Tag Archives: private
Getting Bullish on Cleantech
Lately, I’ve been feeling very bullish on cleantech, from my perspective anyway. I’ve had a number of conversations with peers in the industry, property owners, and others to see what’s happening and if anyone is actually making any money. Don’t get my wrong, I still think there are opportunities. The question is: are there opportunities [...]
Apple’s North Carolina Solar Array $AAPL
Apple recently announced that it is constructing what is billed to be the United States’ biggest end user owned solar array, which will have the capacity of producing renewable energy worth 42 million kilowatt hours every year. Apple’s initiative will greatly benefit its billion dollar data center situated in Maiden, North Carolina. The news isn’t [...]
In Focus: Private Utilities
Once upon a time there was society that grew and prospered as a result of all the work the people performed and the shared wealth of all. If one member of the group did well, the whole group did well. In this place, it was understood that certain things belonged to all as it was [...]
Gov’t Loan Guarantee Backstops Private Solar Investors
What do the following investors have in common: John Hill,Doug Schatz, Invus Group, DCM,Bohemian Companies, Technology Partners, and GLGPartners. They are all nursing hangovers after getting a $400 million Obama administration backstop July 3 for their $150million in equity investments in solar module company Abound Solar. It is also noteworthy that the $400 million [...]
BLM Restrictions Cause Solar Thermal to Seek Private Land
It appears as though bureaucracy at the federal level is killing some solar thermal projects out West, delaying others, or scaling themdown. Companies that have been depending upon the Bureau of LandManagement to approve solar thermal projects on federal land have foundthemselves the target of environmentalists working to protect thesurrounding ecosystems from the impacts of [...]
New York Pension Invests in Green Private Equity Fund
The New York State Common Retirement Fund has upped its alternative investments by $150 million. The public pension put $100 million with Hudson Clean EnergyPartners, a private equity fund. The investment closed on Oct. 30 andis part of the fund’s Green Strategic Investment Program. NYSCRF also invested an additional $50 million with Brevan HowardAsset Management. [...]
Southern Africa set for flood of renewable energy projects
Despite the considerable potential that exists to produce electricityusing renewable energy (RE) in Southern Africa, RE projects have beenlargely limited to off-grid, small-scale applications. However,the renewable energy market in South Africa is expected to growexponentially in the next few years, owing to the announcement of therenewable energy feed-in tariff made in March 2009. New analysisfrom [...]
Survey: Cleantech Execs Bullish On Sector
Despite a significant decline in private funding of cleantechcompanies in the first quarter of this year, a recent survey shows thatcleantech executives are bullish on the asset class. Ina survey conduced by Polachi Inc., a provider of executive services totechnology, clean technology, private equity and venture capitalcompanies, nearly 90% of respondents indicated they predict growth inthe [...]
What is the clean energy bank and why is it in Waxman-Markey
While the climate title in Waxman-Markey is certainlyunnecessarily weak as is the renewable energy standard, the bill hasmany other terrific provisions (see “The triumph of energy efficiency” and “Toolbox Assessment” of Waxman-Markey“). One of those is the Clean Energy Deployment Administration. The Centerfor American Progress, long a champion of such a clean energy bank, hasa primer [...]