Saturday, 7 December 2013

72 Increase In Venture Capital Funding In Solar Energy Sector

72 Increase In Venture Capital Funding In Solar Energy Sector
Conglomerate venture wealth (VC) funding in the field of the solar energy field in the flicker responsibility of 2014 greater than before 72% to 432 million in 21 deals, from 251 million in 26 deals in the principal responsibility of the see, according to a report by Mercom Funds Populace, a intercontinental clean energy communications and consulting faithful.

The principal VC/PE deal in the field of the responsibility was a 150-million have over by Sunrun, a provider of industrial solar-power systems. Investors included Advantage Funds, Accel Allies, Sequoia Funds, Madrone Funds and others.

Sunnova Crusade, contemporary provider of industrial solar services, raised 145 million. Extra large deals included a 72.5 million funding raised by industrial solar installer Sungevity, a 15-million deal by Siva Domination (primary Solexant), a factory owner of CIGS solar modules, and a 14.2 million deal by Brite Crusade Planetary, a provider of industrial and commercial solar services.

Simpa Networks, a disseminate energy solutions provider, which raised 2.2 million in funding and AK Surya PowerMagic, a provider of solar-based irrigation services for farmers, which raised about 0.5 million in funding from Intellecap Orientation Hub Mess (Icube-N) and Interrupt Ventures, IIM Ahmedabad's clean-tech caring fund, were two Indian companies which conventional large VC funding this responsibility.

"It was a great responsibility for the solar field in terms of fundraising. VC funding was up, government markets remained incisive and we are seeing new and interesting pecuniary structures. Residential/commercial solar keep up raise up to have over sleeve amounts," Raj Prabhu, CEO of Mercom Funds Populace, theoretical in a announcement from the company.

Third-party industrial and commercial solar keep up continued to portray obvious problem, with best quality than 1.3 billion raised in the field of the responsibility. SunPower topped the list, raising 492 million in three different keep up, and its investors included Google, Admirals Bank and Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Transportation Funds.

Give to were 33 large-scale project funding deals adding up 3.5 billion in the field of the responsibility, which included a 820-million funding raised by Megalim Planetary Domination for a 121 MW project in Israel, Tenaska's 450 million have over for the development of the 150 MW Tenaska Land Station West solar project in California, a 290-million have over by Before time Planetary for its 141 MW Luz del Norte solar project in Chile, a 190-million have over by SunEdison for the 72.8 MW Maria Elena solar project in Chile, and a 142-million have over by Abengoa for its 100 MW XiNa Planetary One CSP project in South Africa.

In India, Welspun Renewables Crusade, a renewable energy project developer, raised 24 million from GE Crusade Money-spinning Military for a 151 MW solar PV project in the state of Madhya Pradesh, and CaptureSolar Crusade, a solar project developer, raised 125 million from PG Hypothesis, a Cyprus-based PV solutions provider, for a 75 MW solar PV project in Pune, Maharashtra.

The responsibility also saw 25 transaction mergers acquisitions (MA) contact in the solar field, descending from 38 contact in the principal responsibility.

The principal disclosed MA deal by kick amount was the 350-million fall for of Silevo, a solar cell and PV part factory owner, by SolarCity.

This was followed by the 29 million fall for of Zhejiang Ruixu Hub Contract, a solar project development company and wholly-owned unit of ReneSola, by Jiangsu Akcome Planetary Science Gear Contract.

Jun Yang Planetary Domination Investments, an nonaligned power producer, acquired the keep going 32.1 percent of Jun Yang Holdings, from Sun Group Multinational, a wholly owned outcome of Hanergy Planetary, for 14 million.

RBI Planetary, a provider of solar escalating systems, acquired Renusol, a outcome of Centrosolar Populace, for 3.5 million, the announcement theoretical.

Secrete acquisitions in the field of the responsibility totaled 229 million in 34 contact with 1.1 GW changing hands. The top disclosed project fall for by kick amount was Forecast Planetary Track down Limited's fall for of SunEdison's 17.8 MW Castle Eaton solar project in Castle Eaton, UK, for 37.6 million.

This was followed by the public sale of the 19.5 MW Fantastic Glemham solar project in Suffolk, UK, by BayWa to Allianz Renewable Crusade Track down, an Allianz Funds Allies fund, for 35.7 million. Bluefield Planetary Property Track down, an investment company focusing on large scale agricultural and industrial solar finances, acquired the 17.5 MW Hertfordshire solar projects from Solarcentury for 32.5 million, and ContourGlobal, an nonaligned power producer, acquired a 5 MW solar portfolio in Italy from Sorgenia Planetary for 27.5 million.

Rounding out the Top 5 was contemporary deal from Forecast Planetary Track down Slight, which acquired the 12.2 MW Highfields solar project in Essex, UK, for 26.3 million from SunEdison.

Undamaged intercontinental transaction funding in the solar field, which includes venture wealth (VC), own up equity (PE), amount financing, and government retail financing raised by government companies, excluding, sculpt to 6.3 billion in the flicker responsibility of 2014, compared with 7 billion the principal responsibility of the see.

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