Clean Energy Finance Forum

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition is considering ways to put a price on pollution from heating and transport as a way to close a rift about how Germany can speed up climate protection efforts.

Colorado has become the 11th state to adopt California’s zero-emission-vehicle mandate forcing automakers to sell more electric cars in the state.

A study by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) shows how through cost reductions, rural mini-grids can quickly scale as a commercially viable business model to provide access to millions of people and businesses across sub-Saharan Africa.

Los Angeles has been sitting on a contract for record-cheap solar power for more than a month — and city officials declined to approve it because of concerns raised by the city-run utility’s labor union, which is still fuming over Mayor Eric Garcetti’s decision to shut down three gas-fired power plants.

A U.S. district court judge has denied Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its new rate structure and grid access charge, rejecting the utility's arguments that the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the suit.

Documents show the company retained the law firm arguing that HB 6 is exempt from state referendum procedures.

Soleil Lofts, an under-construction luxury apartment complex in the Utah city of Herriman, announced that it will host the largest renewable energy setup of its kind. The 600-unit complex will feature five megawatts of solar panels. Each unit will also host a Sonnen EcoLinx battery to store the energy, combining together to offer 12.6 megawatt-hours of storage.

With the opening of a solar facility in North Carolina built by solar developer SunEnergy1, the Cincinnati regional bank's pact to acquire its renewable energy credits is up and running. The solar facility is expected to generate clean power that is more than or equal to the amount Fifth Third uses in a year: 202,000 megawatt-hours – enough to power 25,000 homes.

A chat with Jigar Shah about his communication style, his inspiration and what the private sector can do to leverage clean energy more and better.

"There won’t be a transition to clean energy without a way to finance what could be the largest infrastructure project ever undertaken. Green banks — purpose-built financial institutions that facilitate funding of clean-energy projects — aim to lead the way."