Category: Report

September 15 2015

How extending the ITC would affect US solar build

Under current policy, the US can expect 73GW of solar PV online by year-end 2022. A pending reduction of the 30% investment tax credit (ITC) in 2017 will significantly reduce build rates. We analyse the effects of a potential five-year extension.

September 15 2015

How extending the investment tax credit would affect U.S. solar build

The Investment Tax Credit (ITC) is the solar industry’s most important public policy. As such, SEIA commissioned an independent analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance to analyse the impact of the ITC on the industry – and what the U.S. stands to lose if Congress lets this policy expire in 2016. The BNEF analysis is […]

July 21 2015

UK Energy Efficiency Trends – July 2015

Energy Efficiency Trends is a quarterly report focused on the UK market, providing insight into non-residential energy efficiency. This edition (Vol. 11) follows on from our pre-election special feature and of course that result ‒ a Conservative-only government, albeit one with a slender parliamentary majority. It is of course still early days, but it is […]

July 14 2015

Clean energy investment – Q2 2015 fact pack

Contents: 1. Annual clean energy investment overview 2. Quarterly trends in clean energy: new investment 3. Quarterly trends in clean energy: funds in circulation 4. Clean energy indexes Download PDF

June 2 2015

Japan’s likely 2030 energy mix: more gas and solar

Bloomberg New Energy Finance analysts have examined the Japanese government’s draft long-term energy outlook and concluded that their figures are not in line with market trends nor current policies. There are significant differences between the government’s outlook and Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s analysis, which shows a larger share of renewables and gas power and a […]

April 22 2015

UK Energy Efficiency Trends – April 2015

Energy Efficiency Trends is a quarterly report focused on the UK market, providing insight into non-residential energy efficiency. In this edition (Vol. 10) we supplement our core market trends information with an analysis of the wider political and economic landscape. The small matter of a UK General Election on 7 May means it would be […]

April 14 2015

Liebreich State of the Industry Keynote BNEF Summit 2015

Always one of our most-watched presentations, BNEF’s Chairman of the Advisory Board, Michael Liebreich gives his energy outlook for 2015 and beyond.*   * Please note that BNEF has corrected a percentage on slide 9 of Michael Liebreich’s 14 April 2015 Summit presentation. This updated version can be viewed here. Download PDF

April 10 2015

Clean energy investment – Q1 2015 fact pack

Contents: 1. Annual clean energy investment overview 2. Quarterly trends in clean energy: new investment 3. Quarterly trends in clean energy: funds in circulation 4. Clean energy indexes Download PDF

April 8 2015

US Power Sector Emissions Poised To Fall To Two-Decade Low In Transformative Year

2015 should prove to be a watershed year for the “de-carbonization” of the US power sector, with record volumes of coal-fired capacity to be shuttered, renewables capacity to be built, and natural gas to be consumed. The result: CO2 emissions from the power sector should drop to their lowest level since 1994. Three factors will […]

March 12 2015

Trends for North American clean energy RFPs in 2014

In 2014, utilities and other offtakers in North America issued 52 requests for proposals (RFPs) for clean energy. Trends in these RFPs can serve as a leading indicator for the industry. We look at the mix of RFPs by sector, geography, and company. • The analysis in this report is based on our North American […]