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Money Poured Into Cleantech in 2021; Poised to Do the Same in ’22 – Funding Trends Insight from Obvious Ventures, Norton Rose Fulbright, Stonepeak Infra Partners & More

January 31, 2022

Asset owners and investors poured money into cleantech and sustainability-related projects and funds last year. And they’re poised to do the same this year, even as humans continue...

New Funds & Fundraising Roundup: Institutional Investors & Corporates Bolster Sustainable Investing in Q4

December 23, 2019

Private equity and other funding for cleantech and sustainability-focused companies flowed strongly in the final months of the year into themes including renewable energy, plant-based...

The Future of Transportation: Investment Opportunities, Autonomous Vehicles, Mobility Shifts & EV Charging Infra

May 8, 2018

Advanced transportation experts from Impax Asset Management, Stanford Univ. and eMotorwerks highlight key risks and opportunities in the electrification of transportation and a shifting...

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...

Indoor Vertical Farms Yield Growing Investor Interest - Industry Analysis & Funding Activity

October 7, 2017

Money is flowing into companies that specialize in indoor, vertical farms, often located in warehouses or other urban locations. Such farms are expected to grow in coming years as...

China Roundup: China Turns to Drones for Pollution Monitoring, Farming

September 8, 2017

China Tech Giant Tencent Invests Heavily in US Cleantech; New Incubator for Sustainability, Energy Efficiency Formed in Singapore; Renewable Energy Gets Huge Boost from China's Belt-and-Road...

Top Investment Themes for Sustainable Infrastructure Financiers

January 24, 2017

CleanTechIQ has been speaking to bankers, investors, project developers and other experts to learn exactly where that money is going to go this year, and what type of distributed,...

New Technology on Display as ARPA-E Preps for Funding Surge

April 11, 2016

We take a look at some of the new technologies displayed at last month's ARPA-E Innovation Summit, as well as funding initiatives over the past year and some of the numerous companies...

The Four Top Northeast Cleantech Open Startups

November 2, 2015

Being capital-light and utilitizing creative business models helped four start-ups win a regional contest; they now advance to the Cleantech Open Global Forum finals later this month....

Tesla Battery Orders Exceed Expectations at $800M Driven by Homeowners

May 13, 2015

“The sheer volume of demand here is just staggering.” And firms such as Fronius, SunRun, LicthBlick, SolarEdge, and EnerNoc are partnering with Tesla to incorporate its new battery...