Results for: solar

March 13 2018

Liebreich: Beyond Three Thirds, The Road to Deep Decarbonization

By Michael Liebreich Senior Contributor  Bloomberg New Energy Finance In my BNEF Summit keynote in London last September, I talked about how far clean energy and transport had come over the last fifteen years. Where renewable energy used to be dismissed as “alternative”, I talked about the “new orthodoxy” of what I called the Three-Third […]

March 13 2018

In Southeast Asia, the Corporate Energy Market is Hot: Q&A

By Iain Wilson, Bloomberg New Energy Finance editor. This article first appeared on the Bloomberg Terminal.  Corporate buying of renewables is helping Southeast Asia transition to a new energy future — and it’s a trend poised to gain momentum. “This is maybe the hottest market at the moment,” Edgare Kerkwijk, managing director of the SUSI […]

March 6 2018

Starwood CEO Saxena Sees Energy Storage Flourishing: Q&A

By Richard Stubbe, Bloomberg New Energy Finance editor. This article first appeared on the Bloomberg Terminal.  Himanshu Saxena was appointed chief executive officer of the Starwood Energy Group Global LLC in November. He has been with the investment firm, which focuses on energy infrastructure, for 10 years and was named co-head of the business in 2015. […]

February 26 2018

Powering Last-Mile Connectivity

More than 4 billion people are not connected to the internet today, representing a huge opportunity for both development and business. Bridging the ‘digital divide’ for these un-networked billions requires affordable and reliable access to electricity. Power is a crucial element at all stages of providing internet access: from running backhaul services to the core […]

February 20 2018

Anglo Using ‘Digital Twins’, Robotics to Boost Mining: Q&A

By Bryony Collins, Bloomberg New Energy Finance editorial team. This article first appeared on the Bloomberg Terminal and is available to BNEF clients on the web. Anglo American Plc is using digital technology and machine automation to improve the productivity and safety of its mining operations. Companies that have digitized their technical equipment have “generally seen around a […]

February 15 2018

Sustainable Energy In America Factbook 2018

Key findings in the sixth edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook highlight U.S. energy trends contributing to American economic competitiveness.  Washington, D.C., February 15, 2018 – The rapid deployment of energy efficiency, natural gas and renewable energy in 2017 generated economic benefits without requiring increases in energy consumption or greenhouse gas emissions. Looking […]

February 12 2018

Tesla Australian Virtual Power Plant Cheaper Than U.S. PV

This article first appeared on the BNEF mobile app and the Bloomberg Terminal. Solar-plus-storage project costed at $2.51 per watt U.S. households continue to pay over $3 per watt for solar How the Tesla virtual power plant could work Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Note: This schematic applies the first two phases of the program only and reflects […]

February 9 2018

After Two Clean-Power Deals This Week, Funds Hunt for More

Infrastructure funds agreed to snap up two clean-energy companies in the past week, both with billion-dollar deals. And they’re hungry for more. Funds are raising billions of dollars from institutional investors for assets including renewables. As the economics of building and owning power plants get better, in part because of U.S. tax incentives, these power […]

February 9 2018

Clean Energy’s Year of Trumping Dangerously

By Ethan Zindler Head of Americas Bloomberg New Energy Finance A year ago, I used this space to reflect on the election of Donald J Trump as President. For many, including me, the shock was still fresh as we watched Trump take the oath of office that damp day here in Washington, the wounds opened […]

February 6 2018

Don’t Like Trump’s Solar Tariffs? Try Working Around Them

The new U.S. tariffs on importing solar cells and modules aren’t expected to have a major effect. Any changes they do bring about will be further weakened if manufacturers try a few workarounds identified in a new Bloomberg New Energy Finance report. Clients can access the full ‘Five Loopholes in Trump’s Solar Tariff Ruling’ report on […]