… How can alternative financing solutions help expand clean energy through capital markets? Industry experts convened at this year’s Asset-Backed … financing could supplement the role of securitization and may deliver the capital the renewableenergy industry demands. Alternative Market Solutions Could Ignite Renewable …
… Private-sector investment in clean energy continues to grow as costs come down and free-market dynamics begin to replace … is still not enough, according to speakers at “Creative Power: New Models for Growing Clean Energy Investment,” a discussion held at Bloomberg L.P. in Manhattan on Sept. 20 as part of New York Climate Week. 2536 Political Capital Needed for Clean Energy Finance to Flourish … Carol Rosenfeld … Private-sector investment in clean energy …
… Recent attention and growth in clean energy development has largely been focused on either the household scale or the utility … community organizations, small businesses and investors to streamline the development and financing of solar and energy efficiency projects. How to Tap the Medium-Scale Clean Energy … community organizations, small businesses and investors to streamline the development and financing of solar and energy efficiency projects. … How to Tap the Medium-Scale Clean …
… Compared to the outpouring of financing for solar photovoltaics, financing for solar thermal technologies has taken a back seat for many years in the United States. The Clean Energy Finance Forum (CEFF) spoke with Everett Barber, a consultant and author who has …
… Definitions could make or break the energy storage market, allowing it to capture multiple revenue streams and reduce costs. A panel at the New York Energy Week Roundtable on Storage on June 19 at the Urban Future Lab in New York City explored these crucial choices. 2536 Revenue Streams Are Key to Cost-Effective Energy Storage … Carol Rosenfeld … Definitions could make or break the energy storage …
… relationships is one of the essential ingredients of developing a nationwide framework of energy efficiency programs. On May 13, the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA) and … Finance Network (SEEFN), which will aid this traditionally underserved region in creating financing programs. 2382 Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance Starts Financing Network … Kat Friedrich … Building relationships is one of the essential …
… On-bill financing can be a powerful tool for offering attractive energy efficiency options to a broad range of utility customers, according to a new report … fail to invest in energy efficiency because of its upfront costs, the report said. On-bill financing allows customers to pay for energy efficiency measures gradually over time through …
… The question of whether energy efficiency finance has finally arrived in scale was a major point of discussion at the 2014 ACEEE Energy Efficiency Finance Forum on May 11-13 in Washington, DC. Both the opening plenary and a breakout session on securitization explored this issue. 2540 Energy Efficiency Finance Gains Traction … Matthew Sebonia … The question of whether energy …
… has investigated the barriers that are currently holding back widespread adoption of clean energy bonds. The paper has provided recommendations for development finance agencies seeking to tap their potential. 2382 Awakening the Potential of Clean Energy Bonds … Kat Friedrich … A paper by the Brookings-Rockefeller Project on State and … has investigated the barriers that are currently holding back widespread adoption of clean energy bonds. The paper has provided recommendations for development finance agencies …
… Small energy-efficiency lenders face major obstacles including a lack of customer demand and data, … and an absence of underwriting standards, according to a report from the Small Lender Energy Efficiency Convening (SLEEC). The SLEEC took place in October 2013 when the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and Energi convened a group of key stakeholders to explore …