Nigeria Considers $30 Million Allocation For Off-Grid Solar Projects
Low cost solar panels are already pushing small diesel generators out of the off grid power market in Nigeria, and now push is coming to shove.
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UPS Announces $18 Million Investment In Onsite Solar Energy, 5x Onsite Solar Growth
Originally published on CleanTechnica by James Ayre The shipping giant UPS will be investing around $18 million in new onsite solar photovoltaic (PV) projects expected to be completed by the end of the year in the US, according to an email sent to CleanTechnica. The new onsite solar energy projects will increase UPS’s total onsite […]
Renewables = Over 50% New Electricity Capacity But 16% Of Energy Investment
Originally published on CleanTechnica by Zachary Shahan The executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, was on a Global Action Day panel last week in Abu Dhabi and he made his usual pitch for what Obama basically called an “all of the above” energy strategy. For countries, companies, and organizations that have large investments in […]
New York Governor Cuomo Announces $360 Million For 11 New Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects
Originally published on CleanTechnica by Joshua S Hill New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced last week, in the same speech where he pledged to back offshore wind, to award $360 million in funding to 11 separate large-scale renewable energy projects. Last week we reported on Governor Cuomo’s State of the State speech, in which he […]
Apple To Add 200 MW Of Solar Power For Reno Data Center
Apple is serious about solar energy. It has 200 megawatts of installed solar in China and has just announced a partnership with NV Energy to add 200 megawatts in Nevada to power its enormous data center located there.
Small Public Investment In Solar Energy Could Unlock Large Benefits For Vermont
The Union of Concerned Scientists say $7 million in public investment in solar energy and other renewables could save residents of Vermont $14 million a year in utility bills.
Kevala Helps Developers Find Best Sites For Solar Projects
Kevala specialized in data collection that makes accurate grid maps available so solar developers can see where the least expensive and most efficient areas are to build solar power facilities.
Tesla & SolarCity Shareholders Get Green Light From Top Independent Evaluator
Originally published on EV Obsession. The prominent advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services has given its recommendation to support Tesla’s $2.3 billion SolarCity acquisition/merger, telling shareholders that Tesla would be able to bridge the funding gap with SolarCity, and also that the acquisition was an important step in the firm’s path to becoming an integrated sustainable […]
Citi Agrees To Provide Financing To SolarCity
Faced with a liquidity crisis caused by the due diligence period associated with the proposed purchase by Tesla, SolarCity has secured major new funding from CitiBank to give the company room to continue normal operations.
Solar Sector Corporate Funding Was $1.7 Billion In Q2 2016 (Report)
A new solar power fact sheet and report were recently published by the Mercom Capital Group, a cleantech communications and research firm. Some of the key findings showed decreases in solar power funding, but there were some good signs too. Total corporate funding decreased to $1.7 billion for the second quarter, compared to the figure […]