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Green Bonds Draw Growing Interest from Major Institutional Investors

July 5, 2019

Institutional investors are ramping up their interest in green bonds, according to an analysis of recent investment activity and mandates awarded by pension funds, endowments and other...

Energy Impact Partners’ CEO on its $681M Fund, Top Investment Themes & Attracting Project Financing

May 10, 2019

EIP CEO Hans Kobler discusses where it’s deploying capital, working with energy corporates, what big U.S. pensions are seeking and why banks are now financing cleantech projects.

Sustainable Finance Roundup: Lots of Funding for Electric Vehicles, Charging Infra & EV Fleets

December 19, 2018

Nissan pushes V2G Technology; Bosch creates new V2X mobility unit; Utilities and governments set major renewable energy goals; Shell makes history with new climate targets

Dire Warnings of Massive Disruption Spur Green Financing & Fundraising Activity

November 4, 2018

The growing realization regarding the risks of climate change is driving new investment activity, corporate commitments, and new sustainable investment funds being offered to institutional...

Oil Giant Total Backs Chinese Smart Energy Fund

April 17, 2018

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...

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...

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...

CleanTech and Sustainable Finance News Briefing: Off-Grid Electric, A Major Institutional Investment Trend

February 1, 2018

Carmakers commit $1B to new auto tech venture fund; ING launches a $124M sustainable investment fund; Siemens invests in LO3 Energy to develop blockchain-based microgrids; Major corporate...

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...