Finance

Verdagy announced it secured a $25 million investment for its new electrolyzer technology. February 9, 2022 Verdagy, a company that is developing a water-based electrolyzer for green hydrogen production, announced it achieved funding to scale its technology. The $25 million funding round was led by TDK Ventures, Orbia, BHP Ventures, Doral Energy, Tech Ventures, Kholsa …

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Within the new venture, the company hopes to be able to lowers costs for both installers and homeowners, and promises increased sales velocity for installers. February 10, 2022 CommonBond, a financial technology company which uses modularly-designed financial service tools to provide customers affordable, transparent, and simple ways to pay their loans, announced that it has …

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Strata Clean Energy’s Inland Empire Energy Storage was awarded a 15-year Resource Adequacy Agreement with Energy Settlement by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), which filed an Advice Letter at the California Public Utilities Commission for approval of 6,396 megawatt hours (MWh) of new and incremental utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). “The IEES project in …

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The chief executive of a Nigerian commercial solar installer has pointed to the beneficial effect rising electricity prices are having on demand for his company’s services. Tony Carr, CEO of commercial and industrial solar company Starsight Energy, pointed to a “recent increase in grid [electricity] tariffs” in Nigeria as driving demand for PV after his …

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With the finances of national utility the Bangladesh Power Development Board in disarray thanks to rising capacity payments for often-inactive conventional power plants, renewables offer the hope of fiscal sustainability, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. February 14, 2022 Bangladesh’s new power system masterplan must focus on renewables and grid investment, …

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