Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Author at RenewEconomy

Green Bond issues expected to surpass $US100 billion for the first time in a single year in 2017.

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Small-scale solar will displace $2 billion of US power by 2025

Bloomberg New Energy Finance23 August 2017

Solar on U.S. homes and businesses will grow 10% a year, displacing $2 billion of grid-based power by 2025. But Australia leads the way.

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Big Oil just woke up to threat of rising electric car demand

Bloomberg New Energy Finance19 July 2017

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The world’s biggest oil producers are starting to take electric vehicles seriously as a long-term threat.

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Elon Musk says Tesla Model 3 production will begin Friday

Bloomberg New Energy Finance5 July 20175 July 2017

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Elon Musk says production of Model 3 will begin this Friday, and ramp up to 20,000 a month by December.

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Tesla’s solar roof sets Musk’s grand unification into motion

Bloomberg New Energy Finance17 May 2017

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Tesla has begun taking orders for its transformative new solar roof, marking the final piece in Elon Musk’s vision for a grand unification of his clean-energy ambitions. Cost is...

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Investors “hypnotised” by Tesla’s Musk, who is “anti-selling” Model 3

Bloomberg New Energy Finance10 May 2017

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Tesla’s Elon Musk said the company will be offering no test drives or advertising for six to nine months for the Model 3.

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Trump’s advisors divided over commitment to Paris climate accord

Bloomberg New Energy Finance3 May 20173 May 2017

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White House says decision on remaining in Paris climate accord will be made by end of May, when world leaders gather for G7 Summit in Italy.

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Does 17% dip in clean energy investment set the trend for 2017?

Bloomberg New Energy Finance19 April 2017

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First-quarter decline in investment reflects partly falling cost of capital for renewables, allowing investors to install same capacity for less cash.