Energy Storage

Sustainable Investment Briefs: Financing for Energy Storage on the Rise

April 29, 2017

Banks are showing growing interest in providing financing to energy storage systems, as the industry moves to install huge numbers of behind-the-meter battery systems across the globe....

News Roundup: BlackRock Launches Green Bond Index Fund as Demand and Supply Both Surge

April 6, 2017

We take a look at some of the many new green bond indexes and funds coming to market, as well as other green bond news from around the world. Plus, the Ford Foundation is putting $1...

Energy Efficiency Finance & Deployment Build Momentum in Commercial Buildings

March 30, 2017

Increasing buildings' energy efficiency -- ensuring that buildings, especially commercial ones, use as little energy as possible while still providing full services to occupants --...

Top Investment Themes for Sustainable Infrastructure Financiers

January 24, 2017

CleanTechIQ has been speaking to bankers, investors, project developers and other experts to learn exactly where that money is going to go this year, and what type of distributed,...

Distributed Energy Storage Attracts Funding from Major Infrastructure Investors

August 31, 2016

Distributed energy storage has reached its deployment phase, with leading developers Stem Inc. and Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS) having recently raised a total of $300M of project...

Cities Get Smarter with Corporate & Startup Partnerships

August 31, 2016

Large companies including Google, Microsoft and IBM are helping cities achieve their sustainability goals. Cities are now key drivers of new clean tech projects as they strive to become...

Greensmith Energy Gains Utility-Scale Energy Storage Traction, Enters C&I Market

August 31, 2016

Greensmith Energy announced new grid-tied energy storage projects with AltaGas and E.ON, which invested in its Series C round, and is on track to install over 100MW of energy storage...

Tax Credits, Storage, Community Solar and More Push Green Financing in 2016

July 22, 2016

CleanTechIQ attended the REFF- Wall Street conference in late June, where we learned about early stage project financing opportunities and the key technologies attracting interest...

Battery Makers Look Down Under as Test Market

June 17, 2016

Tesla, Panasonic, Sunverge Energy and other energy companies are looking at Australia as a test market for battery storage.

Green Charge Networks Plans Global Energy Storage Expansion After Engie Deal

May 16, 2016

Green Charge Networks CEO Vic Shao says Engie's acquisition of his company will accelerate its growth. The firm is getting ready to raise fresh capital to fund new distributed energy...