Originally published on Solar Love Total corporate funding for the global solar sector in the year’s third quarter reached $6.2 billion, according to Mercom Capital Group. Mercom Capital Group is one of the world’s leading energy communications and consulting firms, and releases a quarterly funding and merger & acquisition report … [continued]
Mercom Capital Group has revealed figures which show that total global corporate solar funding reached $5.9 billion in the second quarter, down on Q1. “Total corporate funding, including venture capital funding, public market, and debt financings, into the solar sector in the second quarter decreased to $5.9 billion compared to … [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]
Solar industry disruptor Solar City has achieved a $201.5 securitization through a rarely-used, and potentially challenging, financial model.
Originally published on Ecopreneurist. Great business ideas are virtually everywhere, but all too often the process of raising capital to fund the launch of the new product or service, as well as handling all of the marketing, the logistics, and the distribution for it, is too difficult, which means that … [continued]
Singapore-based social enterprise CarbonStory is set to launch the beta version of its crowdfunding platform for climate change projects at SXSW (South by Southwest) in Austin on March 10. “We created CarbonStory to make a real impact towards fighting climate change,” said Andreas Birnik, co-founder of CarbonStory. “CarbonStory is game … [continued]
In the world of energy, Hawaii is known for its need for alternative energy sources, excellent conditions for test bed projects, and access to the Asia Pacific market. So button up your Aloha shirts and slide your feet into a pair of slippers (flip flops); to kick off 2013, … [continued]
With the impending implosion of the Euro – the single currency that binds all the member nations of the EU together – the climate policies that have been among the most comprehensive in the world, and have resulted in Europe meeting the 8% emissions drop needed for the Kyoto Protocol … [continued]
According to a letter sent to the US Department of Energy by Gregory Friedman, the Inspector General, there is some risk that $3.4 billion in American Recovery Act (ARRA) funds may not get allocated in time to meet the September 30th deadline, which is the “use it or lose it” … [continued]
Of the 16 Gigawatts of renewable energy that the US will have installed once the Recovery Act (ARRA) stimulus funds are all spent, 11 Gigawatts are in California, according to a document released by the CEC enumerating 11,180 MW worth of proposed projects listing an application for Recovery Act funding. … [continued]
