Originally published on the ECOreport. A little more than two years since it was launched in Riverside County, the Home Energy Renovation Opportunity (HERO) financing program is on the verge of an expansion that will soon be accessible to 70% of Californians. “The past two years have confirmed that California cities are … [continued]
Originally published on NREL. By Travis Lowder. The U.S. solar industry is an $11.5 billion market with over 360,000 systems in place [1]. Since 2008, solar capacity additions have exhibited a compound annual growth rate of over 50%, with strong gains anticipated in the coming years. As the industry grows, … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath. The South Australian government has given approval for the development of a $1.5 billion, 197 turbine wind farm on the Yorke Peninsula in the state’s west. Managed by Senvion Australia for the Suzlon Group, the 600MW Ceres Project – which would be the … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Despite predictions to the contrary, Tesla’s stock just continues to rise. In fact, it just recently hit a new milestone of over $200 a share. The exact peak was $202.72 a share, and occurred yesterday, February 13th. Here’s a screenshot of Tesla stock details: The … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Macquarie Group, Australia’s biggest investment bank, has entered the solar financing market in Australia, in what is likely to be a significant lift for the rooftop and commercial solar industry. The interest in solar finance was revealed by Macquarie CEO Nicholas Moore in the group’s operational … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Legendary hedge fund investor Jeremy Grantham says there is no doubt that solar and wind energy will “completely replace” coal and gas across the globe, it is just a matter of when. The founder of $100 billion funds manager GMO Capital is known as a contrarian. … [continued]
The old saw goes that politics makes for strange bedfellows. Well, the same appears to be true in the battle over our energy future, judging by the looks of an exceptionally weird story that’s developing in the halls of the International Trade Commission. Here’s the rub: SolarWorld is a struggling … [continued]
By Maud Texier Where does cleantech stand? After a big boom in early stage investments and a green policies kick-off a few years ago, the cleantech industry has been through the struggles that always come with a young and maturing industry. Where are we standing now? Unavoidable growing pains Back … [continued]
By Sherry S. McDonald Imagine having a compelling green technology, a streamlined and risk-mitigated business model, protected intellectual property, a product that is better and more competitive than existing products, and still experiencing challenges to find the right investors to bring in. So why is funding solid cleantech start-ups so … [continued]
Sara Rafalson of Sol Systems recently sent along an infographic on “What Solar Investors Want” that her company put together. This isn’t just another flimsy infographic, though. The data came from “a year of our Project Finance Journals, which we distribute on the 15th of every month to approximately 2700 industry … [continued]
