The Basics of Solar Financing Background You might say the solar industry is doing well. There’s a plethora of statistics that can be used to back up this assertion, but the graph below may sum up the picture best. Installation prices are falling, adoption is growing,...
Evaluating Solar Deals In my previous blog, I discussed the basic structure of tax equity financing for solar projects. You may recall that a tax equity deal is a partnership between two stakeholders: a tax equity investor and a developer. The investor provides a...
Written by: Brian Rassel, Joanna Herrmann and Loretta So Coordinated by: Kelsea Ballantyne This blog was written in response to Doug Freeman’s visit at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business on December 8, 2015. The university-wide event was sponsored...
According to the World Resources Institute, agriculture and land use change already account for 24 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions, but we still require a global increase of 69 percent in food calories to meet growing demand. However, the bigger issue...
VERGE is a yearly conference offered by GreenBiz (originating in 2011) and has been gaining considerable momentum. In fact, it has outgrown its current location and will be moving to a bigger Silicon Valley location for next year’s event. This year’s conference...
When asked about the relationship between business and sustainability in Brazil, Marcio Macedo of the Brazilian National Development Bank was adamant that the country cannot solely base decisions upon short-term profits and losses. “Business cannot escape from...
On Sunday, September 13th, Erb Students met with John Denniston (Erb SAC Member) and Tony Salas to learn more about their recently launched for-profit impact company called Shared-X. Topics of discussion included compelling arguments for business to take the lead on...
The Erb Institute was featured in September's issue of Delta Sky Magazine for the dual degree MBA/MS program and it's work to create a sustainable world through the power of business. Erb Managing Director, Terry Nelidov and Erb Student, Marianna Kerppola share...
I had the opportunity to spend three months in Brazil in the summer of 2015 as part of an Erb internship with Imaflora, a Brazilian organization that works with agricultural and forestry certification. Working with students from the University of Michigan (SNRE),...
TEDWomen 2015 was dedicated to “explore the bold ideas that create momentum in how we think, live and work.” Not surprisingly, TEDWomen did not disappoint in delivering an experience that inspired new ideas and challenged old belief systems. As I reflect on the event,...