Climatetech finance

Climatetech finance

Congruent raises new $300M climatetech fund despite market slowdown

Climatetech investment dropped 36 percent last quarter, but that didn't stop the early-stage investor from launching a new fund that nearly doubles its assets under management.

By Julian Spector . 19 April 2023
Podcast

SVB, the banking crisis and climatetech

Silicon Valley Bank’s failure highlights the coming headwinds for climatetech.

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By Shayle Kann . 41 min . 30 March 2023
Grid edge

Inside a $110M plan to turn NYC apartments into virtual power plants

Logical Buildings and Keyframe Capital are behind the push to help multifamily buildings earn money from cutting energy use and curbing CO2 emissions.

By Jeff St. John . 28 March 2023
Grid edge

Sunnova seeks $3.3B DOE loan guarantee to expand virtual power plants

An SEC filing suggests the federal Loan Programs Office is gearing up to help lower-income households access rooftop solar and batteries that can help the grid.

By Jeff St. John . 21 March 2023
Podcast

A bank collapse threatens climate startups

Silicon Valley Bank’s meltdown leaves a big hole for early-stage companies building climate solutions. What comes next?

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By Stephen Lacey . 33 min . 20 March 2023
Video

Here's video proof that solar panels can be recycled

Solarcycle just raised another $30 million to build more solar recycling factories. See what the recycling process looks like.

By Julian Spector . 20 March 2023
Climatetech finance

How climatetech incubators rallied to help startups after SVB collapse

The failure of Silicon Valley Bank sent many climate-focused companies spiraling — and turning to their incubator and accelerator programs to navigate the crisis.

By Maria Gallucci . 17 March 2023
Climatetech finance

California incubator aims to raise $30M to back climate startups

This week, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator launched its second impact fund, with a focus on supporting diverse entrepreneurs.

By Maria Gallucci . 16 March 2023
Climatetech finance

Community solar industry says it can ride out Silicon Valley Bank failure

The collapse of SVB, a key early funder of community solar, won't halt the sector's growth — but the ripple effects will likely impact all clean-energy development.

By Jeff St. John . 14 March 2023
Clean industry

DOE launches $6B program to slash emissions from heavy industry

The Biden administration announced it will help fund projects to clean up the production of steel, cement, aluminum and other hard-to-decarbonize sectors.

By Maria Gallucci . 9 March 2023