Industrial Efficiency Software Startup Raises $1.9M Series A
Spanish startup Optimitive designs software for large industrial firms that reduces energy usage by up to 10 percent and lowers CO2 emissions. It targets furnaces, water treatment...
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This Weeks’ Cleantech Fundings & Deals Round Up
New venture investments in Project Frog, Choose Energy, Building Robotics, Terrajoule, and EnTouch Controls in addition to M&A, DOE fundings and startup incubator news.
Sefaira Solves Sustainability Problems for Architects, Reaps $9M Funding and Accolades
Thought you missed out on this hot ticket with investors and award-givers alike? They may be back at the fundraising table next year.
BNEF/EEVS Report: Large Corporates Dominate Among Energy-Efficiency Consumers, Lighting Dominates Among Tech
Large corporates lead in energy efficiency projects, as compared to small firms, with longer payback expectations and more funds coming from in-house sources.
Enmetric Systems Attracts VC Attention to Plug-Load Building Management Space
After closing a $1.5 million Series A-round this week, the company will seek $4 million in a Series-B funding in Q1 2014 to expand its wireless building efficiency and data service....
Health Benefits of LEDs Could Propel Lighting Controls Market Even Further
As more building owners and managers adopt LED lighting, local controls and sensors as a way to decrease energy costs, new research shows that the savings related to the health benefits...
Green Buildings: We Can Do This the Hard Way or the Easy Way
Bringing cleantech to buildings is notoriously more difficult than it seems. Four experts clear away the weeds and reveal the biggest opportunities for adoption in the green building...
Energy Efficiency Venture Investment Roundup: What’s Hot
Which energy efficiency startups are getting funded? Where are venture capitalists focusing their efforts? Everything you need to know about energy efficiency investments in one little...
Energy Efficiency Retrofit Market Set to Boom: Report
Although building retrofits offer a reported $279B investment opportunity, New World Capital's Silda Wall Spitzer explains that the biggest hurdles are the lack of available data,...