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With $335 million raise, ArcTern Ventures targets mobility, home electrification

The VC firm says there’s “no doubt on solar,” but anticipates an industry-wide focus on near-term bets.

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For climate tech funders, physical projects still reign

2023 was a big year for the digital layer, but it couldn’t compete with the energy transition’s thirst for infrastructure growth, per new data.

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Climate venture investors riff on headwinds, hype, and wildcards of 2023

Despite a downturn in the climate tech sector, we may look back on 2023 as the “year of building” the green industrial economy.

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Perovskite solar got a $6 million boost

As the sector picks up some speed, Tandem PV’s most recent round of funding will support the development of the company’s first manufacturing plant.

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With climate venture capital down, industrial investments had a ‘breakout year’ in 2023

Sightline’s Kim Zou says megarounds for steel startups drove investment growth in industry, while alternative protein and vertical farming startups underperformed.

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2023 climate tech venture investment trends

Despite a drop in total investment dollars, there are signs that climate tech investors are maturing

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Cleantech’s weird year in the public markets

2023 was a year full of market contradictions for climate technology.

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Investors see light ahead for the LDES market

2023 wasn’t an inflection point for the technology, but investors have near-term optimism, thanks in part to the low low price of solar.

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Fourth Power lands $19 million for prototype facility

The Cambridge-based startup is betting thermophotovoltaic storage can support a transitioning grid.

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Cleantech’s very weird year in the public markets

Startups were particularly hard hit by a slow rollout of federal guidelines.

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Malta nabs funding from Siemens, Alfa Laval for thermal energy storage

The investors join existing shareholders Chevron and Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

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Emerging tech

Climate tech startups need strong techno-economic analysis

A good TEA is the unsung linchpin of early-stage climatetech.