Paying for energy efficiency investments a challenge Urvaksh Karkaria
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Urvaksh Karkaria Atlanta Business Chronicle May 8, 2009 Good news for alternative energy firms like Norcross, Ga.-based solar cell maker Suniva Inc. Or maybe not. Seven out of 10 executives are more focused on energy efficiency than they were a year ago, according to new research commissioned by Johnson Controls Inc. (NYSE: JCI). Yet, many said they can't afford to finance energy efficiency initiatives in the midst of a recession. Seventy one percent of business leaders surveyed are paying more attention to energy efficiency than they were a year ago, according to the Energy Efficiency Indicator survey. Fifty-eight percent said energy management was extremely or very important. Forty-two percent of those surveyed cited limited capital availability for investments and another 21 percent blamed poor ROI for not investing in energy efficiency. Forty-four percent of respondents said incentives are very important or extremely important as they make decisions on energy efficiency, up from 38 percent last year. Suniva claims to have developed a low-cost technology to make solar cells that can transform more of the sun’s energy into the juice that powers today’s plugged-in world. The company has racked up $1 billion in orders from Indian and European solar module makers. In a high-profile deal in March, Suniva inked a deal worth “tens of millions of dollars” to supply solar cells to Aerotropolis Atlanta — a planned 130-acre mixed-use redevelopment of the former Hapeville Ford plant. Directory: Government -> News -> Georgia Government -> Voluntary and mandatory surrenders 2013 Government -> City commission meeting commission chambers, city hall monday, september Government -> Tensions in Sino-Japanese Relations in 2012 and 2013: Plus ça change? Government -> Review of Gaming Machine Stake and Prize Limits Government -> E-bulk rb system Test Plan commercial contents Government -> Consular section Government -> Documents that can be used as proof of address and identity Government -> Prescott and Russell jp st. Pierre Award Georgia -> Arc: Atlanta regional population at 8 million Download 3.56 Kb. Share with your friends:
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