Analysis&Opinion

News Briefing: Utilities, Oil & Gas Companies Pour Money into Renewables + Institutional Investors Drives New Sustainable Infrastructure Fundraising

November 6, 2017

In this briefing, we take a look at recent investments by Engie, E.ON, Shell and more. We also highlight fundraising activity across the cleantech space and check in on various public...

Sustainable Investment Briefs: EV Growth Drives New Financing for Charging Networks

July 27, 2017

Governments and companies in the U.S. renew Paris Accord pledge; New energy storage fundings; Siemens and AES form energy storage JV; New green project labeling to boost investor confidence....

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,...

Earth Day Paris Agreement Signing Bolstered by Strong Commitments from Major Corporates, Institutional Investors and China

April 29, 2016

The global commitments made during the UN’s Cop21 Paris Agreement signing ceremony last week sent strong signals to the business community that it's time to take action on sustainability,...

Sustainable Finance News Roundup: GE Acquires Smart Buildings Sensor Firm DaintreeNetworks

April 30, 2016

U.S. Senate passes bill to modernize energy policy; New York commits $150M to clean energy; Community solar launches in New York; Siemen's new wind-to-fertilizer pilot project; Bayer...

Norwegian Oil Company Launches $200M VC Fund for Cleantech Investments

March 15, 2016

Statoil's new fund just invested $3 million into a New York wind company and plans dozens more in sectors like solar, energy storage, and transportation. The Norwegian oil company's...

Technologies for the No Subsidy Imperative

December 1, 2015

Part Two of a series on the how-to questions to master the energy transition.

China's President Xi Jinping's Travels Highlight Numerous Cleantech Ventures, Opportunities

November 2, 2015

Sept. and Oct. were busy months for China's President. In addition to racking up travel miles for state visits to both the US and the UK, Xi signed off on major international joint...

International Maritime Organization Mandate Spawns $50B Dollar Clean Water Tech Opportunity

September 30, 2015

BioLargo, a cost effective and natural water treatment solution, is set to capitalize on new regulations for the treatment and discharge of wastewater.

Enertiv: Using Big Data to Encourage Energy Conservation in Buildings

September 1, 2015

Real time energy consumption data has the power to influence tenants to waste less and to take a greater consideration of the costs, both financial and environmental, when using energy....