Originally published on RenewEconomy. US solar giant SunPower has announced it is teaming up with Community First Credit Union to finance its solar module leasing arrangements in Australia. The two companies are offering financing for up to $35,000 over a ten year period for rooftop solar systems ($35,000 will get … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy by Sophie Vorrath Despite having no feed-in tariffs or subsidies to speak of, the Chilean solar market is among the first in the world to prove self-sustaining, with new projects able to be produced at or below grid parity, according to new research by Deutsche Bank. … [continued]
Here’s some readin’ fun for your Friday or weekend pleasure, to supplement CleanTechnica‘s 10–15 daily articles. Solar Would You Blindly Buy A Car From An Auto Dealer? We all like to think of ourselves as rational people, but the fact of the matter is that we all make economic decisions … [continued]
Vestas Wind Systems announced on Wednesday that it will be replacing long-standing CEO and President Ditlev Engel, who over his eight years at the helm saw the company into and out of a massive financial slump that saw the company’s shares drop precipitously close to valueless. Stepping in to the role … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By James Mandel, PhD In recent years, companies have made great strides in offering third-party financing to bring solar and energy efficiency to residential consumers with little or no money down. Consumers view it as free. For example, I can now put solar on my … [continued]
Enjoy today’s cleantech buffet. The best around. And just $0 for all you can read! Links are indeed on the article titles… even though it doesn’t look like it. (Note: don’t skip our own stories! In fact, read those first — we think they’re the most important.) Solar China & Japan … [continued]
Following up on Shai Agassi’s first post about lessons major auto companies should be taking from Tesla, here’s Part II in his 3-part series on this topic. Well worth a read, imho: By Shai Agassi Earlier this week, in Part I of this series, I talked about the fact that the automakers … [continued]
Bloomberg TV has published a new video on various solar energy facts. Quite good. Though, I think it’s a little fast for most people to get the numbers (but maybe I’m wrong) and the “maximum lifespan” figure for solar photovoltaic cells is certainly off. We’ve already got solar panels in … [continued]
Social governance issues such as carbon emissions, social cohesion, civil liberties, and environmental governance are the focus of a report designed to provide investors with deeper insight into issues that could affect a country’s credit rating. Along with this information are factors not typically considered by traditional sovereign ratings, such … [continued]
Realizing that 1) I missed breakfast time today (at least where I live and across the continental US), 2) it’s never breakfast time everywhere across the globe, and 3) we have quite a global readership, I’m switching from doing a “cleantech breakfast platter” to a “cleantech buffet” — sound good? … [continued]
