Tag Archives: Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Clean Energy Revolution Highlighted in Time Magzine
Over the past few days, there’s been a lot of talk by leading political figures – speaking in bellwether, “swing states” like Colorado, Nevada, and Iowa – about the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind. More broadly, the discussion has revolved around the economic potential for clean energy development in those states, as well as [...]
Solar PV Cost per GW
By request, a quick post on the cost of new solar vs. new nuclear. {N.B. This analysis is like comparing apples to oranges, since solar PV delivers “peak” or daytime power, while nuclear provides “baseload” or power around the clock .} The cost of solar panels continues to fall…PV panels from China now cost ~$0.75/W +/- (kick that up to about $1/W in [...]
Energy Efficiency Data And The Capital Markets
Last week, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Bloomberg New Energy Finance(“BNEF”) hosted 150 property owners, energy efficiency project developers, ESCOs, banks, institutional investors and other thought leaders to discuss how improved datasets could spur the market for energy efficiency (EE) investment. Dan Doctoroff, Bloomberg’s CEO, kicked off the morning by discussing the company’s plans to [...]