Originally published on RenewEconomy. Listed finance vehicles for large-scale wind and solar projects are likely to rapidly overtake the oil and gas industry in the US, but may bypass Australia altogether if the Abbott government continues to send the wrong signals to investors. Deutsche Bank last week released a report … [continued]
Originally published on EnergyPost.eu. By Peter F Varadi The invention of the YieldCo is a gamechanger that will enable spectacular growth of solar PV, writes solar pioneer Peter F. Varadi. According to Varadi, the PV YieldCo offers significant advantages over investments in fossil fuel power: no fuel supply is needed, … [continued]
Solar funding was down slightly in Q2’2015, sitting at $5.9 billion, with project acquisitions rising to an impressive $2.9 billion, according to new figures released by Mercom Capital Group. In a press release sent out to journalists, Mercom Capital released its report on solar funding and merger & acquisition (M&A) … [continued]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government have embarked on an ambitious mission to increase India’s renewable energy capacities by over five times by 2022. Taking it from the current 30GW (solar and wind combined) to a target of 175 GW. To achieve its goals, India needs to find, among other important things, a … [continued]
SunEdison has teamed up with its yieldco TerraForm Power to acquire a portfolio of 521 MW worth of operating wind plants, previously owned by Atlantic Power. The announcement was made on Monday, at the same time that SunEdison announced that it had also formed its second “warehouse facility,” TerraForm Private … [continued]
8point3 Energy Partners, a yieldco set up through a joint limited partnership between First Solar and SunPower, has announced its pricing for an initial public offering. The latest in a number of yieldcos formed by renewable energy companies to own and operate renewable energy assets, 8point3 Energy Partners announced pricing for … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy The big fall in solar PV costs over the last five years is helping redefine the future of energy generation across the world, with grid parity in the retail market achieved in dozens of countries, and even beating wholesale prices in markets such as Chile and … [continued]
Originally published on NREL. By Lang Reynolds YieldCos represent a surging trend in renewable energy finance and a valuable innovation to access relatively low-cost capital for the right players. Along with securitization and other financial innovations, YieldCos represent a critical pathway to support renewable energy project deployment and market growth … [continued]
In a week with several big-name renewable energy companies releasing their first quarter earnings reports for 2015, SunEdison has outshone them all. Despite only steady Q1’15 results, SunEdison — the world’s largest renewable energy developer — also announced the acquisition of seven renewable energy portfolios in emerging countries, and the … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Yet another major investment bank has concluded that renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar are now competing with fossil fuels in many parts of the world, and will play a critical role in helping meet ambitious climate targets to be negotiated in Paris later this … [continued]
