Sustainability

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...

Cities, Companies Adjust Their Responses to Massive Storms, Driving Smart City Investments

September 8, 2017

This year's spate of major hurricanes, including Harvey and Irma so far, has brought renewed attention to how cities should respond to a world in which massive storms are getting more...

Key Takeaways: Actionable Opportunities for ESG & Impact Strategies in Public Equities

May 9, 2017

Full integration of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors has strong momentum among institutional investors, and collecting data on ESG investment strategies is becoming...

Sustainable Investment Briefs: Financing for Energy Storage on the Rise

April 29, 2017

Banks are showing growing interest in providing financing to energy storage systems, as the industry moves to install huge numbers of behind-the-meter battery systems across the globe....

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,...

Rising Momentum for Sustainable Infrastructure Deployment in 2017

January 11, 2017

A wrap up of key developments that will drive the growth of sustainable financing and cleantech projects in 2017, including global policy developments, smart cities, new capital sources,...

Airlines Increase Their Use of Green Jet Fuel

September 30, 2016

JetBlue and Virgin Atlantic have joined United Airlines in pioneering programs to use sustainable biofuels to help power their jetliners. However, the volumes involved are a tiny percentage...

Whole Foods' Solar Project Points to Benefits of PPAs

September 30, 2016

The grocery chain is putting rooftop solar on about 100 stores and warehouses. The company’s approach -- including PPAs and standardized lease language across all its stores -- is...

Siemens to Build ‘Urban Sustainability Hub’ in Chinese Smart City

September 16, 2016

A related trio of recent conferences in Singapore -- on water, cleaning technologies and smart cities -- brought a wealth of information about new deals, technology advancements, and...