Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: August 18, 2010
Global Clean Energy Investment Steady in Q2 California’s Ivanpah Solar Tower Project Moves Forward DOE Loan Solicitation for Renewable Energy Manufacturing DOE Designates National Marine Renewable Energy Center U.S. CO2 Emissions to Increase 3.4% in 2010 Global Clean Energy Investment Steady in Q2 Investments in clean energy technologies, companies, and projects held steady in the second quarter (Q2) of 2010, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. $33.9 billion flowed into clean energy, led by a "continuing boom" in China and some upward movement from the US that helped offset a drop in European projects. Overall, Q2 investment fell 1.5% from Q1. $28.9 billion was in asset financing -with China getting $11.5 billion of that. Asset financing in the US rose from $3.5 billion in Q1 to $4.9 billion in Q2. While the public markets didn’t results, Tesla Motors’ IPO was an exception. Tesla’s June 28 IPO raised $184 million, net of commissions and expenses. Bloomberg New Energy Finance forecasts 2010 total new clean energy investments at $180-$200 billion. See the Bloomberg New Energy Finance press release and the Tesla press release. California’s Ivanpah Solar Project Moves Forward On August 12, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a power purchase […]