A collaborative partnership between U.S. solar leasing provider SolarCity and home-sharing pioneer Airbnb has been created to incentivize the wider uptake of solar energy among the peer-to-peer homestay network. In states and regions where both firms operate, Airbnb hosts who sign up to have SolarCity install a rooftop PV array on their property can receive up to $1,000 in cash back, while SolarCity customers who join the Airbnb network as hosts will be given a $100 Airbnb travel credit. The partnership aims to build upon Airbnb's claim that its home sharing model is the most environmentally sustainable way to travel. A report produced by the peer-to-peer platform - and based on methodology developed by Cleantech Group - found that by using Airbnb instead of hotels, travelers in the U.S. last year reduced water consumption by 4.2 billion liters (approximately enough to fill 1,700 Olympic-size pools), helped cut greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking 560,000 cars off the road, cut general waste by 37,000 metric tons, and lowered energy consumption by an amount similar to that consumed by 280,000 households. According to Airbnb's head ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...