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. Weaker residential construction activity cooled the HVAC sector, and heat pump sales bore the brunt at a 16% decline compared to 2022.  Happy Monday!  Manufacturing.

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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. 💨 Private equity and O&G bet big on climate tech’s next frontiers: DAC and lithium. Blackrock injected $550M into Oxy’s DAC plant and ExxonMobil unveiled its first-ever lithium mining operation.

Business Energy Monitoring 72

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 72

Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This week, we’re digging into the news that Arkansas’ southwestern Smackover Formation region could be home to between 5 and 19 million tons of lithium. In deals, $900m for pulsed magnetic inertial fusion, $100m for energy efficiency as a service, and $70m for AI precision weed control.   Image via USGS.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 16, 2024

  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. Saudi Arabian ACWA Power outlined a $4bn green hydrogen and ammonia facility in Egypt that could produce up to 600,000 tons of green ammonia per year.

Building Energy Monitoring 115

Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 115

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?

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 52

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.  Bridging the natural gas turbine gap Amid record data center-fueled power demand projections and the White House’s “energy abundance” agenda, 2025 was set to be the year of natural gas.

Energy Monitor 93

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 93

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. In deals, $542m across three new funds, plus $87m for lithium ion cells, and $82m for battery components.

Building Energy Monitoring 98

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 98