America’s leading solar energy provider, SolarCity, has partnered with global bank Citi to create two funds which together will finance more than $347 million in solar projects for homeowners and small businesses. SolarCity announced on Wednesday that it had partnered with a leading global bank, Citi, to create two funds … [continued]
The International Finance Corporation, a member of World Bank Group, has announced plans to finance Jordan’s US$76 million solar project in collaboration with the Canadian government. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has arranged a US$76 million financing package for the project, including US$21 million from the IFC-Canada Climate Change Program. … [continued]
As part of a larger €7.3 billion investment package, the European Investment Bank has approved more than €1.3 billion in new loans for resource efficiency and climate related investment. The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced mid-September that it had approved €7.3 billion in new loans for investment in strategic infrastructure, the environmental and … [continued]
It’s been about 24 hours since Presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump went head to head in the first US Presidential Debate. It was billed as something close to a heavyweight UFC title match, and it was arguably bloodier than that. I suspect that Conor McGregor would have been … [continued]
In case you didn’t catch word, I’ve been nearly invisible here on CleanTechnica for the past few weeks because our 2nd daughter (Julia) was just born on September 9 and I’ve been playing mommy + daddy to our 2-year-old daughter Lily for a few weeks, while also trying to help mommy + … [continued]
US-based clean energy adviser firm PowerScout announced earlier this month it had secured $5.2 million in funding for machine-learning technology that the company believes can lower the price of clean energy by predicting which homes are the most likely to adopt it. Announced earlier this month, PowerScout revealed that it … [continued]
Nine months after filing papers for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), India-based Azure Power has finally made the offer public. According to media reports, Azure Power, and its shareholders, will offer a total of 6.82 million shares in the price range of US$21-23 … [continued]
Media reports seem to confirm what has been doing the rounds in the Indian renewable energy sector for several weeks now, that Greenko Energy Holdings will acquire SunEdison’s India assets. Unnamed sources have confirmed to an Indian business daily that Greenko will acquire 390 MW of operational solar and 48 … [continued]
A new foreign investor is looking to enter the Indian renewable energy market with a possible investment in one of the leading solar power developers. According to media reports, Canadian pension fund Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ) plans to acquire a 35% stake in Indian solar power … [continued]
The European Investment Bank is considering financing wind energy project across two states in India. According to information available at the website of the European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank is considering providing loans worth US$85 million to three wind energy projects in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh … [continued]
