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Merkley, Grassley Push For Wind Funding
U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, are leading a bipartisan push for more federal wind energy funding.
In a letter to U.S....
The Church Pension Fund Invests In Renewable Energy
The Church Pension Fund (CPF), a New York City-based financial services organization that serves the Episcopal Church, has invested $40 million in the New...
DOE Announces Wind Research Funding Opportunities
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced up to $28.1 million in funding aimed at advancing wind energy nationwide across the onshore, offshore and...
DOE Funds Environmentally Focused Wind Research Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $6.2 million in funding for nine wind energy research projects.
The projects are focused on reducing...
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Invests In Texas Wind
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a fund management company focused on energy infrastructure, is investing in the Bearkat II wind project in West Texas.
Through...
Report: Higher Demand, Interest Rates Could Slim Returns For Wind And Solar Investors
Due to sustained demand for renewable energy projects and a higher interest rate environment, renewable energy investors could see a decrease in returns in...
Quinbrook Closes $1.6B In Investor Commitments For Low-Carbon Strategy
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.,...
KKR Invests In U.S. Wind And Solar With NextEra
Global investment firm KKR is expanding its renewable energy portfolio through a new wind and solar investment with NextEra Energy Partners LP (NEP).
KKR...
Renewables Financing Firm Seminole Revamps Leadership Team
After 10 years under the leadership of its founder and CEO, Robert J. Banks, Seminole Financial Services LLC (SFS) has announced new leadership.
On...
Proxy Revenue Swap Used For Texas Wind Repowering
Nephila Climate (NCx), a division of Nephila Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based investment manager specializing in reinsurance risk, has announced the use of a proxy...
Michigan’s DTE Electric Issues Green Bonds
DTE Electric has issued its second offering of green bonds. The $650 million in bonds will finance green investments, including renewable energy and energy...
FTI Consulting: PTC Time Crunch Could Jeopardize Repowering Opportunities
As the U.S. wind energy market races to complete projects before the production tax credit (PTC) cliff, opportunities for repowering existing assets must be...
N.J. Opens Applications For Offshore Wind Tax Credit Program
Companies making a capital investment in offshore wind-related facilities in the seven southern counties of New Jersey can now apply for tax credits through...
2018 Saw Big Offshore Wind Commitments: BNEF
Global clean energy investment totaled $332.1 billion in 2018, which was down 8% on 2017, according to authoritative figures from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). Although solar...
Scout Clean Energy Closes Financing On Ranchero Wind Farm
Scout Clean Energy LLC, a portfolio company of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, has closed construction financing and tax equity commitments on the 300 MW Ranchero...
Santa Rita East Becomes Invenergy’s Largest Financed Wind Farm
Invenergy has completed construction financing for its 302.4 MW Santa Rita East Wind Farm, located approximately 70 miles west of San Angelo, Texas.
Santander and...
Colorado Launches Clean Energy Fund Modeled After Green Banks
Colorado has launched its own version of a green bank, the nonprofit Colorado Clean Energy Fund.
Gov. John Hickenlooper, the Colorado Energy Office and the...
Congress Passes Farm Bill With Renewables Funding Intact
The House and Senate have passed the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, otherwise known as the farm bill, which keeps intact funding for renewable...
New Renewables Platform At Investment Management Firm Silverpeak
New York City-based Silverpeak, an alternative investment management firm focused on real estate, energy and credit, has launched a new renewable energy platform.
According to...
The Ins And Outs Of De-Risking Renewable Energy Investments
The following is adapted from Energy Innovation's Designing Climate Solutions: A Policy Guide for Low-Carbon Energy.
Reducing the risk of investment in renewable energy projects is...