Global Solar Investment Surged An Incredible 175% In 2014
Global solar investment more than doubled in 2014, with big corporate funders choosing reliable returns from renewables instead of volatile fossil fuels.
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Global Corporate Funding In Solar Power Jumps 55% To $9.8 Billion In Q3 2014
July–September 2014 saw the highest corporate funding in the global solar power industry since Q1 2011, a recent report by Mercom Capital Group shows. Total corporate funding that includes venture capital (VC), private equity (PE), debt financing, and public market financing raised by public companies increased to $9.8 billion in … [continued]
ABB–GreenVolts Make a Bang with Launch of Turnkey Solar CPV System
ABB–GreenVolts’ turnkey CPV system is said to be 30-40x more efficient than comparable silicon or thin-film PV installations, which translates into smaller footprints and lower installation costs. […]
Solar Energy Companies Look to Capital Markets for Long-term Financing
Utilities and independent power producers with ready access to the US bond market are ramping up their project development and ownership activities, and that may open up opportunities for other industry participants to follow suit. Recent developments indicate that institutional investors may have an appetite for solar energy bonds, as well.
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
