ChargePoint is looking to capitalize on its success to date with the close of a $240 million funding round that it plans to leverage for an expansion into fleet charging and European markets.
Arcadia Power, the creator of the United States’ first nationwide digital utility, announced last week the closing of a $25 million funding round and the announcement of 120 megawatts (MW) worth of new community solar projects.
Attending French Presidents Emmanuel Macron’s One Planet Summit this week, UK Prime Minister Theresa May has vowed that her country will lead the way in phasing-out coal while also committing £140 million of new funding to support the world’s poorest communities in addresssing the effects of climate change.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency announced this week that it is committing $20 million in funding to boost the growth of solar PV research and development in an effort to make solar PV more affordable, efficient, and competitive.
One of America’s leading solar energy distributors, Vivint Solar, announced on Monday that it had secured $200 million in tax equity investments from three investors for investment in solar projects worth a total of $480 million.
The Green Climate Fund has approved $745 million in funding approvals for 10 projects and programs at its fourteenth meeting, which together will have a total value of $2.6 billion and help 27 countries. Announced earlier this month, the Green Climate Fund — a fund created under the framework of … [continued]
Originally published on Energy Transition. By Craig Morris A decade ago, the Economist accused Germany of taking solar panels away from developing countries with its brand-new feed-in tariffs: Since the German government fixed the price for solar power at munificent levels, the country has been sucking in huge numbers of … [continued]
SolarCity and Vivint Solar have announced two separate solar funding projects which will boost US rooftop solar installations. SolarCity With a third of all US residential rooftop installations in the US in 2015, SolarCity has been leading the way for some time. The company has repeatedly and successfully launched new … [continued]
Speaking in his weekly media address, US President Barack Obama has explained the need for doubling clean energy funding for research and development. “One of the greatest challenges of our time is climate change,” said President Obama as he opened his weekly media address, stating what could be described graciously … [continued]
Smart grid, battery and storage, and energy efficiency companies raised $1.7 billion in VC funding in 2015, according to Mercom Capital Group. Clean energy communications and consulting firm Mercom Capital Group published its report on funding and merger & acquisitions activity in the smart grid, battery/storage, and energy efficiency sectors for … [continued]
