… What is hindering the availability of public capital and financing options for distributed solar? To some in structured finance, it seems like a great fit: solar assets produce reliable cash flows, backed by … consumers demand standards and consistency from the industry. The new industry group SolarEnergy Finance Association (SEFA) is one of several leaders shepherding in an era of solar …
… Originally posted on the Clean Energy Finance Forum Imagine you could design the electricity market in one state from … no political baggage to consider. Your only guideline is to allow the continued growth of solar power and distributed generation. You’re given a blank slate on which to envision a … electric utilities were the textbook example of a natural monopoly. Huge fixed costs deterred competition. Duplicating grid infrastructure was neither profitable nor economically …
… Now the conservation community is wisely working directly with engineers – not just to reduce their impacts, but to jointly find solutions for both people and nature. The … it is that a solution will fail. They are going to ask how likely it is that a marsh will reduce a storm’s surge, just like they would ask how tall a levee or seawall needs to be to … and Dow engineers showed that forests could be an economically-viable solution to reduce air pollution in Texas. Then we need to understand how nature can play a role more …
… most of Connecticut fretted about the bleak, snowy forecast, 15 residents of Avon considered a bright, sunny future. They were gathered in the public library to learn about the Solarize campaign running in their town. Solarize, which has unrolled across the state over … by the time I arrived. Barbara Welch, a solar consultant from Astrum Solar (now Direct EnergySolar), was walking the audience through the basics of how her company sites panels …
… A new in-depth report on the electrical vehicle (EV) market suggests that states interested in boosting EV adoption rates should support the purchase of cars before … choices across the United States,” Hochster said. “Georgia is cutting its successful EV credit program. Pacific Gas & Electric is requesting $650 million to build chargers in … charging station cost and availability fades away.” Read the executive summary at the Clean Energy Finance Forum and download the full report . Equity and Justice Clean Energy A Simple …
… executives from non-profit marketing firm SmartPower and the Connecticut Green Bank gathered around a very large table in the basement of Kroon Hall. This was the final meeting of a five-year campaign. Everybody there was a partner in the SolarEnergy Education and Diffusion Study (SEEDS) , a Department of Energy funded research …
… and consumer purchases of EVs. EVs are becoming an increasingly large part of our clean energy economy and are a vital element of sustainable transportation. Because of the many … and low-cost measures that have proven to be beneficial in other states and in the solarenergy market. Instituting unified statewide permitting, adapting building codes, reducing demand charges, and allowing parking spot lessees to install chargers are just a …
… for approximately one out of every six dollars under professional management in the United States. Another sign that the sustainable investing “sphere of influence” is gaining … – U.S., spoke to the audience about how the finance industry can harness the same creative energy that invented tools like credit default swaps and instead channel it toward the public good. He noted that, in the …
… Director of Philosophy, is no stranger to Yale, or to the idea of trust. A frequent, admired speaker at FES and SOM, Stanley emphasized that trust wasn't something Patagonia could … communication cannot stray too far into the world of marketing without losing that vital ingredient: authenticity. Trust and transparency Rounding out the panel, Environmental … Director of Philosophy, is no stranger to Yale, or to the idea of trust. A frequent, admired speaker at FES and SOM, Stanley emphasized that trust wasn't something Patagonia could …
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