Fundings+Deals

NanoH20, a water purification start-up, has raised $60.5 million in venture funding and bank loans. Investors see big opportunity in water as the world population grows.

Morgan Stanley and Main Street Power Co. are teaming up to provide funds for Clean Power Finance Inc.’s customers to install up to $300 million in residential solar energy projects.

Harvest Power, a start-up that coverts organic waste to energy, has raised $110 million in a Series C round.

Goldman Sachs Group’s global head of the clean technology believes that clean technology is now in the early stages of a strong recovery, the same way the technology sector flatlined...

BrightSource's decision to shelve its planned IPO may be a sign that alternative-energy firms may not be welcome in the stock markets.

Stem Inc., which raised $10.2 million in Series A funds in September, is considering taking in additional funding.

Sapphire Energy, which converts algae into synthetic crude oil, raised $144 million in one of the biggest clean tech deals in the past 12 months.

Massachusetts utility NStar has agreed to buy power from the Cape Wind offshore wind farm for more than double the projected cost of electricity from conventional sources.

Utilities are the largest investors in smart grid infrastructure, with more than $8 billion in projects in the works. The Deloitte report details clean tech investments made by U.S. power and utility companies.

A global index developed by research firm Cleantech Group reveals that Denmark has created a home where clean tech companies are most likely to thrive, ahead of such places as the...