Corporate Funding for Smart Grid Companies Reached $1.9 Billion in 1H 2026
Corporate funding for Smart Grid companies, including venture capital (VC) funding, debt, and public market financing, totaled $1.9 billion across 41 deals in the first
Corporate Funding for Energy Storage Companies Totaled $8.9 Billion in 1H 2026
Corporate funding for energy storage companies, including venture capital (VC), debt, and public market financing, reached $8.9 billion across 73 deals in the first half
Solar Companies Raise $16.9 Billion in Corporate Funding in 1H 2026
Total corporate funding, including venture capital and private equity funding (VC), public market, and debt financing in 1H 2026 totaled $16.9 billion, up 56% year-over-year
Crain Communications, Inc. Acquires Mercom Capital Group’s Digital Health Business, Expanding Data and Research Platform
Crain Communications, parent company of Modern Healthcare, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Mercom Capital Group’s Digital Health Business, a leading source of digital
MARS Energy Group Acquires Citadel Roofing & Solar in California
From: Mercom India MARS Energy Group, a diversified energy and infrastructure company, has acquired Northern California residential roofing and solar contractor Citadel Roofing & Solar,
Fuel Cell Developer Teragen Energy Raises $6 Million in Pre-Seed Funding
From: Mercom India Teragen Energy, a developer of modular solid-oxide fuel cell power systems for data centers, industrial sites, and utilities, has raised $6 million
Voya Energy Raises $35 Million to Scale Aluminum-Based Energy System
From: Mercom India Voya Energy, a company that develops aluminum-based metal-fuel energy systems, has raised $35 million in a Series A funding round to support
Certain Energy Raises $14 Million to Scale Manganese Flow Batteries
From: Mercom India Certain Energy, a U.K. long-duration energy storage company developing manganese flow batteries, has raised £10 million (~$13.63 million) in a Series A
Byhmgard Acquires Rights to 50 MW Battery Storage Project in Finland
From: Mercom India Byhmgard, a utility-scale energy storage project developer, has entered into binding agreements through a wholly owned project company to acquire the rights
Expion Energy Raises $9 Million Through Convertible Debenture Placement
From: Mercom India Expion Energy (formerly Expion360), a provider of lithium-ion battery power storage solutions, has raised $9 million through a private placement of convertible
Invenergy Secures $215 Million for 240 MW Ohio Solar Project
From: Mercom India Invenergy, a privately held independent power producer and developer of energy infrastructure projects in North America, has secured a $215 million tax
Avantus Secures $300 Million Tax Equity for Aratina 2 Solar-Storage Project
From: Mercom India Avantus, a U.S. developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale solar and energy storage projects, has closed a $300 million tax equity commitment
Emerald AI Raises $150 Million Series A Funding at $1.05 Billion Valuation
From: Mercom India Emerald AI, a developer of software for managing data center electricity consumption and computing workloads, has raised $150 million in an oversubscribed
Project Finance Brief: AMPIN Secures $195 Million for Hybrid Storage Project
Independent power producer AMPIN Energy Transition has achieved financial closure for a $195 million project finance facility for a power purchase agreement-backed 100 MW wind-solar