
tary, at Stocker Oil (978) 535-5180.
On June 1, 2016, Mark Nelson, area
manager for Riello, offered the Association
a class on Riello burners and provided
lunch for the participants at its Hingham,
Mass., facility.
The association rented a van and 13
members made the trip to attend. The
attendees were: Jim Blake, Eric Pelletier,
Adam Baron and Ar t Redden from
Eastern Propane and Oil, headquar-
tered in Rochester, N.H.; Martin Flint
from Stocker Oil, Topsfield, Mass.; Ken
Mark Nelson of Riello teaching a burner
class to members of the North Shore Oil
Heat Association.
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