Sungevity Seals Up $125 Million In Financing
Sungevity, one of the top online photovoltaic (PV) retailers and solar service companies, recently shored up $125 million in new financing to boost its business.
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UK Solar Pension Fund to Offer Healthy Returns, Free Solar for Social Housing
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. […]
Leasing & Finance Company to Invest Nearly $700 Million in Japan’s Solar Power Market
Orix Corp. is the latest company to announce it’s expanding and entering Japan’s solar power market following the July introduction of a renewable energy feed-in tariff. The company may up its investments further, financing as much as 400-MW of solar power projects in Japan. […]
Private Sector Players Stepping Up Pace of Clean Energy Investments
Good news on the clean energy finance front—private sector investors are stepping up the pace of their investments across the renewable energy landscape, from wind and solar to geothermal and hydropower. With a Congress hopelessly divided on the direction energy and environmental policy should take and threatening lapses of key clean energy incentives imminent, private sector capital is going to be critical in order for the fast pace of renewable energy systems deployment and technological innovation to continue.
Investment in Solar Continued Strong in April (Dominated Cleantech Investments)
I’m not sure how much of a surprise this will be for people, but news is 45% of cleantech investments in April ($330 million) were investments in solar power startups.
