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Q1 2017 Delivered $435 Million in VC Funding for Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Efficiency Companies
Venture capital (VC) funding (including private equity and corporate venture capital) for Smart Grid companies increased threefold in Q1 2017 with $164 million in 14 deals compared to $46 million ...

Corporate Funding in Solar Sector Doubles to $3.2 Billion in Q1 2017
Total corporate funding (including venture capital funding, public market and debt financing) into the solar sector in Q1 2017 doubled with $3.2 billion compared to $1.6 billion in Q4 2016 ...

$1.3 Billion in VC Funding Secured for Grid-Related Sectors in 2016
Venture capital (VC) funding (including private equity and corporate venture capital) for Smart Grid companies dropped to $389 million in 42 deals, compared to $425 million in 57 deals in ...

64 Percent Drop in Corporate Funding for Solar Sector from 2015 to 2016
Total global corporate funding in the solar sector, including venture capital/private equity (VC), debt financing, and public market financing, raised by public companies came to $9.1 billion, compared to $25.3 ...

Mercom Forecasts 76 GW in Global Solar Installations in 2016, a 48% YoY Increase Over 2015
Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, forecasts global solar installations to reach 76 GW in 2016. Solar installations to hit 70 GW in 2017. Click ...