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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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
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
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
Energy Storage Costs: 4 Things Investors Should Know
The storage market is projected to grow over 100x from 2013 to 2022. That’s great. Let’s go celebrate. Or maybe the famous William Gibson quote is worth highlighting: “The future is here — it’s notContinue reading