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Mercom: Corporate funding for energy storage companies hit $26.4B in 2022; up 55% y-o-y

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Total corporate funding (including venture capital funding, public market, and debt financing) for the energy storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency sectors in 2022 was up 63% with $31.7 Corporate funding for energy storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies. billion compared to $19.5 billion in 2021.

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BloombergNEF reports 11% year-on-year rise in renewable energy financing in the first half of 2022, for a total of $226B

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Wind project financing was up 16% from 1H 2021, at $84 billion. Both sectors have been challenged recently by rising input costs for key materials such as steel and polysilicon, as well as supply chain disruptions and rising financing costs. billion raised—up 63% on the previous year. The 2Q figure, at $3.9

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Workhorse secures $200M in financing from institutional lenders

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million and will be used to increase and accelerate production volume, advance new products to market, replace previous higher cost financings, and support current working capital and other general corporate purposes. The proceeds of the offering before expenses are expected to be approximately $194.5

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Ford, Ford Credit introduce sustainable financing framework prioritizing EV, clean production, community investments

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Ford Motor Company and its financing subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company, introduced the North America auto industry’s first sustainable financing framework, focusing on and paying for ambitious plans in vehicle electrification and other environmental and social areas. Vigeo Eiris, an arm of Moody’s Corp.,

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Oxford spin-out OXCCU raises US$22.8M to transform carbon dioxide into sustainable aviation fuel

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million) Series A financing round. Trafigura, TechEnergy Ventures and Doral Energy-Tech Ventures also participated in the financing. Leveraging the funding, OXCCU plans to accelerate its path to market by scaling its catalytic approach to convert hydrogen and carbon dioxide into SAF and other sustainable fuels.

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Skeleton Technologies to partner with Marubeni to bring its graphene SuperBattery to Asian automotive market

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The technology can serve the fast-growing electrified vehicles and hydrogen transportation markets. Enabling carbon-neutral electrification is a key priority for Marubeni Corporation. —Masayuki Omoto, COO of Next Generation Business Development Division of Marubeni Corporation. million ($48.5

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Mercom Capital: VC funding for battery storage companies up 139% YoY in 1H 2019 to $1.4B; led by Northvolt financing

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Announced debt and public market financing activity in the first half of 2019 ($547 million in five deals) was 275% higher compared to the first half of 2018 when $146 million was raised in six deals. Announced debt and public market financing for smart grid companies came to $1 million in one deal in 1H 2019 compared to $1.3

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