The Challenge of Institutional Investment in Renewable Energy

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance

David Nelson and Brendan Pierpont, Climate Policy Initiative, March 2013             Available via Creative Commons A move toward renewable energy sources will require significant long-term, low-cost investment. Policymakers, faced with fiscal constraints and a still-recovering financial system, have begun to look to institutional investors – principally pension funds and insurance …

[Climate Bonds] US States compete on Green Banks, with CA the latest / Penn’s warehouse issues $31m energy efficiency bond

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

US States compete on Green Banks, with CA the latest / Penn’s warehouse issues $31m energy efficiency bond Posted on 17. Mar, 2013 by Sean Kidney in blog We’re beginning to see some friendly competition emerging among US States around Green Banks. New York Governor Cuomo a few weeks ago announced the setting up of a …

Alternative Energy: Solar R&D Heavyweights Join In Effort To Drive Down Thin-Film CIGS Costs

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

  Alternative Energy Solar R&D Heavyweights Join In Effort To Drive Down Thin-Film CIGS Costs Friday Factoids: Fossil Fuels Replace Nuclear in Japan New Lawsuit to Decide Fairness of Solar Paste Patent PR Electric Vehicles Improve U.S. National Security Grandmothers To Solar Engineers In Madagascar US Solar Energy Broke Records …

Top Cleantech Stories Of The Day! New York State Could Run On Wind, Water and Sunlight

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Top cleantech news of the day from CleanTechnica, the world’s #1 cleantech or clean energy website:   New York State Could Run On Wind, Water and Sunlight New Zero-Down, No-Risk Energy Efficiency Investment Fund Aims To Unlock $150 Billion In Savings 20 Solar, Wind, EV, & Other Tech/Energy Stories Not To …

NewNet Clean Energy Investor Newsletter:Saperatec receives €3.3m seed funding for recycling plant

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Essential industry insights: cleantech, renewables, sustainability NewNet Daily Newsletter 13 March 2013 Find all the latest seed, growth and late stage deal activity in the green space in one place with a New Energy World Network premium subscription Deal News Saperatec receives €3.3m seed funding for recycling plant Chromatin inks sorghum …

Are you ready to do business on a Global scale?

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

It’s Time For Your Company To Thrive In A Questionable Economy!     Now more then ever is the time for your company to become a member of the   National Green Energy Council!     Are you interested in meeting with the US Military? The General Services Administration?   …

NewNet Clean Energy Investor Newsletter: Foresight partners with Greentech Energy for 100MW US solar roll-out

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Essential industry insights: cleantech, renewables, sustainability NewNet Daily Newsletter 8 March 2013 New Energy World Network provides comprehensive coverage on the biggest and most exciting green deals. Get a premium subscription and read our news now. Deal News Foresight partners with Greentech Energy for 100MW US solar roll-out PREMIUM UK pledges £75m support …

A Bonding Experience

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

Bond risk Our thinking about the role of future environmental politics on capital markets has extended to another asset class – fixed income. Carbon Tracker recently collaborated with global credit-ratings agency Standard & Poors to publish ‘What a carbon-constrained future could mean for oil companies’ creditworthiness’.  This report assesses the …

NewNet Daily Newsletter: Braemer helps Luminus Devices close $6m debt round

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Essential industry insights: cleantech, renewables, sustainability NewNet Daily Newsletter 6 March 2013 New Energy World Network provides comprehensive on the biggest and most exciting green deals. Get a premium subscription and read our coverage now. Deal News Braemer helps Luminus Devices close $6m debt round Cadiz refinances debt as it progresses water …