Market intelligence firm Mercom Capital has published its findings for 2014’s solar funding analysis, and found that the sector saw massive growth over the year. According to Mercom, total corporate funding for the solar industry, including venture capital, public market, and debt financing, totaled $26.6 billion in 2014, a growth … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. There are tremendous financial benefits to building owners and tenants who implement energy efficiency projects. In fact, energy efficiency improvements are generally much cheaper than any type of electricity generation project on a “levelized cost of energy” (LCOE) basis. (If you don’t know what LCOE is, … [continued]
Originally published on ilsr.org. In August 2013, Minneapolis (MN) was in the news for considering a take-over of its energy utilities. Today, they’re back in the news for supporting a first-in-the-nation clean energy partnership with those same utilities and a pioneering effort to bring more local input into the city’s … [continued]
If you aren’t familiar with Jigar Shah, you should be. In my list of 17 cleantech champions published at the beginning of the year, Jigar was tied with Elon Musk at #1. If you’re familiar with Jigar and his work, you know why. If not, you’re probably thinking “What? How can … [continued]
Originally published on ilsr.org. Earlier this year, the state of California announced a $10 million loan-loss reserve to solve the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s severe restrictions on using property-tax based financing for energy efficiency and renewable energy on residential property. It’s a great concept, but evidence from on of California’s best … [continued]
The Cleantech Open, a 501(c)(3) nongovernmental organization, catalyzes global cleantech. It runs a rigorous one-of-a-kind accelerator program for start-up cleantech companies over a period of five months per year. Rooted in the efforts of volunteers (many of whom are top professionals in their fields), the organization has fostered over 900 emerging businesses … [continued]
Manila, capital city of the Philippines. There are 7,107 islands in the archipelago, of which less than a third are inhabited. It’s tomorrow already for a Chicago resident here in Manila, the most densely populated city in the world and government and commercial capital of the far-flung Philippines, long known … [continued]
In an attempt to combat the popularity of solar leasing companies, North America’s largest solar manufacturer Canadian Solar have announced they will be offering a financing program to the US residential market. The Canadian Solar Residential Financing Program is “designed to make it even easier for residential solar installers to … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. US solar giant SunPower has announced it is teaming up with Community First Credit Union to finance its solar module leasing arrangements in Australia. The two companies are offering financing for up to $35,000 over a ten year period for rooftop solar systems ($35,000 will get … [continued]
More and more municipalities are embracing Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing programs as a valuable service they can offer to residents at no cost to the public coffers.
