Equipment leasing has been used for much of the last century by airlines, railroads, utilities, oil and gas developers and other industries as a way to finance expensive equipment. Indeed, equipment leases […]
Yingli, Munich Re Enter Performance Warranty Agreement
Yingli Green Energy has signed a module performance warranty insurance agreement with one of Munich Re’s specialty primary insurers. Under the terms of the agreement, Yingli Green Energy and Munich Re will […]
Renewable Energy REITs or MLPs Would Unlock Billions for Project Development
Top engineering, procurement and construction firms gathered to network, learn and do business with corporate-level project developers at the PGI Financial Forum, one of four co-located events that took place in Orlando, […]
Drilling for Dollars: Notable Developments in Geothermal Finance
Geothermal capacity additions are on track to top 100 MW in 2012, making this year one of the best for geothermal deployment in the last decade [1,2]. This could be a tentative […]
To Insure or Not to Insure: PV’s New Fangled Warranty Insurance Option
It is no secret that the last couple years have been rough for PV manufacturers globally. Panel makers have had to contend with compressed profit margins and an oversaturated market, both of […]
How Do We Lower Solar Installation Costs And Open The Market To Securitized Portfolios: Standardize And Harmonize
Soft costs can be pretty tough. The cost of solar installations can be generally separated into “hard” costs — representing primary components such as modules, racking, inverters — and soft costs including […]
Connecticut’s Solar Lease Program Demonstrates High Borrower Fidelity
Third-party financing has become the mechanism for funding solar at the residential level in many markets. For example, third-party financed systems—which can include solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) and solar leases—are reported […]
Solar REITs: A Better Way to Invest in Solar
Solar panel prices have continued to drop this year, but solar project development remains a capital-intensive business. The 1603 program allowed solar developers to monetize the solar investment tax credit (ITC) much […]
Discount rates: A boring thing you should know about (with otters!)
How much is it worth to us today to avoid climate disruption later this century? To understand how that question has typically been answered, you need to understand what economists call “discount […]
Bob Lutz: GM Not Losing $49,000 Per Volt
I was surprised to read Ben Klayman’s piece on alleged astronomical per-unit losses on the Chevrolet “Volt.” Ben is usually a solid professional who checks his facts. The statement that GM “loses” […]
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