
Energy Storage Firms Tap $26.4 Billion in Corporate Funding in 2022, up 55% YoY
Global corporate funding for energy storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies increased 63% in 2022 with $31.7 billion compared to $19.5 billion in 2021, according to Mercom's Annual and ...

India’s Top Five Corporate Funding Deals by Solar Companies in 2022 [Infographics]
Large Indian renewable companies continued attracting various financing types from International investment groups in 2022. Here are the top five corporate funding deals in India during the year: Adani Green ...

Corporate Funding for Energy Storage Firms Up 69% YoY to $22 Billion in 9M 2022
Global corporate funding for energy storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies in the first nine months (9M) of 2022 increased to $25 billion compared to $15.1 billion raised in ...

Intersect Power Closes $3.1 Billion Financing for 2.2 GW Solar Plus Storage Portfolio
Intersect Power, a U.S.-based renewable energy project developer, announced the closing of an aggregate of $2.4 billion of new financing and an additional $675 million against earlier commitments for developing ...

Corporate Funding for Battery Storage Firms Up by 64% YoY in 1H 2022
Global corporate funding for battery storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies in the first half (1H) 2022 increased to $17 billion compared to $10.4 billion raised in 1H 2021, ...

Investments in the Indian Solar Sector Grow 154% YoY in Q1 2022
Investments in the large-scale solar segment in the first quarter (Q1) of the calendar year (CY) 2022 were up by 154% compared to the same period last year. However, the ...

Global Corporate Funding in Solar Sector Surges 51% in Q1 2022
Total corporate funding—including venture capital (VC) funding, public market, and debt financing—into the solar sector globally came to $7.5 billion through 49 deals in the first quarter (Q1) 2022, according ...

Battery Manufacturer SES Goes Public in a SPAC Deal
SES AI Corporation, an integrated lithium-metal battery manufacturer, has closed the business combination with Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), according to a press release. The ...
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Top Five Corporate Funding Deals of 2021 in the Indian Solar Market [Infographics]
The financing activity in 2021 has exceeded the pre-pandemic levels as the solar market in India has steadily recovered and is having one of its best years on record. A ...

Solar Assets in Demand, Corporate Funding Rises by 21% in Q1 2021
The global corporate funding for the solar sector, including venture capital (VC) funding, public market, and debt financing, totaled $8.1 billion in 36 deals in Q1 2021, an increase of ...

Battery Energy Storage Companies Received $536 Million in VC Funding in 1H of 2020
Global VC funding (venture capital, private equity, and corporate venture capital) for battery storage, smart grid, and efficiency companies in the first half (1H) of 2020 was down by 51% ...

South African Solar Company Sun Exchange Secures $3 Million Funding
South Africa-based Sun Exchange, a peer-to-peer solar leasing platform, has announced that it has secured a $3 million (~₹226.02 million) investment. It secured the investment from ARCH Emerging Markets Partners’ ...

With $164 Million, Global Battery Storage VC Funding in Q1 2020 Increased 20% YoY
Battery storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies received $252 million in venture capital (VC) funding in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020, a 20% increase from the $210 million ...

Coronavirus Impacts Corporate Funding for Solar Industry Which Dropped by 31% in Q1 2020
The total corporate funding in the solar sector, which includes venture capital funding, public market, and debt financing has plummeted by 31% at $1.9 billion (~₹143.4 billion) in Q1 2020 ...

Venture Capital Funding for Battery Energy Storage Companies Rises by 103% in 2019
In 2019, global VC funding (venture capital, private equity, and corporate venture capital) for battery storage, smart grid, and efficiency companies totaled $2.3 billion compared to $2.8 billion raised in ...

Corporate Funding in 2019 Jumps 20% Reaching $12 Billion in the Solar Sector Globally
Total corporate funding in the solar sector increased by 20% in 2019, reaching $11.7 billion in 117 deals, up from $9.7 billion in 139 deals in 2018, according to Mercom ...

Corporate Funding for Solar Sector Globally Rises by 34% With $9 Billion in 9M 2019
Total corporate funding (including venture capital/private equity, public market, and debt financing) in the first nine months (9M) of 2019 was up with $9 billion raised, compared to $6.7 billion ...

Funding in Global Battery Storage Sector Surges to $299 Million in Q1 of 2018
The fledgling energy storage industry is rapidly gaining momentum in the domestic as well as the international markets. Realizing the importance of energy storage, an increasing number of players are ...

$4.2 Billion in Financing Activity in the Indian Solar Sector So Far This Year
In the first three quarters of 2017, the Indian solar sector saw almost $4.2 billion (~₹272 billion) in announced corporate, project funding, and M&A deals, according to the recently released ...

$600 Million in VC funding for Solar in 2013, Strong Public Market Financings, Project Funding Activity
Total corporate funding up 25 percent at $10 billion Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisition ...