Green Infrastructure
Africa | September 13, 2023
How Africa’s pension funds are financing the continent’s infrastructure gap
African countries have huge infrastructure needs, and governments need private investment to help meet them, particularly considering increasing climate impacts and green development …
Green Infrastructure | September 13, 2023
Financing power transmission—not just generation—to meet Africa’s climate goals
Renewable energy generation and storage opportunities were a key focus at last week’s Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, culminating in $26 billion in new …
Climate Finance | September 5, 2023
CH4 Global raises $29 million to reduce livestock methane emissions
ImpactAlpha, September 5 — The roughly 1.5 billion cows on the planet burp and fart more than 150 million tons of methane per …
Climate and Clean Tech | August 29, 2023
Electric Era raises $11.5 million for high-speed EV charging at convenience stores
ImpactAlpha, August 29 — The shortage of conveniently located and reliable public charging stations is limiting the adoption of electric vehicles in the …
Green Infrastructure | August 15, 2023
IFC provides $236 million to Absa to finance green real estate in South Africa
ImpactAlpha, August 15 – By 2050, seven in 10 people will live in urban centers around the world; Asia and Africa are urbanizing …
Green Infrastructure | August 8, 2023
Hybar snags $700 million in debt and equity for recycled steel plant in Arkansas
ImpactAlpha, Aug 8 – Electric vehicle, battery and chip factories are rising in the US south and midwest. Hybar’s planned mill in Osceola, …
Frontier and Growth Markets | August 8, 2023
Acre Impact Capital secures €40 million to spur green infrastructure development in Africa
ImpactAlpha, August 8 – Africa faces an annual infrastructure financing gap of at least $100 billion. “Only 6% of all infrastructure financing comes …
Green Infrastructure | July 17, 2023
Managers vie for the mandate to stand up a national “green bank”
ImpactAlpha, July 17 — Green banks, credit unions, community development financial institutions, or CDFIs, and other nonprofit lenders are scrambling for the mandate …
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Climate and Clean Tech | July 17, 2023
T-Mobile backs Pano AI to detect wildfires using its 5G network
ImpactAlpha, July 7 — T-Mobile, through its sustainability-focused venture capital arm T-Mobile Ventures, has backed San Francisco-based Pano AI, which has built a …
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Signals | June 23, 2023
An EV supply chain takes shape
ImpactAlpha, June 23 – A flood of funding and tax incentives championed by the Biden administration is remaking American manufacturing. The latest signal: …
United States | May 31, 2023
Opportunity Zone investors bet $5 million on a Pennsylvania factory supporting the green building transition
ImpactAlpha, May 31 – In a previous career, John Wolfington redeveloped defunct factories and brownfield sites for residential and commercial use. Now, he’s …
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Green Infrastructure | May 15, 2023
CAI backs Switch as part of a $300 million initiative to green the digital economy
ImpactAlpha, May 15 – Computers, data centers and other assets supporting the world’s growing digital appetite consume 10% of electricity worldwide. Sustainable investment …
Dealflow | March 7, 2023
ImpactA scores backing from Legal & General to invest in emerging markets infrastructure
ImpactAlpha, March 7 – Health facilities, sanitation, transit and energy infrastructure in many emerging markets are starved for debt capital to finance new …
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Dealflow | March 2, 2023
Divert raises $1.1 billion to convert food waste into renewable natural gas
ImpactAlpha, March 2 — Concord, Mass.-based company has raised $100 million in growth equity from investors including Ara Partners and Canadian oil giant …
Evette Ellis and Kameale Terry. Photo by ChargerHelp!
Green Infrastructure | February 15, 2023
ChargerHelp scores $17.5 million to repair EV chargers and create inclusive green jobs
ImpactAlpha, February 15 — More electric vehicles on the road means more demand for EV chargers that work. Broken and unreliable chargers have …
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Dealflow | February 8, 2023
Zeitview raises $55 million for inspections of wind and solar-energy assets
ImpactAlpha, February 8 — Wind and solar farms tend to be decentralized, making it difficult and expensive to inspect them. Wind turbines, for …
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Green Infrastructure | February 1, 2023
Startups raise green to reduce the carbon footprints of buildings
ImpactAlpha, February 1 – Buildings account for 40% of total global carbon emissions, because of how building materials are produced, what materials are …
Summit Nanotech Operations in Chile | Photo by Summit Nanotech.
Impact Tech | January 19, 2023
Summit Nanotech secures $50 million for sustainable lithium extraction
ImpactAlpha, January 19 — The scramble is on to commercialize sustainable lithium, which can overcome a major obstacle to the wholesale transition to …
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Dealflow | January 11, 2023
Generate bets on Sedron Technologies’ municipal wastewater treatment
ImpactAlpha, January 11 — Generate Capital, the San Francisco-based sustainable infrastructure financier and operator, launched Generate Upcycle last year to expand into recycling, …
Photo by Roodgally Senatus, ImpactAlpha.
Climate and Clean Tech | January 5, 2023
Electrifying ‘dollar vans’ to boost livelihoods and cut carbon in New York’s transit deserts
ImpactAlpha, January 5 — Along Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn, several informal “dollar vans” pass by for every city bus. The rides are more …
Dealflow | November 1, 2022
BlackRock secures $4.5 billion for its fourth global infrastructure fund
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 1 – The first close of the BlackRock Global Infrastructure Fund IV, which is targeting $7.5 billion, follows BlackRock’s $5.1 billion …
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Climate Finance | October 28, 2022
ImpactAlpha Deal Spotlight: Climate and green infrastructure
ImpactAlpha, October 28 — Expectations may be low for the COP27 global climate summit, which kicks off in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt next …
An H2 Mobility hydrogen refueling station in Hamburg, Germany
Green Infrastructure | October 11, 2022
Hy24 hauls €2 billion for clean hydrogen infrastructure fund
ImpactAlpha, October 11 – European governments are intensifying their efforts to reduce their reliance on Russian hydrocarbons – and to hit their targets for …
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Clean Energy | September 27, 2022
Mirova raises $1.5 billion for fifth energy transition infrastructure fund
ImpactAlpha, September 27 — Paris-based Mirova is the $27 billion impact unit of French asset management firm Natixis Investment Managers. The B Corp …
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Green Infrastructure | September 14, 2022
TeraWatt Infrastructure rakes in more than $1 billion for EV charging for commercial fleets
ImpactAlpha, September 14 — A lack of charging infrastructure for commercial vehicles is slowing the deployment of electric trucks. San Francisco-based TeraWatt Infrastructure …
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Green Infrastructure | August 31, 2022
Temasek and HSBC commit $150 million for green infrastructure in Southeast Asia
ImpactAlpha, August 31 — Innovative financing mechanisms could help catalyze the more than $3 trillion gap in sustainable infrastructure financing in Southeast Asia …
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Clean Energy | August 17, 2022
BlackRock acquires Akaysha to deploy over $700 million for battery storage in Australia
ImpactAlpha, August 17 — Battery storage is “a fundamental requirement” to realize the $100 trillion opportunity presented by the transition to net zero, …
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Muni Impact | August 11, 2022
Ting Internet secures $200 million from Generate for communication infrastructure in communities
ImpactAlpha, August 11 — Cable internet versus fiber optic, you ask? A lower-waste footprint and lower-energy consumption makes fiber technology the more eco-friendly …
Policy Corner | August 10, 2022
“Green Bank” in climate bill to provide catalytic capital for renewable energy and community resilience
ImpactAlpha, Aug. 10 – It’s not the national green bank that advocates have pushed for more than a decade. But the $27 billion …
Terra.do's founder Anshuman Bapna | Photo by Terra.do.
Climate and Clean Tech | June 16, 2022
Terra.do scores $5 million to connect global professionals with careers in climate tech
ImpactAlpha, June 16 — Investors and executives in climate tech are seeing an upswell of talent (for context, see “In Silicon Valley, talent …
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Podcasts | May 27, 2022
Live-ish from Davos: Taking on the world with BlocPower and friends
ImpactAlpha, May 26 — Donnell Baird arrived at Davos this week with his partners from Brooklyn and Ithaca, where BlocPower is greening thousands …
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Green Infrastructure | May 19, 2022
Infinitum Electric raises $80 million to commercialize electric motors
ImpactAlpha, May 19 — Austin-based Infinitum says its low-carbon air-core motors are more energy efficient and half the weight and size of conventional …
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Climate and Clean Tech | May 10, 2022
Group14 Technologies rakes in $400 million to commercialize silicon batteries
ImpactAlpha, May 10 — Battery tech ventures are raising big rounds in the race for better lithium batteries. Seattle-based Group14, which developed a …
Motorists line up to wait for fuel in Nairobi | Photo credit: Abraham Namiti
Frontier and Growth Markets | May 9, 2022
High fuel prices spur Africa’s transition to electric mobility
ImpactAlpha, May 9 – Long lines at Nairobi’s gas pumps last month put the spotlight on rising prices and fuel shortages caused by …
Photo credit: Terradepth.
Oceans | April 13, 2022
Terradepth scores $20 million to map the earth’s oceans
ImpactAlpha, April 13 — Austin-based Terradepth is building a map of the oceans to help governments, businesses and research organizations mitigate climate risk. …
BlocPower's Civilian Climate Corp workers with the owner of the building. Photo by Roodgally Senatus.
Green Infrastructure | April 7, 2022
Inside BlocPower’s mission to upskill workers and green New York City buildings (photo story)
ImpactAlpha, April 7 — On a recent early spring day, a half-dozen workers were installing heat pumps in a two-unit property on Ellis …
Photo credit: H2 Mobility.
Green Infrastructure | March 30, 2022
H2 Mobility raises $122 million to build hydrogen fueling stations in Europe
ImpactAlpha, March 30 — Hy24, a joint venture between private equity investor Ardian and green hydrogen investor FiveT Hydrogen, led the round with …
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Climate Finance | March 28, 2022
SparkMeter scores $10 million for grid management in emerging markets
ImpactAlpha, March 28 — Washington, D.C.-based SparkMeter has installed low-cost energy metering systems in more than 150,000 households and businesses in two dozen …
Green Infrastructure | March 22, 2022
SPAN raises $90 million to upgrade the lowly circuit panel and ‘electrify everything’
ImpactAlpha, March 22 – An electric vehicle may be the biggest new addition to a family’s electric consumption, but it’s not the natural …
Climate Finance | March 3, 2022
From ‘Atlas of human suffering’ to ‘Roadmap for climate resilience’
ImpactAlpha. March 3 – Climate change is here. Deal with it. That sums up this week’s grim report from the authoritative Intergovernmental Panel …
Impact Investing | March 1, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine delivers a dose of green shock therapy
ImpactAlpha, Mar. 1 – The “shock therapy” that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union three decades ago was intended to speed the …
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Green Infrastructure | February 15, 2022
North Sky Capital exits four green infrastructure investments
ImpactAlpha, February 15 — North Sky Capital last year sold its stakes in a utility-scale solar field, a commercial rooftop project and other …
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Dealflow | February 9, 2022
KKR Global Impact backs Resource Environmental Solutions for restoration and infrastructure
ImpactAlpha, February 9 — Bellaire, Texas-based Resource Environmental Solutions develops green infrastructure, including stormwater management and restoration projects for wildlife habitat, wetlands and …
Climate Finance | February 1, 2022
Deployment, deployment, deployment is the rallying cry as climate finance closes in on $1 trillion
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 1 – Venture investments in climate tech grab the headlines. Spending for energy transition deployment by corporations, government and households is …
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Water | January 26, 2022
Bain Capital Double Impact backs AqueoUS Vets to remove contaminants from U.S. water infrastructure
ImpactAlpha, January 26 — Nearly 110 million Americans use water that’s contaminated with PFAS, a chemical that can cause decreased fertility, liver damage …