The sustained fall in stock prices continues to affect the solar industry, and is a factor cited by one of the largest companies in the industry for a shift in its operational course. However, as many of the executives at these companies will tell you, falling stock prices are not due to any change in fundamentals. These themes were echoed in Mercom Capital's Q3 Solar Funding and M & A report, which showed a strong quarter for capital flows into the solar industry, with total global corporate funding rising slightly to US$6.2 billion. Other than public markets, funding levels rose in most areas, with venture capital (VC) funding at $257 million, its highest level so far in 2015, and debt funding also rising to $4.1 billion. During the quarter, public market financing fell from $2.3 billion to $1.8 billion. Downstream companies continue to attract the largest share of VC funding, ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...