Report: SunPower raises $53 million for residential financing
The panel manufacturer latest round of funding follows on its October 5 announcement of a $140 million funding agreement with True Green Capital Management for commercial projects in five states.
Bridging the gap in Illinois community solar project and program development
Solar developers face the challenges of different degrees of uncertainty in project construction, financing and subscriber acquisition.
Section 201 case mars an otherwise strong quarter for solar funding (w/ charts)
Mercom Capital’s latest report shows relatively robust funding for solar globally but a slowdown in the United States due to the Section 201 investigation.
Shareholder vote clears the way for Brookfield acquisition of TerraForm Power
The pioneering solar & wind yieldco will be majority owned by Brookfield on October 16, and a shareholder vote for fellow yieldco TerraForm Global appears to be underway.
FERC: Renewable energy investors can skip Section 203 prior approval
In a petition before the commission, tax equity providers said the intense scrutiny of passive investors was holding up renewable energy projects – and the federal commission agreed.
#Solar100’s Jigar Shah: The Kanye West of Solar Finance
Richard Matsui, founder of KWh Analytics, speaks with the well-known and often controversial Jigar Shah.
True Green fuels $140 million deal, keeping the Big Mo on their side
The Connecticut-based asset management firm has agreed to fund 50 MW of solar projects in five states and the District of Columbia, building on the momentum they’ve had since just before Christmas last year.
Researchers help energy companies walk through the Valley of Death
The gap between initial seed funding for energy innovations and full funding once they scale dooms many to failure. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) are trying to help.
True Green scoops up 37 MW of Massachusetts solar
With the recent closure of a funding round and a big module deal, True Green is on a roll.
The stock market reacts to the Section 201 injury finding
Solar stocks are down across a range of manufacturers, installers and exchange-traded funds – but not as much as you might think.
