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BlackRock’s GRP III Nets $1 Billion for Renewable Energy Investments
BlackRock Real Assets says it has achieved a $1 billion first close for its Global Renewable Power III fund (GRP III), with commitments from...
Tenaska Secures Funding for Nobles 2 Wind Farm
Independent energy company Tenaska closed $158 million in commercial financing for the Nobles 2 wind project, which is under construction in Nobles County in...
Lawmakers Reintroduce Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act
U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., and Peter T. King, R-N.Y., have introduced the Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act of 2019 (H.R.4887).
Currently, the...
Scout Completes Ranchero Wind Farm
Scout Clean Energy, a Colorado-based renewable energy developer, owner and operator, has completed construction and received tax equity funds for the 300 MW Ranchero...
Lawmakers Seek To Boost Federal Wind R&D Funding
U.S. Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, have introduced bipartisan legislation that would renew and expand the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)...
Energy Dept. Funds Variety Of Wind R&D Projects
With a goal of advancing wind energy nationwide, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 13 projects to receive a total of $28...
ACORE: ‘Sustainability’ Investments May Not Necessarily Drive Renewable Energy Deployment
In a new white paper, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) explores the current state of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing in...
Scout Secures Financing For GE-Powered Heart Of Texas Wind Farm
Scout Clean Energy LLC, a portfolio company of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, has closed construction financing and tax equity commitments on the 180 MW Heart...
Hunt And Circle Power Partner For Michigan Wind Duo
An affiliate of Hunt Cos. Inc. - a family-owned holding company that invests in businesses in the real estate and infrastructure markets - has...
GE Finances E.ON Texas Wind Repowering
E.ON has secured more than $200 million in tax equity financing to repower its Panther Creek I and Panther Creek II Wind Farms in...
sPower Secures Financing For Prevailing Wind Park
Renewable energy independent power producer sPower has closed on debt and tax equity financing for the Prevailing Wind Park in South Dakota.
Lenders for the...
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners Expands Houston Team
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners – a global investment manager focused exclusively on lower-carbon and renewable energy infrastructure investment and operational asset management in the U.S.,...
NREL-Funded Project Uses Ultrasound To Deter Bats From Turbines
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has selected a new project to receive a DOE-funded Technology Development and Innovation (TD&I)...
Is It Time For Renewable Energy MLPs?
On June 13, U.S. Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kan., and Mike Thompson, D-Calif., together with U.S. Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., re-introduced...
Canada Promotes Indigenous Participation In Quebec Renewable Energy
The government of Canada has announced funding to promote Indigenous participation in Quebec's renewable energy sector.
Amarjeet Sohi, Canada’s minister of natural resources, announced...
Wells Fargo’s Hopkins: As Renewable Tax Credits Phase Out, Industry Must Develop New Financing...
Earlier this year, Wells Fargo announced leadership changes for its renewable energy and environmental finance business. Phil Hopkins, who co-led the group with Barry...
Wind Turbines To Reduce Emissions For Kluane First Nation
The government of Canada recently announced C$3.1 million in funding for the Kluane First Nation (KFN) to install and operate wind turbines that will...
Terra-Gen Closes $650M Financing For Missouri Wind Farm
Independent renewable energy provider Terra-Gen has closed construction financing on its 400 MW High Prairie Wind Power Facility in Missouri.
MUFG Bank Ltd. led...
NADB’s First Green Bond Supports Six Renewable Energy Projects
The North American Development Bank (NADB) has published the impact results of its first green bond, issued in 2018. The bond’s total net proceeds...
New Texas Tax Law A Boon For Renewable Energy Development
Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, recently signed into law H.B.3143, which will extend the life of the Chapter 312 abatement program in Texas. This will...