… are a natural home for solar and wind power. Will low oil prices slow their race to a clean energy future? Cheap Oil and Renewable Energy Compete in the Caribbean … Caribbean islands, with sky-high electricity prices and … are a natural home for solar and wind power. Will low oil prices slow their race to a clean energy future? … Cheap Oil and Renewable Energy Compete in the Caribbean …
… Academics, entrepreneurs and CEOs convened at the MIT Energy Conference held on Feb. 27-28 in Cambridge, Mass.. In the opening keynote, Robert Armstrong, director of MIT Energy Initiative, laid out the challenge: “How do you double energy production by mid-century and lower the carbon content?” 2534 MIT Energy Conference Explores Efficiency and Yieldcos … Lea Lupkin … Academics, entrepreneurs and CEOs convened at the MIT …
… Climate resilience retrofits for affordable multifamily housing are critical to the survival of apartment … residents. Jim Newman, principal of Linnean Solutions, said in a workshop at BuildingEnergy 15 on March 4 in Boston that “a lot of people are going to be sheltering in place.” … residents. Jim Newman, principal of Linnean Solutions, said in a workshop at BuildingEnergy 15 on March 4 in Boston that “a lot of people are going to be sheltering in place.” … …
… As the energyefficiency finance market grows and matures, are robust secondary markets inevitable, necessary, or even appropriate? This is the question that State and Local EnergyEfficiency Action Network’s (SEE Action) Financing Solutions Working Group has … white paper, “Accessing Secondary Markets as a Capital Source for EnergyEfficiency Finance Programs: Program Design Considerations for Policymakers and Administrators.” 2181 Are …
… The United States energyefficiency industry will have to standardize projects before it can receive large-scale … at Citigroup. Meanwhile, commercial building owners are skeptical that energyefficiencyretrofits will be financially worthwhile. 2382 ICP Responds to Need for EnergyEfficiency …
… in the banking industry think about the potential of privately financing solar power, wind energy, and energyefficiency? In this interview, Michael Eckhart, managing director and global head of finance …
… Small commercial energyefficiencyretrofits are often at the bottom of building owners’ priority lists. According to … accessing it. The authors recommend that government organizations step in with policies and programs designed to cut the knot and set financing in motion. 2382 Skepticism Stalls Small …
… Today, many governments simultaneously subsidize fossil fuels and clean energy. The fossil fuel subsidies tend to be hidden and complex, but the solar and wind … while solar and wind subsidies are visible and are weakened. 2382 Reducing Shell Games with Energy Subsidies … Kat Friedrich … Today, many governments simultaneously subsidize fossil fuels and clean energy. The fossil fuel subsidies tend to be hidden and complex, but the solar and wind …
… time, researchers have examined what potential investors want from the United States clean energy bond market. The December 2014 report “What Investors Want: How to Scale-Up Demand for U.S. Clean Energy and Green Bonds” shows investors’ tastes vary widely. Offering a broad menu of …
… customers to use new technologies and seek financing are critical to the diffusion of energyefficiency solutions. Even with financing, energyefficiencyprograms face significant hurdles in driving customer demand, particularly in the small- and medium-scale markets. The recent Behavior, Energy & …