Tag Archives: foreign policy
Obama’s International Clean Energy Strategy
The best way to understand the Obama administration’s support for clean energy internationally is to understand the tale of two agencies: The US Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and The U.S. Export Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank). The administration’s biggest success story comes from one of its smallest agencies, OPIC, which under the leadership of Elizabeth [...]
40% of U.S Pipeline is “Small Solar”
Favorable incentives and financing models continue to fuel interest in small solar projects, with installations at schools, municipal buildings, hospitals and retail stores now accounting for 40% of the US pipeline, reports NPD Solarbuzz. More than 1,300 projects under way are between 50 kilowatts (kW) and 500 kW in capacity with a cumulative PV generation [...]
Viridity Raises $15M for Virtual Power Plants
Viridity Energy, the startup that’s been building “virtual power plants” for customers in the United States, has just raised $15 million from Japanese conglomerate and big green investor Mitsui & Co. It looks like a trans-Pacific partnership that could open up markets to both companies. The Series C round comes on top of a $14 [...]