Climatetech finance

Utilities

Newsletter: A Southern energy plan that's not what it SEEMs

Two camps square off over the future of the Southern grid. Plus, a leading solar developer finds a European buyer.

By Julian Spector . 8 July 2021
Climatetech finance

Major US solar developer Cypress Creek snapped up by huge European investment firm

The deal caps a dramatic turnaround for the solar firm — and promises more growth to come.

By Julian Spector . 7 July 2021
Solar

Will tandem solar be deployed at gigawatt scale by 2022? Would you take that bet?

Direct silicon wafer company 1366 Technologies is merging with a perovskite company to build high-efficiency tandem solar modules.

By Eric Wesoff . 6 July 2021
Energy storage

ESS is betting the world is ready for a billion-dollar battery disrupter

The advanced energy storage company already has a working factory, putting it ahead of some recent cleantech SPACs.

By Julian Spector . 24 June 2021
Climatetech finance

Ikea and Rockefeller foundations pledge $1B to seed distributed clean energy in developing nations

The funding seeks to empower 1 billion of the estimated 2.5 billion who lack access to reliable electricity.

By Jeff St. John . 21 June 2021
Climatetech finance

7 cleantech segments beyond wind and solar that are luring investors

Investing in wind and solar is all the rage. But what other cleantech categories are catching the eye of investors in 2021?

By Jason Deign . 21 June 2021
Fossil fuels

Newsletter: Clean energy makeovers for distressed coal plants

This week we saw two new approaches from a group that's been quiet in the post-coal planning conversation: coal plant owners themselves.

By Julian Spector . 17 June 2021
Clean industry

G2 Venture Partners will invest $500M in companies cleaning up legacy industries

Buoyed by some initial exits, G2 now has even more money to work with.

By Julian Spector . 17 June 2021
Climatetech finance

Diamond List screens climate startups for angels, new sustainability investors

The freely accessible Diamond List includes 75 promising early-stage climate startups for investors to peruse.

By Julian Spector . 16 June 2021
Climatetech finance

Newsletter: 3 clean energy SPAC stories you should know about

Wall Street's SPAC frenzy has given dozens of energy-related startups a fast track to public markets.

By Julian Spector . 16 June 2021