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Cleantech & Resource Efficiency New Fundings and Fund Activity

November 4, 2014

New Indian Impact venture fund; Cycle Capital ventures into China; $100M Closed Loop recycling fund launch; Digital Lumens raises $23M; Illinois Clean Energy Fund Makes first 4 investments;...

Lux: Bio-Based Materials and Chemicals Will See $1B Investment This Year

November 1, 2014

Bio-based materials and chemicals funding is shifting towards later-stage rounds and more activity from corporate investors, driving an increase of 28% this year, says Lux. Its a $1...

Cleantech & Resource Efficiency Fundings: Seed Co. NexSteppe Raises $22M Series C

September 28, 2014

Enterra gets $5M for renewable food & fertilizer; Solar micro inverter maker Enecsys plans IPO; DOE grants for enhancing wind power efficiency and taller turbines; $200M DoD grant...

Formula E's Beijing Debut Showcases EV's Future Tech

September 23, 2014

With kinetic energy recovery system batteries that only lasted 25 minutes, Formula E spectators witnessed drivers changing cars during a pit stop, rather than tires. Other new EV technologies...

Lockheed Martin Rides Energy Innovation Wave

September 19, 2014

The company is giving significant attention to the energy market now, says its v.p. of strategic ventures. We look at their investments and partnerships to reveal Lockheed's focus,...

Energy Storage Innovation Captures Attention of Investors

September 19, 2014

Although concerns persist, new business models around distributed storage and software and developments in flow batteries are peaking investor's interest.

Chinese Demand Action on Environment, Sparking Investment and Policies

September 19, 2014

Pollution is now the leading cause of social unrest in China, sparked by major environmental disasters such as the "airpocalypse”, which is driving the government to take big steps...

Hudson Clean Energy Partners Raises $90M for Solar

September 19, 2014

Hudson closed a $90M credit facility from an existing LP in its flagship fund to provide growth capital for its solar portfolio holdings; Element Power, Silicor Materials, and SoloPower...

Geothermal Gets a Big Push in France

September 19, 2014

170K homes in Paris are getting their heat from geothermal wells, being home to the world’s second-largest concentration of geothermal wells after Iceland and GDF Suez plans to launch...

The 9 Most Innovative Energy Storage Projects

September 6, 2014

Selected by the Energy Storage North America advisory board, the active energy storage projects were broken down into 3 categories that include: utility scale, customer sited, and...