Results for: solar

January 16 2019

Clean Energy Investment Exceeded $300 Billion Once Again in 2018

Solar commitments declined 24% in dollar terms even though there was record new photovoltaic capacity added, breaking 100GW barrier for the first time

January 16 2019

Transition in Energy, Transport – 10 Predictions for 2019

BNEF’s 10 Predictions for 2019, encompassing clean energy generally, solar and wind, battery storage, electric vehicles, U.S. natural gas, international LNG, oil markets, digitalization, and energy in China.

January 15 2019

Stem Sees Solar-Plus-Storage-Plus-AI as Winning Combo: Q&A

Batteries, solar, wind and computing keep getting cheaper, opening up a new range of options for companies that buy and sell power.

January 7 2019

Canada Pension’s Green Team Aims for $2.6Bn a Year: Q&A

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has exceeded expectations for its new power and renewables group by investing more than C$3.5 billion ($2.6 billion) in its first year

December 17 2018

Broken Power Industry Needs Big Changes, Berger Says: Q&A

For the first time in the history of U.S. electricity, a significant number of consumers have the ability to reduce or even eliminate their dependence on the centralized grid, thanks to ever-cheaper batteries combined with solar panels and wind power.

December 11 2018

Infosys Green Power Progress Slowed by State Rules: Q&A

Infosys, one of the largest exporters of software services from India, will be 100% powered by renewable energy by 2020, two years later than the originally proposed 2018. It also plans to be carbon-neutral in the same timeframe.

December 10 2018

Climatescope 2018: New emerging leaders in clean energy investment

This year's Climatescope offers compelling evidence that developing nations are at the forefront of change toward a cleaner-powered future.

December 7 2018

Liebreich: Two Business Cycles to Prepare for A Low-Carbon World

BNEF Senior Contributor Michael Liebreich takes the temperature of climate politics and examines the underlying reasons to be cheerful about the low-carbon transition.

December 3 2018

Merchant risk a rising issue in green power auctions: Q&A

By Bryony Collins, BloombergNEF. This interview first appeared on the Bloomberg Terminal.  The “sliver” of exposure that bidders have to merchant electricity prices is becoming a key issue in renewable energy auctions, said Nico Escallon, Mexico City director at private equity firm Actis, in an interview with BloombergNEF. The private equity house is preparing to […]

November 27 2018

Developing Nations Assume Mantle of Global Clean Energy Leadership

Majority global wind/solar activity now in non-OECD countries; new coal build craters, innovative policies, and lower technology costs drive change.  Shanghai, November 27, 2018 – Surging electricity demand, sinking technology costs, and innovative policy-making have allowed developing nations to seize the mantle of global clean energy leadership from wealthier countries, a comprehensive new study from […]