Maybe The Good News For Natural Gas Isn’t So Good
The natural gas industry is growing seemingly by leaps and bounds, and yet a number of people believe it is clear that something is very wrong with it.
The natural gas industry is growing seemingly by leaps and bounds, and yet a number of people believe it is clear that something is very wrong with it.
Switzerland-based asset management firm Capital Dynamics announced this week that it had closed yet another $1.2 billion clean energy infrastructure fund, following the successful close of another $1.2 billion fund earlier this year.
In 2013, we hosted an inaugural conversation with Anya Schoolman about her neighborhood solar project then called the Mount Pleasant Solar Cooperative, and the early stages of her journey fighting for local climate solutions and distributed solar.
The Australian clean energy industry is finally “on the verge of a major breakthrough” according to the Clean Energy Australia Report launched by the Clean Energy Council this week, which highlighted the industry’s record-breaking 2017 in terms of investment and rooftop solar installations.
Fed up with their electricity provider Alliant Energy, one of Iowa’s largest monopoly utilities, Decorah area residents decided to explore their options for pursuing cleaner, local energy and how the city could create a municipal electric utility for its 8,000 residents and business community. Advocates formed Decorah Power, a grassroots group of residents and community organizers making a clear case for municipal control, and the group has been garnering support for putting the public back in their public utility.
8point3 Energy Partners, the yieldco set up in 2015 by First Solar and SunPower, has entered into a Plan of Merger and Purchase Agreement with CD Clean Energy and Infrastructure V JV, LLC, an investment fund managed by Capital Dynamics, in a deal expected to represent about $977 million in equity value and about $1.7 billion in enterprise value.
A citizen-led effort to establish a city-run electric utility in the small northeast Iowa community of Decorah is picking up steam, with advocates — including some local officials — forecasting significant local economic growth powered by the transition.
China’s National Energy Administration published its official solar statistics for 2017 on Monday, revealing that the country had installed a total of 52.83 gigawatts worth of new solar capacity in 2017.
Buildings that use fossil fuels contribute significantly to climate pollution. California is attempting to change building efficiency.
The combination of falling prices and rising interest put rooftop solar on a strong trajectory. But even as solar goes mainstream, it’s tough for consumers to tell which installer, which panels, and which financing is right for them.