Bloomberg New Energy Finance has published its latest clean energy investment figures for the first six months of 2018 which reached $138.2 billion, down only 1% on the same six months a year earlier in 2017, while investment in the second quarter actually increased compared to a year earlier.
A first-of-its-kind five-year trend analysis of global investments aimed at addressing climate change found that the annual average was $410 billion, and reached a record high of $437 billion in 2015 before falling to $383 billion in 2016.
The energy world is changing fast. Investments into renewable energy are outpacing investments into conventional energy. The incumbents, unused to this pace of change and tied down by large asset bases and long-term investment strategies, are struggling. The first to be hit were the utilities in developed countries with a high share of renewables … [continued]
Reviewing the BNEF study by Kieron Stopforth Originally published in the ECOreport It is only a matter of hours before the Scots vote on whether to become an independent country. According to a new report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), a yes vote will lead to uncertainty. Though the … [continued]
A plentiful supply of renewable resources, and a need for a more economical approach to power generation, is fueling strong momentum in clean energy investment in Mexico and the six main countries of Central America, says a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. In fact, Mexico is already on … [continued]
This article below is reposted with permission from Climate Progress: By Joe Romm This excerpt from a 2011 post is relevant again today as advanced battery maker A-123 Systems files for bankruptcy protection…. You can read the Department of Energy response here. The National Academy of Sciences concluded in 2001 that a handful of … [continued]
Goldfield Partners is “very confident” it can raise an initial ₤50 million by June to finance contracts it has secured with solar PV system providers to install solar energy systems for residents living government-supported housing. […]
