Norwegian Oil Company Launches $200M VC Fund for Cleantech Investments
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...
Indoor Farming Set to Surge in Asia This Year: Experts
Asia is showing more interest in vertical farms, hydroponic greenhouses and other controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) projects. That’s drawing the attention of investors, project...
VCs, Financiers Show Growing Interest in Urban Farming
Vertical farming company AeroFarms raised $40 million in project finance last year for its brand new indoor farm -- the world's largest -- in Newark, and also closed in December on...
BrightFarms Raises $13.6M for New Urban Rooftop Hydroponic Greenhouses
BrightFarms raised $13.6M in venture funding and attracted project financing to build new commercial-scale rooftop hydroponic greenhouses that will supply produce to supermarkets in...
Clean Energy Goes Hand in Hand with Water: Goldman Sachs Strategist
Emerging economies such as China and India are becoming among the largest investors in cleantech. Yet those countries must also face the problem of having relatively little clean water....
Green Bonds to Grow in Asia on Demand in China, India
Demand for new renewable power projects across Asia is set to soar in coming years, with up to $50 billion invested annually. Green bonds are becoming more popular among Asian issuers...
Resiliency Driving Demand, Financing for Smart Energy Storage
Green Charge Networks, Sunverge and NYSERDA officials discuss how energy storage is meeting customers' demand for grid resiliency. And Sunverge is raising capital to deploy its solar...
Steam Builds for ‘PACE’ Firms to Drive Energy Efficiency Retrofits
The Property Assessed Clean Energy financing model is gaining momentum as a key driver of energy efficiency retrofits in both commercial and residential markets, attracting financings...
Hydroponic Farming Co. To Open Urban Greenhouses in New York, Chicago
Gotham Greens is among a growing number of urban farming startups building hydroponic greenhouses near, or even on top of, supermarkets -- a trend that brings new meaning to the phrase...
Goldman, Google, Walmart, Others Pledge $140 Bil. in Major Actions on Sustainability
We take a look at the efforts that some of the nation's largest companies, including UPS, GM, Cargill, and B of A, have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and to become...