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2030 Finance | February 24, 2021
Ikea-backed foundation invests in fossil fuel-free equities and green steel
ImpactAlpha, February 24 – The IMAS Foundation, launched by Ikea’s founder, is committing €250 million to a fossil fuel-free public equities fund developed by …
Clean Energy | February 23, 2021
Brooklyn’s BlocPower raises $63 million to green U.S. buildings
ImpactAlpha, February 23 — BlocPower works with utility companies, government agencies and property owners to retrofit city buildings in underserved communities and finance …
Dairy waste digester | Photo: Equilibrium Capital
Climate and Clean Tech | February 22, 2021
Resilient Infrastructure Group acquires renewable natural gas facility from Equilibrium Capital
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 22 – The Boardman, Ore., dairy manure-to-renewable natural gas facility was developed as a partnership between Portland-based Equilibrium and Threemile Canyon Farms. The …
Clean Energy | February 18, 2021
Building a smart and resilient grid moves up the to-do list after Texas power failures
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 18 – The claim that frozen wind turbines caused Texas’ harrowing power outages turned out to be all hat, no cattle. …
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Climate and Clean Tech | February 17, 2021
Rheaply scores $8 million to help companies recycle and reduce waste
ImpactAlpha, February 17 — Chicago-based Rheaply helps organizations track and recycle unused items to reduce their carbon footprints. The company has raised $8 …
Photo credit: Hyzon Motors
Clean Energy | February 10, 2021
Clean transport venture Hyzon Motors to IPO via SPAC
ImpactAlpha, February 10 – Hyzon, which makes commercial vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells, is planning to merge with Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp., a special …
Clean Energy | February 8, 2021
SJF Ventures closes $175 million fifth fund to ride COVID acceleration
ImpactAlpha, February 8 — SJF Ventures has closed its fifth fund at $175 million. The Durham, N.C.-based impact investing firm is looking to …
Clean Energy | February 3, 2021
Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund backs Infinium to produce net-zero ‘electrofuels’
ImpactAlpha, February 3 — Sacramento-based Infinium makes ‘green hydrogen’ from renewable electricity, combines it with waste carbon dioxide and produces fuel with net-zero …
Climework's 'Orca' carbon cature plant in Iceland is expected to begin operating later this year.
Climate and Clean Tech | February 2, 2021
Microsoft emerges as a major customer for captured carbon
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 2 – The software giant paid an average of $20 per ton for up 1.3 million metric tons of carbon removal …
Clean Energy | January 28, 2021
Say it again: climate action means job creation
ImpactAlpha, Jan. 28 – President Biden marked his first week in office with 30 executive orders aimed at tackling the climate emergency. “Today …
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Clean Energy | January 27, 2021
Solar fintech Sunlight Financial to go public via Apollo-affilated SPAC
ImpactAlpha, January 27 – Sunlight Financial has enabled more than $3.5 billion in lending for residential solar installations. The New York- and Charlotte-based company …
Climate and Clean Tech | January 26, 2021
Obvious’ Andrew Beebe: We have entered the climate decade
As we finally put 2020 into hindsight, the road ahead is uncertain. On the one hand, stock markets continue to thrive, and the …
Climate and Clean Tech | January 25, 2021
Electric charging operator EVgo to go public via a climate SPAC
ImpactAlpha, Jan. 25 – Electric charging operator EVgo will go public via a climate SPAC. The deal will value the Los Angeles-based electric-vehicle charging …
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2030 Finance | January 20, 2021
Breakthrough Energy Ventures doubles down on cleantech
ImpactAlpha, January 20 – Breakthrough Energy Ventures has raised an additional $1 billion to invest in up to 50 startups with potentially game-changing climate …
Climate and Clean Tech | January 20, 2021
Investors and corporations bet billions on mobility’s all-electric future
ImpactAlpha, Jan. 20 – Call it the Tesla effect. Or the Biden effect. Or maybe the China effect. Falling cost curves and soaring consumer …