Green Infrastructure
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Clean Energy | September 20, 2021
Arcadia raises $100 million to spur U.S. demand for community solar
ImpactAlpha, September 20 – Arcadia is on a mission to accelerate community solar in the U.S. The Washington, D.C.-based energy access company matches …
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Africa | September 16, 2021
CrossBoundary Energy and Zoodlabs develop solar-powered internet in Sierra Leone
ImpactAlpha, September 16 – CrossBoundary Energy invests in and develops commercial and industrial solar systems across Africa. Its latest deal is a 1.2-megawatt …
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Clean Energy | September 1, 2021
Outages in Louisiana make resilience the watchword as electricity grids are rebuilt
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 1 – When Entergy Louisiana was looking to replace an aging power plant a few years ago, local citizen groups urged …
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2030 Finance | August 26, 2021
Gresham House sustainable forest fund raises $175 million
ImpactAlpha, August 26 — Investors are starting to stockpile carbon as prices per ton curve upward (see, “Forget crypto: Here’s how to play …
Climate and Clean Tech | August 25, 2021
Urbint secures $60 million to prevent critical infrastructure failures
ImpactAlpha, August 25 – Investing in the improvement and climate-resilience of America’s aging infrastructure is the hot private-sector opportunity, particularly in light of …
Catalytic Capital | August 12, 2021
Business leaders rally to U.S. infrastructure bill to mobilize capital for climate solutions
ImpactAlpha, Aug. 13 – Even before it is passed, the U.S. infrastructure bill is mobilizing private sector capital for climate solutions. Bill Gates’ …
Climate and Clean Tech | August 11, 2021
Infrastructure investments promise to move U.S. from climate pledges to progress
ImpactAlpha, Aug. 11 – Finally, it really is Infrastructure Week. The Senate’s passage of the $1 trillion package to shore up the nation’s …
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Clean Energy | July 26, 2021
KKR acquires minority stake in Sol Systems’ community renewable energy platform
ImpactAlpha, July 26 — Washington, D.C.-based Sol Systems has financed or developed more than one gigawatt of community solar projects valued at more …
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Clean Energy | July 22, 2021
Aflac and Denham Capital form $2.1 billion sustainable infrastructure partnership
ImpactAlpha, July 22 —Boston-based Denham has built a 15-year track record investing in global renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure. The partnership with Aflac …
Catalytic Capital | July 21, 2021
Breakthrough Energy planning “blended finance” fund to marshal billions for next-gen climate tech
ImpactAlpha, July 21 – The billionaire-backed Breakthrough Energy is preparing a blended finance fund to catalyze billions of dollars of investment to scale …
Clean Energy | July 19, 2021
Generate raises $2 billion amid sustainable infrastructure push
ImpactAlpha, July 19 – Project finance is in hot demand as corporations, governments and other organizations scramble to green their operations. That’s fueling …
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Capitalism Reimagined | July 13, 2021
From COVID to climate, G20 countries look to catalyze capital for urgent action
ImpactAlpha, July 13 – The global effort on COVID vaccines does not bode well for the massive mobilization needed to avert climate catastrophe. …
Clean Energy | July 8, 2021
Bridging the funding gap for climate mitigation and adaptation in emerging markets
ImpactAlpha, July 8 – Record-shattering heat and extreme weather are upping the urgency for climate action. On the front lines of climate disruption …
Agrifood Tech | July 7, 2021
Amid record heat, Equilibrium Capital raises $1 billion for second greenhouse fund
ImpactAlpha, July 7, 2021 – The heat wave made the case more starkly than could any investment pitch deck. In their offices in Portland, …
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Community Finance | June 24, 2021
Buffalo Sewer Authority issues a $54 million environmental impact bond for stormwater management
ImpactAlpha, June 24 — Environmental impact bonds, or EIBs, reward investors for backing projects that achieve positive environmental outcomes. Baltimore, Atlanta and Hampton, …