BNEF’s Liebreich: China, India to Drive Clean Energy Investments
China and India will make massive investments in clean energy projects over the next decade-plus, and that bodes well for the future of the industry. We're also not far from the time when solar power...
View ArticleAt $51B, Global Clean Energy Spending Falls 15% in Q1 2015
In the U.S., clean energy spending was up 2%, but China and Europe were both down significantly. The big country gainer was South Africa and waste-to-energy sector investment was up 94%. However, much...
View ArticleNews Roundup: China Opens Up Bond Market for Cleantech, Environmental Projects
Apple to build two solar plants in China; Bill Gates, Google back new battery technologies; GE sells first lithium ion batteries to Con Edison; Stanford’s fast, cheap, safe aluminum-ion battery...
View ArticleInvestors Look to Asia for Returns on Solar, Smart Grid Projects
Leaders from the World Bank, FMO, Asia Climate Partners, and Armstrong Asset Management discuss opportunities for private equity and project investing in Asia’s clean tech market.
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Briefing: Emerging Opportunities in Distributed Energy Storage Systems
Briefing: Emerging Opportunities in Distributed Energy Storage SystemsWe surveyed top investors, including DBL Investors & Black Coral Capital, and innovators to uncover emerging trends driving...
View ArticleEhrenpreis on DBL’s New $400M Impact Venture Fund, the Biggest Ever
Ira Ehrenpreis, managing director of DBL Partners, discusses the fund's investment themes, impact investing, and fundraising trends. "This is a renaissance time for investing in energy innovation and...
View ArticleSolar-Data Startup Geostellar Wins Patent and $2M in Funding
Geostellar has received $2 million in angel funding at the same time it has patented an invention. The patent is for a system that programmatically places solar panels on rooftops.
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What 2015 Means for Cleantech Projects and Financing in 2016
What 2015 Means for Cleantech Projects and Financing in 2016Battery storage costs declining, record global solar expansion, and the availability of project financing are the most important trends to...
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The Paris Agreement: What it Means for Climate Finance
The Paris Agreement: What it Means for Climate FinanceExperts from Goldman Sachs, RBC, Sindicatum and more share their thoughts and insights about what the historic climate change agreement will mean...
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Making the Business Case For Early Stage CleanTech Investment, Deployment
Making the Business Case For Early Stage CleanTech Investment, DeploymentEarly stage cleantech developers face pitfalls that doom many nascent products from becoming commercially viable, driving the...
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New Technology on Display as ARPA-E Preps for Funding Surge
New Technology on Display as ARPA-E Preps for Funding SurgeWe 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...
View ArticleHawaii’s 100% Clean Energy Push Drives New Solar Plus Storage Projects
Since adopting one of the most aggressive clean energy policies in the country, Hawaii has attracted developers of new clean energy and smart city projects, including: Hitachi, Sunverge Energy, SunRun...
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Tax Credits, Storage, Community Solar and More Push Green Financing in 2016
Tax Credits, Storage, Community Solar and More Push Green Financing in 2016CleanTechIQ attended the REFF- Wall Street conference in late June, where we learned about early stage project financing...
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Inst’l Investor Appetite for Clean Tech, Impact Investing Grows
Inst’l Investor Appetite for Clean Tech, Impact Investing GrowsBig institutional investors and foundations are stepping up their commitments to sustainable investing and clean tech, creating new...
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Cities Get Smarter with Corporate & Startup Partnerships
Cities Get Smarter with Corporate & Startup PartnershipsLarge companies including Google, Microsoft and IBM are helping cities achieve their sustainability goals. Cities are now key drivers of new...
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Rising Momentum for Sustainable Infrastructure Deployment in 2017
Rising Momentum for Sustainable Infrastructure Deployment in 2017A wrap up of key developments that will drive the growth of sustainable financing and cleantech projects in 2017, including global...
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Top Investment Themes for Sustainable Infrastructure Financiers
Top Investment Themes for Sustainable Infrastructure FinanciersCleanTechIQ has been speaking to bankers, investors, project developers and other experts to learn exactly where that money is going to...
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Distributed Solar Deployment Opportunities, Financing Models & Key Players
Distributed Solar Deployment Opportunities, Financing Models & Key PlayersSecond in a series of briefings on distributed, sustainable project deployment and financing trends. We uncover how...
View ArticleSustainable Investment Briefs: Money Flows to Solar Providers, Battery...
Solar developers from New Jersey to Singapore announced big fundraising successes this month. Investor money also continues to flow into battery storage projects around the world, and waste and...
View ArticleSoutheast Asia Needs $3T in Green Investments: Asia News Roundup
Infrastructure, renewable energy and energy efficiency are among the areas that will need billions or trillions of dollars of investments over the next decade-and-a-half in Southeast Asia. We also take...
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Cleantech and Sustainable Financing Trends for 2018: Day, Shah, Ehrenpreis &...
Cleantech and Sustainable Financing Trends for 2018: Day, Shah, Ehrenpreis & SivaramWe surveyed some of the leading financiers, investors and other experts in the cleantech and sustainability...
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The Business Case for Microgrids Grows, Attracts Major Investors
The Business Case for Microgrids Grows, Attracts Major InvestorsInvestors, developers and business owners alike are showing increased interest in microgrids. These small-scale power systems, with...
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Asia News & Deals Update: China Extends Its Role as Global Cleantech...
Asia News & Deals Update: China Extends Its Role as Global Cleantech Investment Leader, CITIC Leads Series D for Organica WaterChina has positioned itself as a global leader in clean energy and...
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Oil Giant Total Backs Chinese Smart Energy Fund
Oil Giant Total Backs Chinese Smart Energy FundThe venture capital arm of energy giant Total is one of the investors in a new, $250M private equity fund that will focus on the Chinese energy sector....
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Dire Warnings of Massive Disruption Spur Green Financing & Fundraising Activity
Dire Warnings of Massive Disruption Spur Green Financing & Fundraising ActivityThe growing realization regarding the risks of climate change is driving new investment activity, corporate...
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