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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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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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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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 5, 2024

🚗 Vertical: Transportation and Energy investment declined, but remained on top. Redwood Materials received a $2bn loan from the US Department of Energy in Feb 2023. Ascend Elements received a $480m grant from the US Department of Energy in Oct 2022. 2 spot behind Energy Storage, which rose from no.2 2 to to no.1.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Project TIGON, launched in January 2020 with EU Horizon 2020 funding, is aiming to develop solutions to overcome the challenges of moving from the traditional AC-based grids to a DC-based infrastructure used by most renewables and modern electrical devices and that could advance Europe’s green energy ambitions. Have you read?

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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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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

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 18, 2023

Since the IRA passed, 265 clean energy and manufacturing projects worth $100B+ have been announced. 🔋 Renewables + storage turned out to be price competitive against fossil fuels after Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Electricity analysis included intermittency costs for the first time. Come on in, the water’s warm!

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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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Elemental Excelerator

JANUARY 10, 2019

At Elemental Excelerator, we have a lot of experience working with startups in energy, water, mobility and agriculture. Our experience in fostering relationships between the two has helped us identify a number of best practices that startups can employ to get the most out of a partnership with a water or electric utility.

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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. By 2030, it aims to produce 75,000 to 100,000 tons of Lithium Carbonate Equivalent (LCE), the refined product used in batteries, enough to power 1m EVs. 

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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.    Ship Orders  Yara Eyde, a joint venture between Yara Clean Ammonia and North Sea Container Line, aims to be the  world’s first clean ammonia-powered container ship.   Want more deals?

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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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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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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

The minimum wage is not enough to meet the basic needs of employees – to cover housing, energy, food, and childcare costs. Monitor and evaluate the plan. Monitor and evaluate the policy to ensure it’s meeting the needs of your employees and your business. Monitor participation rates, and assess employee feedback.

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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. However, this incident may prompt the EPA to reconsider these delegations given concerns it does not have proper resources to monitor projects. Meeting

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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

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. It’s also about the infrastructure.

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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. Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet?

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Bidgely

APRIL 6, 2025

The flywheel effect represents a powerful business model where multiple interconnected actions create a positive feedback loop, driving continuous, accelerating growth. Utility operations are developing into connected energy platforms that mirror Amazon’s integrated ecosystem. Amazon’s meteoric rise to a $2.5

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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

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.    ⚡ GridBeyond , a Dublin, Ireland-based DERMs platform, raised $12m in funding from Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund. 

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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? Chevron’s CEO also said that the company has similar plans.

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Climate Tech VC

APRIL 7, 2025

In deals, $500m in renewable energy development, $30m in energy network, and $30m in solar development. Canada and Mexico dodged the baseline tariffs (for now) under USMCA, but still face separate 25% duties on steel and aluminum, and 10% duty on energy products. The US will impose a 64.5%

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 29, 2024

  In deals, $75m for batteries, $58m for mushroom-based food alternatives, and $50m for AI enabled satellite monitoring. H2 was awarded $272m from the European Commission’s Innovation Fund while LanzaJet received $14m from the US Department of Energy.    Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet? Philanthropy.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 11, 2024

In deals there’s $283m for electrolyzers across two deals, $16m for energy efficient processors, and $11m for DAC.  Early-Stage ⚡ Efficient Computer , a Pittsburgh, PA-based energy-efficient processor developer, raised $16m in Seed funding from Eclipse Ventures.   Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet?

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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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