Solar Investment At $9.7 Billion Globally In 2018
Public market financing in solar was up in 2018, while private financings were down, with a net result of $9.7 billion invested in solar last year.
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5 Impact Investing Ops For Savvy 9-To-5ers
As these 5 impact investing choices prove, savvy 9-to-5ers are reaping positive social and environmental impacts along with great financial returns.
Investing In Solar Leads To More Community Involvement
Solar Love. NESTA is an innovation charity in the UK that supports projects that better society. Research conducted by the organization found that a solar power schools project encouraged greater interest in community engagement. Specifically, 35% of donors that gave money to support adding more solar power to schools said … [continued]
First Solar & GE Announce Technology & Investment Partnership
First Solar on Tuesday announced a solar technology partnership with GE and the acquisition of GE’s global cadmium telluride (CdTe) intellectual property portfolio. GE acquired 1.75 million shares of First Solar common stock as part of this transaction. GE has agreed to retain the shares for at least three years. “We … [continued]
Solar Power Funding Healthy in Q2 Despite Industry Turmoil
News of bankruptcies and downsizing aside, investors continue to put money to work in the solar power market. Venture capital funding, debt financing, and solar project M&A all increased in Q2, while 13 new solar-focused, clean tech investment funds were announced, according to Mercom Capital’s Q2 report. […]
Google Invests Another $75 million to Bring Solar Power to Homeowners
Google’s director of Green Business Operations Rick Needham announced the Internet search and technology leader will invest $75 million to create an initial fund with Clean Power Finance that aims to install solar power systems on as many as 3,000 homes. The investment brings to over $850-million the total amount of capital Google has invested in developing and deploying clean energy
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.
