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Sandy Lynn
July 26, 2018 Sandy LynnUncategorized

Going Green on a Budget

In an increasingly environmentally conscious world, going green has become de rigueur. Developers putting up new buildings seek LEED certification in order to command higher rents, while managers of older properties retrofit to dramatically cutContinue reading

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Bryan David
June 15, 2018 Bryan DavidUncategorized

Can Investing in Agriculture Improve Environmental Practices?

Both Institutional investors and private capital funds invest in farmland acquisition to provide multiple benefits. It is a portfolio diversification strategy, due to its long-term appreciation value and operation in a broad sphere of markets.Continue reading

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Michael Lawrence
June 8, 2018 Michael LawrenceUncategorized

Can Market-Based Solutions Save Our Disappearing Seafood?

Are Catch Share Systems a Viable Solution? Global catch share systems have produced positive economic and biological returns at various implementation sites – although to varying degrees. Still, lackluster oversight and flawed management strategies/technologies makeContinue reading

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Andrew Brown
June 7, 2018 Andrew BrownStudent

A Setback for ESG Investing?

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is one of the fastest growing areas of asset management in the world.  Assets in ESG funds rose to $95 billion in 2017, a 60% increase from the priorContinue reading

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Chris Wedding
February 28, 2018March 1, 2018 Chris Weddingfaculty

Feb. 2018 – 8 Snippets – Clean Energy Finance Trends

BLOCKCHAIN HYSTERIA: 200+ Use Cases in the Energy Sector? Let’s Dissect Fact v. Fiction It’s estimated that over $300M has been invested in companies focused on blockchain uses in the energy sector. More broadly, theContinue reading

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Chris Wedding
February 4, 2018February 2, 2018 Chris Weddingfaculty

Jan. 2018 – 5 Snippets – Clean Energy Finance Trends

Financing Microgrids A New Model for Resilience: Microgrids-as-a-Service Although end use customers own 83% of operational microgrids, in 2017 only 54% of installations were owned by on-site hosts. Said differently, 46% of last year’s new microgrids were ownedContinue reading

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Tim Singer
February 1, 2018 Tim SingerStudent

Microfinance as a Pathway to Meet Future Energy Demand in Developing Economies

A large portion of Earth’s population lives in developing economies that currently do not consume much power. As the GDP of these developing economies increases, their energy demand will too. The United States Energy InformationContinue reading

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Chris Wedding
January 31, 2018February 2, 2018 Chris Weddingfaculty

Dec. 2017 – 5 Snippets – Clean Energy Finance Trends

RE-BUILDING PUERTO RICO  Fighting the Power: Distributed vs. Centralized Generation A new 63-page report from the Puerto Rico Energy Resiliency Working Group details a vision for investing $17B to rebuild the grid there. Entitled “Build BackContinue reading

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Chris Wedding
January 29, 2018February 2, 2018 Chris Weddingfaculty

Who Will Win the Energy Storage Race? Lithium vs. Everyone Else

  It’s easy to assume that the energy storage market is plagued with technology risks. With over 70 battery chemistries being tested or deployed, it is no surprise that many financiers worry about backing theContinue reading

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Jeff Meltzer
January 24, 2018 Jeff MeltzerStudent

The Financing Structure that is Changing the Energy Market

What are Power Purchase Agreements? Power purchase agreements (PPAs) are an emerging financing structure for renewable energy projects.  In PPAs, green power purchasers buy power from project developers for a fixed period at a setContinue reading

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