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New GE, BlackRock Solar Venture Secures $250M
Distributed Solar Development (DSD), a recently launched business backed by BlackRock Real Assets’ Global Renewable Power platform and GE Renewable Energy, has closed a...
Single-Axis Tracker Maker Sunfolding Scores New Investments
Sunfolding, a producer of single-axis tracker systems, has closed a $32 million Series B growth funding round. G2VP and Macquarie Capital join the investors...
More Than 70 Organizations Band Together In Support Of ITC Extension
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has announced that dozens of associations representing a broad array of interests are calling for an extension of...
Five Tips For Avoiding Residential Solar Financing Pitfalls
How much is a happy customer worth to your business? Conversely, how much can an unhappy customer cost you? Increasingly, customer acquisition is the...
Hundreds Of Mayors Call On Congress To Extend Solar ITC
Today, a bipartisan group of 231 mayors sent a letter to Congress, urging legislators to pass the Renewable Energy Extension Act (H.R.3961/S.2289), which would...
Corporate Funding In Solar Sector Rises Substantially
Representing a 34% year-over-year increase, total corporate funding in the global solar sector - including venture capital/private equity, public market and debt financing -...
Leyline Renewable Capital Secures $150 Million Investment
Leyline Renewable Capital, a provider of development financing for renewable energy, has announced a $150 million investment by Newlight Partners LP.
This investment will...
Clean Energy Ventures Launches $110 Million Fund
Clean Energy Ventures (CEV), an investor in early-stage energy start-ups, has announced the close of its first fund.
The $110 million Clean Energy Venture...
A Refresher On Current Solar Tax Incentives: It’s Important To Act Fast
For several years, certain federal, state and local tax incentives have been available to promote, among other things, the importance of renewable energy, like...
IPS Solar Takes On Private Equity Investment, Plans Next Stage Of Growth
Minnesota-based IPS Solar recently formed a new partnership with private equity firm SmartPitch Ventures, taking on a significant capital investment through a newly formed...
ACORE: ‘Sustainability’ Investments May Not Necessarily Drive Renewable Energy Deployment
In a new white paper, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) explores the current state of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing in...
CalCom Launches Fund To Build Solar, Storage For California Farmers
CalCom Energy, a solar developer and energy services company focused on agriculture and water customers, has launched the Agriculture Energy Infrastructure Fund, a $100...
FERC Proposal Would ‘Effectively Gut’ PURPA, Says Commissioner
In a move being denounced by clean energy groups, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has proposed to "modernize" its regulations governing small power...
Unpacking California Solar Taxation: What To Know During Development
Development of solar projects in California has been spurred by California’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS), which requires that 60% of retail electricity sales must...
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners Expands Houston Team
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners - a global investment manager focused exclusively on lower-carbon and renewable energy infrastructure investment and operational asset management in the U.S.,...
A New Economic Reality: Renewable Energy Is Now Cost-Competitive With New Gas
The economics guiding U.S. investments in electricity generation have reached a historic tipping point: Combinations of solar, wind, storage, efficiency and demand response are...
174 Power Global Closes Construction Financing For Texas Solar
Irvine, Calif.-based 174 Power Global has closed construction financing for the $210 million, 150 MW first phase of a solar project near Odessa, Texas.
Credit...
Solar Wins Several Accolades In BNEF’s 2010-2019 Renewable Predictions
Global investment in new renewable energy capacity over this decade - 2010 to 2019 inclusive - is on course to hit $2.6 trillion, with...
Wells Fargo’s Hopkins: As Renewable Tax Credits Phase Out, Industry Must Develop New Financing...
Earlier this year, Wells Fargo announced leadership changes for its renewable energy and environmental finance business. Phil Hopkins, who co-led the group with Barry...
Johnson Controls, Capital Dynamics Form Solar And Storage Funding Partnership
Johnson Controls has announced a new partnership with Capital Dynamics to increase the amount of capital available for North American customers working on solar...