Oil Giant Total Backs Chinese Smart Energy Fund
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...
Electric grids in the developed world are aging and require significant upgrades and many governments and private entities are pursuing these upgrades using sustainable, low-carbon...
Indoor Vertical Farms Yield Growing Investor Interest - Industry Analysis & Funding Activity
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...
Energy Efficiency Finance & Deployment Build Momentum in Commercial Buildings
Increasing buildings' energy efficiency -- ensuring that buildings, especially commercial ones, use as little energy as possible while still providing full services to occupants --...
Caterpillar launches microgrid service; ExxonMobil invests in fuel cells, carbon capture; Supermarkets create energy from food waste; 1366 Technologies raises $10M; L.A. mandates water...
We take a look at some of the new technologies displayed at last month's ARPA-E Innovation Summit, as well as funding initiatives over the past year and some of the numerous companies...
Transportation, agriculture and energy efficiency were hot sectors for investors last year. Corporate investors, meanwhile, are showing even greater interest in cleantech. Energy storage...
Buildings are becoming ever more efficient, due in part to advances in technology and to more stringent regulations, says Peter Scarpelli, CBRE's global director for energy and sustainability....
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....
Powered by data and technology, the energy industry is poised to enter a new era.