7 New Types Of Investors Fueling Clean Energy's VC Renaissance
Venture capital is surging back into the energy sector it abandoned seven years ago, and the money's not all coming from billionaires, oil companies or corporate funds.
China Set To Dominate Clean Energy On Investment Surge
China, the world's biggest energy user, spent $44 billion on large international clean energy projects and mergers and acquisitions in 2017, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
Making Venture Capital Work In Cleantech
Venture capital firms generally focus more on greenbacks than green energy. After a brief spurt of interest about six years ago, many major firms have been avoiding further investments in clean energy and green technology. Here's why.
Quebec Government To Invest $1.5B In Clean Energy
Quebec's provincial government is set to invest $1.5 billion within three years in programs that encourage clean energy and reduce dependance on oil.
As Land Conflicts Rise, Clean Energy Investors Face Financial Risks
As countries rush to meet clean energy goals and investors try to make profits, conflict over land is growing.
U.S., China And India Responsible For Half The World’s Clean Energy Investment
Clean Energy Canada reports the world’s three largest electricity markets were responsible for $348 billion in energy investment in 2016; costs of solar and wind continue to fall as more jobs open up in these fields
Green Technologies Get Boost From EU’s Venture Capital Funds
Green technologies from rooftop solar to projects that turn waste into electricity are getting a boost from venture capital funds, which raised their investments in clean energy at the fastest pace in nine years in 2016. VC funds funneled $834 million into the clean-energy industry last year, the third consecutive annual increase and the most since Bloomberg New Energy Finance started collecting data in 2004. For a second year, VC for green projects surpassed private equity, which dropped to its lowest level since at least 2004.
Energy Startup Just Scored $10M Series B
The Turnbull government's renewable energy investment arm, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), has contributed nearly half of an $11.5 million series B capital raise into a Melbourne tech startup that's hoping to change the way electricity grids operate.
Clean Energy Will Thrive In 2017 Because It's Cheap And Companies Want To Buy It
Every January, Michael Liebreich and Angus McCrone, founder and chief editor of Bloomberg New Energy Finance respectively, look into their crystal ball and predict what is going to happen in clean energy markets in the year ahead. At the end of the year, they come back to their forecasts and look at what they got right and what they got wrong.
Lightyear The Latest PE Firm To Eye Financial Services Sector
Lightyear Capital has completed a $95 million investment in Ygrene Energy Fund, a provider of financing for clean energy projects to residential and commercial clients. The fresh capital comes hot on the heels of a $30 million mezzanine investment from New Energy Capital Partners in November. To date, Ygrene has been approved to provide property-assessed clean energy financing in more than 300 municipalities across California, Florida, Georgia and Missouri.