With panel prices hitting record lows and performance of projects steadily improving, solar photovoltaics have become increasingly attractive to large investors. Investment in solar has surged to unprecedented levels due to interest from large Wall Street banks, investors like Warren Buffett, and technology firms like Google. In 2011, the solar PV … [continued]
George Soros, through his recently launched Silver Lake Kraftwerk fund, and other leading private sector investors are stepping up their investments in developing solar and other renewable energy resources and technology.
Aside from the numerous wind energy stories we’ve already covered this month, here are 7 more you might be interested in: 1. Wind power hits record levels over New Year period in UK. “According to trade association RenewableUK, wind farms met an average of 5.3 per cent of the UK’s electricity … [continued]
Google made a big news splash this week, announcing it was partnering with KKR to invest in four California solar power projects, but that was only one of many newsworthy stories that broke. Among them are plans to develop an East Coast grid to carry power from offshore wind farms, BP Solar quitting the business after 40 years, a second German solar power industry player filing for insolvency and a second solar investment by Warren Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway’s Mid-American Energy.
