Originally published on EV Obsession. A big tip of the hat to Bloomberg for uncovering the interesting point that Tesla sales are basically tracking the sales ramp-up of the Ford Model T (and to TeslaMondo, where I found this story). Bloomberg nicely summarizes things in the following video: So, basically, it’s … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy Australian consumers can already install significant amounts of rooftop solar and battery storage at a cost that is cheaper than electricity from the grid, and the uptake of these two technologies is likely to be “unstoppable.” This forecast came from Kobad Bhavnagri, the head of Bloomberg … [continued]
Bloomberg New Energy Finance has released a correction to its Q2’15 clean energy investment figures, which strengthened the numbers significantly from $53 billion to $73.5 billion. Last week Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) released its clean energy investment figures for the second quarter of 2015. The numbers were significantly sluggish … [continued]
Bloomberg New Energy Finance has released figures showing that clean energy investment sat at $53 billion in the second quarter of 2015, continuing to lag behind 2014 figures. Global Headwinds 2014 was a big year for clean energy investment, but that trend has certainly not continued through to 2015. Investment … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Rooftop solar and battery storage will account for more than half of Australia’s electricity needs by 2040, reducing the need for fossil fuel generation, as the share of fossil fuels falls by more than half to around 40 per cent. Bloomberg New Energy Finance says Australia’s … [continued]
Bloomberg New Energy Finance has released a report forecasting five seismic shifts it believes will impact the global electricity sector over the next 25 years. Specifically, the global energy analysts predict a $2.2 trillion boom in small-scale solar through 2040, with the increase in consumer control over their energy generation, and … [continued]
According to a new report published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, wind and solar will supply the bulk of Australia’s electricity in 2040. As part of its New Energy Outlook 2015 report published Tuesday, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) conducted a country-by-country, technology-by-technology analysis covering electricity demand, cost of generation, and structural … [continued]
Trina Solar, the world’s largest solar panel manufacturer, has announced collaboration with India’s Welspun Energy to build a 2 GW solar manufacturing facility in India. The 1 GW PV cell manufacturing facility and a 1GW module manufacturing plant will cost about $500 million, with construction planned in two phases over a period of … [continued]
A new white paper from Bloomberg New Energy Finance has accused Japan’s proposed pathway to 26% emission reduction as “wishful politics,” despite the reduction target itself being a realistic possibility. The white paper is the first real news Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has made since their The Future of Energy … [continued]
One of the things I was very interested in hearing Michael Liebreich talk about when we sat down for a long chat over dinner in Abu Dhabi (during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week) was the origin of Bloomberg New Energy Finance and how it grew from a humble startup (initially named … [continued]
