ESG Investing: Financing Renewable Energy via Sustainable Markets BlogBy Max AlmonoJuly 8, 2019July 8, 2019 By Max Almono On June 17, ACORE hosted an Executive Meeting in New York City to examine how Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure and scoring methodologies can better reflect renewable energy use and investment. Participants at the event included leading investors, utilities, corporate offtakers, credit rating agencies, and professional service…
How Power Market Structures are Driving Demand for Energy Storage Investment BlogBy Max AlmonoApril 25, 2019On March 19, ACORE hosted an invite-only, executive meeting in Washington, D.C. to discuss evolving business models for energy storage and hybrid projects. Participants in the event, Aligning Market Incentives to Facilitate Financing and Deployment of Energy Storage, ranged from senior-level financiers to corporate offtakers, utilities, developers and wholesale markets. MISO, ERCOT, PJM and Grid…
Interview with Libby Bernick – Managing Director and Global Head of Trucost Corporate Business, S&P Global BlogBy Max AlmonoFebruary 12, 2019In support of ACORE’s 1Tx2030 campaign, ACORE policy staffer Max Almono has begun to assess the role of “ESG” (Environment, Sustainability and Governance) scoring in driving renewable energy investment and procurement. To better understand the impact of ESG scoring on the renewable sector, Almono recently sat down with Libby Bernick, Managing Director and Global Head…
How the Midterm Results and Corporate Incentives Will Accelerate Demand for Renewables in 2019 and Beyond BlogBy Max AlmonoDecember 4, 2018Last month, ACORE hosted an executive meeting in San Francisco with senior-level developers, financiers, utilities and corporate buyers to discuss the results of the midterm elections and the new market structures that are driving growth in corporate procurement of renewable energy. Our first panel featured policy experts from E.ON and Lincoln Clean Energy in a…
Unlocking the Value of Integrated Energy Systems Four Key Takeaways from our Most Recent Member Meeting BlogBy Max AlmonoJuly 17, 2018Last month, ACORE hosted an executive member meeting in New York City in advance of our annual REFF-Wall Street conference that focused on the pathways to value and finance the integration of renewable energy systems with enabling technologies, a.k.a. “integrated energy systems,” in both utility and commercial applications. Our first panel of the day –…
Forecasting the Future for Renewable Energy Procurement BlogBy Max AlmonoApril 4, 2018Last month, ACORE hosted an executive roundtable in Washington, D.C. with prominent corporate procurers, financiers and developers in the renewable energy sector to discuss corporate leadership in the renewable energy economy. The roundtable highlighted the ongoing shift in purchasers’ interests from conventional agreements for their own operations to a broader push for renewable energy adoption…
