Renewable Power for Business

How is General Motors benefiting from solar power? [Webinar slides]
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15 Feb. — added by Lucinda Broad, 2degrees

Last autumn, the Solar Energy Industries Association ranked General Motors (GM) as one of the top corporate generators of solar power in the United States. In this webinar, …
Glossary of Terms: Investment & Renewables
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3 Jan. — added by Hayley Johnson, CO2Sense

If you’re new to renewable energy or investment, then it can be a minefield of newlanguage and terminology. What seems totally normal to a finance expert can be entirely …
Renewable Heat Incentive - DECC summary
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3 June 2011 — added by Bose Falk, University of New Mexico

This document, produced by the Department for Energy and Climate Change, outlines the Renewable Heat Incentive (published March 2011)
RHI and Renewable Investments [slides]
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23 May 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees

The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a program designed to tackle the emissions that come from the heating of buildings by encouraging the installation of renewable heat …
Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme: FAQs - DECC
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23 March 2011 — added by Laura Spiers, 2degrees

This document covers key questions relating to the UK government's Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Scheme including: - What is it?- What technologies are included?- What are …
Locked-in: The financial risks of new coal-fired power plants
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28 June 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees

From the report: Coal “lock-in,” rather than rational investments in coal power, is one of the largest global threats today. This lock-in results from high capital costs and …
UPDATE: Changes to the FIT program
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24 May 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees

From DECC press release: 1) Tariffs for solar pv installations to be reduced from 1 August 16p/kWh for household scale solar PVs, delivering a return of about 6% for a …
Financing US Renewable Energy Projects
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2 March 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees

Nearly three years since the onset of the financial crisis, the availability of project financing to renewable energy projects in the U.S. has somewhat improved. The Mintz …
Infographic: How the UK media treats renewables
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29 Nov. 2012 — added by Charlotte Webster, CCgroup

New Study: Extent of renewables bad press confirmed Our new study has found that more than half of all articles written about renewables by the UK's mainstream media portray …
The 2degrees Debate: Is fracking the answer to the energy crisis? [Webinar slides]
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27 Sept. 2012 — added by Lucinda Broad, 2degrees

Hydraulic fracturing, or 'fracking', has provoked debate around the world in recent months. While opponents have expressed concern over its potential environmental impacts, …