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Money Poured Into Cleantech in 2021; Poised to Do the Same in ’22 – Funding Trends Insight from Obvious Ventures, Norton Rose Fulbright, Stonepeak Infra Partners & More

January 31, 2022

Asset owners and investors poured money into cleantech and sustainability-related projects and funds last year. And they’re poised to do the same this year, even as humans continue...

Dire Warnings of Massive Disruption Spur Green Financing & Fundraising Activity

November 4, 2018

The growing realization regarding the risks of climate change is driving new investment activity, corporate commitments, and new sustainable investment funds being offered to institutional...

Oil Giant Total Backs Chinese Smart Energy Fund

April 17, 2018

The venture capital arm of energy giant Total is one of the investors in a new, $250M private equity fund that will focus on the Chinese energy sector. Investments in the Cathay Smart...

Asia News & Deals Update: China Extends Its Role as Global Cleantech Investment Leader, CITIC Leads Series D for Organica Water

February 15, 2018

China has positioned itself as a global leader in clean energy and other sustainable technologies, and it's taking steps to further cement that position. Our monthly deep dive on Asia's...

The Business Case for Microgrids Grows, Attracts Major Investors

February 9, 2018

Investors, developers and business owners alike are showing increased interest in microgrids. These small-scale power systems, with their own power generation, software controls and...

Cleantech and Sustainable Financing Trends for 2018: Day, Shah, Ehrenpreis & Sivaram

February 2, 2018

We surveyed some of the leading financiers, investors and other experts in the cleantech and sustainability space, seeking their thoughts on what trends we are likely to see in 2018...

Southeast Asia Needs $3T in Green Investments: Asia News Roundup

November 26, 2017

Infrastructure, renewable energy and energy efficiency are among the areas that will need billions or trillions of dollars of investments over the next decade-and-a-half in Southeast...

Sustainable Investment Briefs: Money Flows to Solar Providers, Battery Projects, Water

May 28, 2017

Solar developers from New Jersey to Singapore announced big fundraising successes this month. Investor money also continues to flow into battery storage projects around the world,...

Distributed Solar Deployment Opportunities, Financing Models & Key Players

February 8, 2017

Second in a series of briefings on distributed, sustainable project deployment and financing trends. We uncover how financing developments are powering the future of rooftop solar...

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,...