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Vacation Rental Startup Vacasa Clinches Funding

PYMNTS

We’re launching Hawaii and Montana later this year. We would typically operate a more self-service check-in for most of our markets,” he said. They have giant keys and other very irregular processes for operating and maintaining them.”. This means a total of about 1.5 million annual guests if Vacasa were to stay the same size.

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Power Trip: New Technologies From Tesla, Mercedes, Ikea, And Others Could Hold The Key To Widespread Solar Adoption

CB Insights

Where’s the innovation & money in renewables? Now, several innovative new methods for storing solar energy are gaining traction, from lithium-ion batteries to substances that have high heat-holding capacities, like molten salt. The Powerpack is meant to last ten years while operating daily. Tesla’s Powerpack.