Clean Energy Investments Reach $834 Million in 2016

Bloomberg Energy (BNEF) found that venture capital funds were increasingly turning to clean energy for security investments, and in 2016 rooftop solar and other low-carbon technologies gained new investments.

Last year, the clean energy industry had a total of 834 million US dollars in venture capital. 

This is the highest since Peng Bo's new energy finance company began collecting data for the first time in 2004, and the amount of venture capital has grown for the third consecutive year.

This trend shows that venture capitalists and private equity investors have regained confidence in solar, wind, and other green technologies, which over the past five years have been expelled by more mainstream investors. 

For example, in 2010, solar and wind energy projects attracted more than $ 3.8 billion in venture capital and private investment, although the latter accounted for the majority.

Bloomberg's new energy finance said that today's smaller, more risky, specialized investments are more common in roof solar and waste energy projects. 

These projects are less attractive to mainstream investors, so venture capital and private investment are being reviewed. 

"The future will not be carpeted to invest in solar panels," said Oxford Capital Partners Oliver Hughes, told Bloomberg, "The company will focus on large rooftop solar projects."

This deviation from the industry-recognized normative attitude in Tai Fung Capital Partners is also evident. Ingmar Wilhelm, president of the company's solar division, said Western Europe is now closed for large-scale clean energy investments.

"Western investment in clean energy is decreasing compared to a large number of opportunities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America," Wilhelm said.

However, in many Western markets, there is an increase in risk investment opportunities for energy storage technologies.