clean energy financing Articles
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Lessons from Thailand: Mobilizing Investment in Energy Efficiency
Developing countries will need about $531 billion of additional investments in clean energy technologies every year in order to limit global temperature rise to 2° C above pre-industrial levels, thus preventing climate change’s worst impacts. To attract investments on the scale required, developing country governments, with support from developed countries, must undertake ...
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Critical need for energy savings and loan performance data remains unmet
Guest Blogger, Energy Efficiency Markets A vast gap exists between the detailed information financial institutions need to support energy efficiency financing and the limited data they currently have. Several examples suggest these loan programs can succeed, but there are no large datasets supporting investment in energy efficiency. Providing energy efficiency loans could give financial ...
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Commission Report Features Financing in Recommendations to Double U.S. Energy Efficiency
The Alliance to Save Energy’s Commission on National Energy Policy included financing as one of the central recommendations in its recent report, “Energy 2030: Doubling U.S. Energy Productivity by 2030.” The commission consists of some of the key leaders in energy policy and business in the United States. The commission’s plan would use financing programs and policies to ...
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No place like home for energy savings
Apparently there is no place like home, even when it comes to fulfilling lofty wishes like fixing our energy supply. A recent White House task force on the middle class finds that our homes generate more than 20% of the nation's carbon dioxide emissions. If we make our houses more efficient, we can significantly cut emissions and reduce energy use by 40%, a move that could lower our bills by $21 ...
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Energy Efficiency and the Solydra Effect
Not so long ago the green energy movement celebrated because President Obama used words like ‘renewable energy’ and ‘climate change’ in his inaugural speech. It was a first for a US president. Now comes the downside of being a political darling. Opponents of green energy – or rather opponents of its proponents – are using the collapse of California solar ...
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Incentives and Implementation: How Policy Informs the Clean Energy Transition
Three major areas are key to meeting our country’s clean energy goals: technology, finance, and policy. The three are interdependent and inform one another, but the linchpin for all of them is policy. Strong, consistent clean energy policy creates the supportive environment that is necessary to spur technology and finance innovation. While the pace of clean energy deployment is ...
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4 Insights on Unlocking Finance for Clean Energy Access in Africa
January heralds the start of not just a new year, but a new decade: the U.N. Decade of Sustainable Energy for All. In declaring the Decade, the U.N. has urged its members to help “make universal access to sustainable modern energy services a priority.” One of the regions where universal access to clean energy remains a pressing challenge is sub-Saharan Africa, where roughly 590 ...
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Lessons from Indonesia: Mobilizing Investment in Geothermal Energy
Developing countries will need about $531 billion of additional investments in clean energy technologies every year in order to limit global temperature rise to 2°C above pre-industrial levels, thus preventing climate change’s worst impacts. To attract investments on the scale required, developing country governments, with support from developed countries, must undertake ...
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Let's Meet At Enlit Europe!
We are glad to inform you that YTL will attend Enlit 2022 during 29th Nov.- 01st Dec. 2022 In Frankfurt ,Germany With Booth No.12.1F70. Sincerely hope you will come to visit our booth at your convenience, and we will share our latest technology and product with you. Pls keep us informed if you will go there. Looking forward to hearing from ...
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World Bank: Promote clean energy sources to end energy poverty
On July 16, 2013 the World Bank agreed to support universal access to reliable modern energy and limit the financing of coal-fired power plants to rare circumstances in an effort to address climate change concerns. As the Bank and other development agencies work to provide energy access to 1.2 billion people worldwide, this announcement signals an important shift toward clean, renewable energy ...
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Sauk Trail Hills Renewable Natural Gas
Location: Sauk Trail Hills Landfill Canton, MI Partners: Republic Services Clean Energy/ Clean Energy Renewable Fuels Contact: William Held, Senior Director Republic Services (480) 627-7123 wheld@republicservices.com Feedstock: Landfill biogas Vehicles Fueled: TBD Maximum Annual Fuel Production: 6 million diesel gallon equivalents Payback Period: N/A ...
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Insurers Have Huge Role As Clean Energy Investors
Conversations about climate change and the insurance industry usually focus on catastrophic storms and their damaging financial ripples for insurance providers. Given skyrocketing extreme-weather losses in recent years, it’s surely a legitimate issue that should be making insurers re-think their business models. But insurers have another important role on the climate issue, which is how to ...
By Ceres
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Project - Rwanda
The Project: The solar field at the Agahozo Shalom Youth Village in Rwanda embodies a range of causes: it helps the long-term sustainability of the Village, it is good for the environment, it generates local employment and education and it empowers the country with access to electricity - which in itself results in a myriad of benefits for the Rwandan population. Located on rolling green hills, ...
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COVID-19 Stimulus Package: Where Does the Solar Industry Fit In?
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act—also known as the CARES Act—was signed into law. This $2 trillion stimulus package is the largest emergency aid passed in U.S. history, and though there are indirect benefits for the solar industry, it’s not enough. COVID-19’s Impact on the Solar Industry Due to the coronavirus, the solar industry ...
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Energy efficiency: Big deals and new ideas
The economic premise behind energy efficiency – that it’s cheaper to save a unit of energy than to make one – has caught on in the US. Energy efficiency spending is up, and our energy use is declining, measured both per capita and per dollar of gross domestic product, according to government figures. So it is not surprising to see the year begin with several energy ...
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Producing Green Hydrogen with Renewable Electricity
Hydrogen is an essential component of fuel cells. Sure, we all know that. However, did you know that all types of the gas are not created equally? Green hydrogen has gained a lot of momentum in renewable circles today. Hydrogen is produced by electrolyzing water. The process involves passing an electric current through water (under regulated conditions) to break its chemical composition. A ...
By Powerhub
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Renewable, local power options expand
It makes no economic sense to run more than one set of wires from electric power generators to homes and businesses. That’s why consumers haven’t had a choice about the source of their electric power – whether it be an investor-owned utility (IOU), municipal utility or electric cooperative. Enabling consumers to choose between competing energy providers is a paradigm shift, and ...
By Triplepundit
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It’s time to invest in clean energy in Africa
Private-sector investment in electricity is sitting on the sidelines in Africa. Here’s how we can change that. The math for Africa’s clean energy future is adding up. Solar lamps are spreading like fireflies across Ghana. A first-of-its-kind solar farm in Rwanda is providing electricity for 15,000 rural homes. Utility-scale solar and wind projects are being built in Morocco and ...
By Ensia
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