Solar Financing Impeding the Growth of Solar in Colorado

A recent roundtable with Colorado-based solar executives and senior executives from national and regional banks explored the major roadblocks to solar companies in Colorado. The meeting, hosted by the Colorado Bankers Association and the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (“COSEIA”), identified financing as the biggest impediment to substantial growth for solar in Colorado. According to […]

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Colorado won solar plant due to tech know-how and available plant space

Colorado won the PrimeStar Solar plant because it had a technology head-start and a facility that could quickly be turned into a factory, said Victor Abate, head of the renewable energy business for General Electric Co., PrimeStar’s owner. The technology to be used in the factory was developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in […]

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Colorado to be Home to GE Thin-Film Solar Plant, Largest in the US

It’s abundantly clear that General Electric (GE) sees renewable energy and clean technology as a prime strategic business opportunity in the years ahead. From building the world’s largest wind turbines right on through to manufacturing solar-powered carports and electric vehicle charging stations, the multinational industrial engineering and financial services giant has its fingers in just […]

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CSU among nation’s top four public universities for solar power

FORT COLLINS – Colorado State University is one of the top four major public research universities for solar power, according to a report by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. AASHE also listed CSU as having two of the top 10 largest photovoltaic installations at a four-year university. Overall, the university […]

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Google invests in US residential solar market

The renewable energy sector – solar in particular – is becoming increasingly popular at Google, which has up to now invested more than US$850 million in the renewable energy sector. The latest US$75 million investment is in Clean Power Finance’s ‘white label’ financing solution for the US residential market for solar PV installations. The Clean […]

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