Fundings+Deals

The pace for crowdfunding successes has been set for 2014. And it’s quick. Three startups launch campaigns on Kickstarter for energy efficiency boosting and home automation devices.

The fourth quarter of 2013 saw a spike in venture capital funding in the smart grid space after being stuck in the $50M range with 9-12 deals each quarter for almost two years.

That clean energy must ultimately replace traditional forms of energy will become the mainstream view this year, says Liebreich, who predicts investment will reach $300B this year,...

The country also expects to save $6B per year by installing solar water pumps for more efficient crop irrigation.

Cleantech VC's favoring later-stage startups; the growing role of corporates; energy efficiency getting its day in the sun; investors venture from cleantech to "sustainability."

Clean energy investing could hit record highs this year with an insurgence in bonds coming to the market, experts say. A decreasing reliance on subsidies, fewer loans and competitive...

Changers Systems, which lets you charge your mobile devices with your own renewable energy, has raised funding from BFB Frühphasenfonds Brandenburg, Heliocentris Energy Solutions...

Practically Green, a mobile app and software that tracks employees' commitments to environmental sustainability, received angel funding from CommonAngels, Pan Asia Solar, Clean Energy...

Mercatus, a solar project evaluator for developers and financiers, closes its Series A round, having raised $3.7 million in total, led by strategic investor Trepp, LLC.

The fuel, promoted by billionaire Richard Branson, is trying to unseat ethanol’s dominance in the renewable fuels market.