Fundings+Deals

CleanTech & Sustainable Finance News Roundup: Harley Accelerates Move Toward Electric Motorcycles

March 5, 2018

UPS to build fleet of EV Trucks; Sol Systems raised $100M from Nationwide Mutual; Concentric to finance $100M for microgrids; Blackrock invests in Enerkem; Temasek invests in Perfect...

European CleanTech Companies Face IP Hurdles When Expanding in U.S.

February 21, 2018

Patent protection, high costs and cultural differences are among the many challenges that European technology companies face when pursuing business opportunities in the U.S.

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...

Top Sustainable Investment & Clean Tech Deployment Trends in 2017

December 31, 2017

China Leading on Clean Energy Deployment; The EV Market Accelerates; Increasing Demand by Traditional Capital; Growing Deployment of Energy Storage; Big Banks Commit to Sustainable...

Commercial Vehicles Increasingly Go Electric

November 30, 2017

Tesla stole the headlines in mid-November when it unveiled its much-anticipated electric semi truck. DHL, Wal-Mart and trucking firm J.B. Hunt are among the companies that have placed...

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...

Indoor Vertical Farms Yield Growing Investor Interest - Industry Analysis & Funding Activity

October 7, 2017

Money is flowing into companies that specialize in indoor, vertical farms, often located in warehouses or other urban locations. Such farms are expected to grow in coming years as...

Electric Vehicles Pick Up Steam, Driven by Gov'ts and Car Makers

September 29, 2017

Automakers are developing more EVs as companies race to build out a charging infrastructure amid government plans to discourage or entirely eliminate the sale of fossil fuel-burning...