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Crowd/Social Funding

Crowd or social funding enables pooling of several small investments, including through social networks, and it can take the form of equity, debt or mezzanine finance as well as donations. Equity investments can take the form of shares at set prices and with minimum purchase amounts. Crowd funding is often facilitated through online platforms.

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Clean Energy Stocks: How Policy Impacts Finance (Podcast)

This podcast examines how the clean energy sector fared financially in 2010. While 2010 was a much better year than…

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Renewable Energy World

WilderShares

Solar Power International

European Photovoltaic Industry Association

Date:

20 January 2010

Training Materials

Financing Urban Transportation Policies and Programs

This training webinar explores low-carbon urban mobility plans. The webinar—the final webinar in a series covering clean energy transport—focused on…

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Low Emissions Development Global Partnership (LEDS GP)

Clean Energy Solutions Center

Date:

10 December 2013

Publication

Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment Report

Published annually since 2005, this report examines how investment flows into renewables are evolving around the world and the reasons…

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United Nations

Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Date:

1 June 2014

Publication

How to Issue a Green Bond in China

This guide provides five simple steps for practitioners: identifying qualifying green projects and assets, arranging independent reviews, setting up tracking…

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International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Date:

1 March 2015

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Policy Data

Publication

Overcoming Market Barriers and Using Market Forces to Advance Energy

This paper presents the improvements in energy use per dollar of GDP in the United States since 1970 and the…

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American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy

Date:

1 March 2013

Publication

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Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2012: An Overview

This report provides a detailed and easily understandable assessment of levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for renewable electricity generation worldwide.…

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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Date:

1 January 2013

Policy Data

Publication

Strategies to Finance Large-Scale Deployment of Renewable Energy Projects Workshop Policy Brief

A gathering of finance and government sector experts reviewed the 2011 report Strategies to Finance Large-Scale Deployment of Renewable Energy…

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International Energy Agency - Renewable Energy Technology Deployment (RETD)

Date:

1 May 2012

Publication

Understanding Power Purchase Agreements

This handbook is intended to provide governments, utilities, investors and other interested stakeholders with a guide to understand (1) the…

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Power Africa

African Legal Support Facility (ALSF)

Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP)

Date:

3 November 2014