DealsM&A

Green Charge Networks Plans Global Energy Storage Expansion After Engie Deal

May 16, 2016

Green Charge Networks CEO Vic Shao says Engie's acquisition of his company will accelerate its growth. The firm is getting ready to raise fresh capital to fund new distributed energy...

CBRE Exec on Green Buildings: Financing, New Technologies, and New Trends

November 2, 2015

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....

This Week's CleanTech Industry News: $1.94B Sale of Waste-To-Energy Business Wheelabrator Technologies

August 2, 2014

BNEF says $2.5B invested in energy storage and EV batteries in 1H '14; new flywheel and compressed air energy storage project developments; Stanford and Steven Chu's pure lithium anode...

Growing Optimism in Food and Ag, Waste Management

January 24, 2014

Cleantech VC deal volume remains consistent, corporate participation shows resiliency, while niche sub-sectors, cleanweb, and energy efficiency experience growth in 2013.

Online Energy Comparison Service Buys Competitor, Seeks Expansion

October 4, 2013

Venture-backed Choose Energy eyes huge growth for its service in deregulated energy markets, acquires Power2Switch.

Energy Efficiency Venture Investment Roundup: What’s Hot

September 13, 2013

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...

Distributed Solar M&A Heats Up

August 17, 2013

Recent deals by SolarCity, Real Goods Solar and Edison International highlight the challenges of acquiring new customers in the fast growing residential solar market.

Quick! I Need a Buddy!

January 4, 2013

Investors committed to cleantech find few willing partners.

Fundings+Deals

MoneyTree: Cleantech’s Big Decline in Q3

October 19, 2012  |   TYPE: RESEARCH REPORT   |   COST: Free
Summary:

With cleantech venture investing shifting to smaller, more capital- efficient deals, the sector saw a big drop in terms of dollars invested in Q3: only $791m flowed in during that period, versus $991m in Q2, according to the MoneyTree report. The number of cleantech deals, 58, was virtually unchanged.

Will SolarCity’s IPO Provide a Spark for Cleantech?

November 2, 2012

Solar City is the first promising IPO for the alternative energy sector in a long time and may help renew VC interest in the sector and pave the way for its competitors to go public....