Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

The US Clean Investment Monitor published its annual report for 2023, which saw clean investment total $239bn, up 38% from 2022. Energy & industry. Happy Monday!    Lots of spice for clean investment this week. 14% of total investment came from the feds, with $33.7B of dollars put to work.   Manufacturing.

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Bidgely

JANUARY 31, 2025

In my role at Bidgely, I have the chance to speak with energy industry analysts on a fairly regular basis. Real-Time insights Accelerate Load-Shift Innovation When I say real time intelligence, I’m referring to behind-the-meter insights, he explained. But sophisticated analytics are also a driver.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

  Earnings season is here, and we read through the energy majors’ earnings report calls from last week so you don’t have to — and learned about the progress, and direction, of the energy transition. Happy Monday!  Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet?

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Charged

AUGUST 4, 2022

There is a wide range of characteristics that describe the performance of any given battery chemistry: energy density, specific energy, specific power, discharge efficiency, self-discharge rate, cycle life, calendar life, and—not the least important—cost. In January, ONE retrofitted a Tesla Model S with an experimental 203.7

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 5, 2024

🚗 Vertical: Transportation and Energy investment declined, but remained on top. Food & Land Use fell dramatically, down -55%, and was replaced by Industry in the big three. Redwood Materials raised $1bn to build its US battery materials and recycling facility. Removing Industry, the average was 34% down. 

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Bidgely

DECEMBER 13, 2024

And in the years since, weve had the time to innovate the use of AI in the energy space and to perfect our UtilityAI platform. In fact, Bidgely has built the energy industrys only true disaggregation platform. Intermittent renewable energy is coming online at scale, including more behind-the-meter generation than ever before.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Accenture invests in space data for all, long-term demo of building integrated Perovskite PV glass starts in Japan and Sydney university students to build a tokamak fusion device are in the week’s technology radar. Have you read?

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Request a demo for Sightline Climate, or reach out directly to sales@sightlineclimate.com to learn more. For a 2050 net-zero future, we’ll need an electricity grid large enough that its untangled cables would be long enough to stretch all the way to the sun. Want to go further?

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Enel is a globally recognized leader in sustainable energy and is consistently named one of Fortune Magazine’s “Companies that are Changing the World.” It is also one of the largest and most trusted energy companies in the world, serving around 70 million customers in more than 30 countries across 5 continents.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 10, 2023

Now the CEO of Rubi Laboratories , Mashouf wants to clean up the industrial sector and create processes that harness the powerful systems of the natural world to create a sustainable manufacturing ecosystem. fashion industry , which accounts for ~10% of global CO2 emissions —more than aviation and shipping combined.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Request a demo for Sightline Climate, or reach out directly to sales@sightlineclimate.com to learn more. For a 2050 net-zero future, we’ll need an electricity grid large enough that its untangled cables would be long enough to stretch all the way to the sun. Want to go further?

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs. In new funds, energy transition infrastructure is bringing in the big bucks with Brookfield's record-breaking $28B infra fund and Antin's $1.2B sustainable infra fund.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Meta-Headlines of 2023 As our beloved industry matures, our hope for when climate tech grows up is for it to “become boring.” Since the IRA passed, 265 clean energy and manufacturing projects worth $100B+ have been announced. Proterra, the dominant electric bus maker, was just one high profile example.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

  KoBold Metals discovered a major copper deposit, which could be the start to solving growing supply and demand imbalances brought on by copper’s fundamental role in the energy transition.  Demand The most critical of energy transition minerals.   Demand is on the rise.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Costing 200,000 euros per meter to construct, the 3.2-kilometer As the political will to act on the climate crisis builds, the extension is starting to look like an expensive and ugly mistake. “It this farm would save water and energy plus reduce the need for long haul transportation involved in conventional agriculture.

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Elemental Excelerator

JANUARY 10, 2019

At Elemental Excelerator, we have a lot of experience working with startups in energy, water, mobility and agriculture. We specialize in connecting our companies with industry incumbents such as utilities and major corporate partners to get projects off the ground. Here are seven tips: 1. Find a dedicated champion.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In deals, $900m for pulsed magnetic inertial fusion, $100m for energy efficiency as a service, and $70m for AI precision weed control. What happened The porous and permeable limestone in Smackover has long been known for oil and bromine deposits, but only recently has industry begun to explore its lithium lode.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 16, 2024

  In deals, $90m for animal-free dairy, $50m for fusion, and $30m for resi solar and storage.  Korean shipbuilders have received preliminary orders for up to 15 very large ammonia carriers (VLACs), including from Maersk Tankers (for 4 ships), Naftomar (for 4 ships), and Samsung Heavy Industries (for 2 ships).

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 21, 2024

We’re diving into Amazon’s new deal with X-energy, where it’s paying prime for next decade delivery. In other news, the courts say that the EPA can regulate power plant emissions (for now), global EV sales drive ahead, and Brazil introduces new regulation for CCS as the sector grows. What happened?

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

Certification is shown to attract and engage top talent, increase credibility and build trust, slash costs, meet the demands of a consumer majority, and protect a company’s mission in the long term. Today, there are over 6,000 certified B Corps , in more than 8 countries and over 150 different industries.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 8, 2024

  In deals,   $2.2bn in electric cars, $800m for Octopus’ expansion, and $34m for EVs in India. Verdagy , Electric Hydrogen ).  Industry incumbents like utilities, nuclear, hydro, and oil and gas with legacy energy production along with regions with little access to solar and wind may also be left in the cold.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In deals, $550m for sustainable data centers, $500m for electric vertical take-off and landing services, and $471m for EV manufacturing platforms. Ensuring reliable and timely permitting is essential to maintaining the financial viability and momentum of the sector within the US (and decarbonizing heavy industry at large).

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Deals of the Week (10/8-10/15) Venture Fundings 🔋 Skeleton Technologies , a Tallinn, Estonia-based graphene-based supercapacitor and battery energy storage developer, raised $113M in Corporate funding from Siemens Financial Services and Marubeni.  💼 Find or share roles on our job board here.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 10, 2025

In deals, $59m for nuclear energy across two deals, $50m for Perovskite-silicon hybrid solar panels, and $30m for DAC.    In other news, BP cancels green hydrogen projects, solar stocks plunge, and new grid transmission investments. However, building new gas capacity isn’t straightforward.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

  Giddy up — we’re going carbon cowboy this week with a deep dive into CarbonCapture’s decision to suspend its planned DAC facility, Project Bison, amid competition for clean energy from data centers. Plus, the US powers ahead with $7bn for rural electrification.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

  The Super Bowl might have got us hyped this weekend, and now, we’re taking on some other hype: the arrival of DeepSeek’s new AI model, and what its actual impacts will be on projected power demand.  There’s a difference between a general slowdown in power demand and a dip in hyperscaler demand.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A handful of new announcements from Exxon, Shell, Google, and more show how emerging clean firm technologies are scaling up to power the sector. In deals, $600m in data centers, $44 in lithium-ion energy storage and $35m in drone monitoring.   What happened? Its has already signed AI cloud operator Lambda as a tenant.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

  In deals there’s $500m for clean infrastructure for data centres,  $125m for spherical tokamaks and powerful magnets, and $100m for PV module development and manufacturing.  In some industries, like batteries, Europe is also losing out to Chinese competitors.   Thanks for reading!

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 29, 2024

This week brings two great examples with LanzaJet’s new SAF facility in Georgia and H2 Green Steel’s plant in Sweden, both layering different kinds of capital, each derisking the next to build their first commercial facilities.  LanzaJet managed to build a $264m plant using similar scaffolding.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 11, 2024

Consider this an important first, a base to build further disclosure mandates off of, and a harbinger of the increasing politicization of investing and climate.  In deals there’s $283m for electrolyzers across two deals, $16m for energy efficient processors, and $11m for DAC.    Thanks for reading!

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The pledge also calls on international banks to include nuclear in energy lending policies to help finance project-killing infrastructure expenditures. Nuclear is having its moment in the sun.   In the US , a 2023 Pew Research Center survey shows 57% of Americans favor nuclear power, a 14% increase over 2020.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Responsible for nearly a third of global warming and a quarter of global energy, methane matters. Recent regulations have driven investment in space, air, and ground-based monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) technologies. In January, Longpath secured a $189m conditional US Department of Energy loan guarantee.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 28, 2025

In other news, what DeepSeek’s new model could do to power demand, banks leaving climate groups, and the USDA's new guidance for clean fuel credits. In deals, $70m for renewable energy management platforms across three deals, $30m for an agritech credit provider, and $16m for energy storage manufacturing.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 17, 2025

  We’ve just returned from Texas, where CERAWeek — the "Super Bowl of Energy" — brought together the biggest players in oil, gas, finance, and policy. In deals, $40m in specialty chemicals manufacturing, $28m in direct air carbon capture, and $28m in grid power storage. Full transcript here.)

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 24, 2025

  This week, we’re giving you a breakdown of Carlyle's interesting "New Joule Order" report, which argues that energy security is now the driving factor in the energy transition, with major implications for investors and beyond.  Energy security takes the lead. to your contacts.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

In other news, Elon Musk's potential influence on environmental policy; clean energy stocks fell after the election news; and climate policy momentum in local and state elections. In deals, $552m in renewable energy development, $340m in battery cell manufacturing, and $27m in mobile energy storage. 

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