… Caribbean islands, with sky-high electricity prices and abundant solar and wind, are a natural home for solar and wind power. Will low oil pricesslow their race to a clean energy future? Cheap Oil and Renewable Energy Compete in the Caribbean … Caribbean islands, with sky-high electricity prices and …
… Academics, entrepreneurs and CEOs convened at the MIT Energy Conference held on Feb. 27-28 in … by mid-century and lower the carbon content?” 2534 MIT Energy Conference ExploresEfficiency 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 … 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 …
… The United Statesenergyefficiency industry will have to standardize projects before it can receive … a senior manager at Citigroup. Meanwhile, commercial building owners are skeptical that energyefficiency retrofits will be financially worthwhile. 2382 ICP Responds to Need for …
… What do leaders 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 energyefficiency retrofits are often at the bottom of building owners’ priority lists. According … Sciences (NIBS), a complex knot of challenges is preventing building owners from both seeking financing and accessing it. The authors recommend that government organizationsstep …
… Today, many governmentssimultaneously subsidize fossil fuels and clean energy. The fossil fuel subsidies tend to be hidden and complex, but the solar and wind subsidies are relatively transparent. This can …
… For the first 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 …
… Proven strategies for encouraging customers to use new technologies and seek financing are critical to the diffusion of energyefficiencysolutions. Even with financing, energyefficiency programs face significant …