Since the fourth quarter of 2008, the ability of U.S. renewable power projects to secure both equity and debt project financing decreased precipitously due to the systemic turmoil experienced in the global […]
Powerful Solar Financing Program For Homeowners Gets Reprieve
Last week, two events gave notice that rumors of the death of PACE financing, one of the most promising policies available to fund energy retrofits, have been greatly exaggerated. On January 20, […]
S&P sets out solar securitisation challenges
Securitisation may be a “viable option” for solar photovoltaic (PV) developers, says rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P), but it has set out a list of concerns that are likely to prove […]
Holding Solar Financing Companies Accountable
The increase in residential and light commercial project funding from leases and PPAs is a boon to the solar industry but comes with unique risks that require careful management. With financiers and […]
Clean Energy Investment Hits Record in 2011 As U.S. Reclaims Lead From China
Despite a tumultuous year for the renewable energy industry, global investment reached a record $260 billion in 2011 while the United States reclaimed the top spot from China, according to a report […]
The perils of cleantech investing: KiOR & the long term, high risk view — Cleantech News and Analysis
One of the difficulties with investing in early stage cleantech startups is that oftentimes the investors need to take a very long term view of the companies they back — many startups […]
Banking on a Low-Carbon Energy Future
One of the world’s largest banks, London-based HSBC (NYSE: HBC) issued last September a very interesting research report entitled “Sizing the Climate Economy”. At less than 60 pages, it’s an excellent read for those […]
Federal Tax Credits May Handcuff Clean Energy Development
Clean energy advocates should cast aside their worries about increasing Republican scrutiny of energy subsidies. The clean energy industry’s foolish reliance on tax incentives has already handcuffed its expansion. Unlike the leading […]
Expiry of US grant programme to spur innovative renewables financing, say experts
Competition for financing for US renewable energy projects will become fiercer following the expiration of the cash grant programme, but its absence will see alternative financing mechanisms take hold and new tax […]
While 2011 cleantech investing grew, later stage dominated
Cleantech venture capital and corporate investing for the full 2011 year was up in terms of overall dollar amounts compared to 2010, according to the research firm The Cleantech Group, but large […]
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