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Energy & Sustainability Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events straight to your inbox...more
1/13/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Mergers ,
Puerto Rico ,
RICO ,
SEIA ,
Sustainability
This month, we are thrilled to feature Brightcore Energy, a clean energy and efficiency-as-a-service company for commercial, industrial, and institutional real estate owners. In August, Brightcore closed an equity financing...more
Recent M&A Activity:
February 26, 2019: Tioga Midstream, a subsidiary of Summit Midstream Partners, has reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Hess Midstream Partners for $90 million....more
November 8 // Cambridge, MA -
Venture Café is hosting a mini-conference presented by Shell Ventures. This special ‘conference night’ event seeks to bring together the brightest minds who are building, funding, and...more
A Note from the Editors -
Energy & Sustainability Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events straight to your inbox....more
A Note from the Editors -
This month’s edition of Energy & Sustainability Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events straight to your inbox....more
12/5/2017
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Chapter 11 ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Offshore Wind ,
Popular ,
Renewable Fuel Standard ,
Sustainability ,
Tax Reform
On November 1, the Baker-Polito Administration awarded $3.7 million in grants to increase the adoption of cost-saving clean energy technologies by Massachusetts low-income residents as part of the Commonwealth’s Affordable...more
For the seventh consecutive year, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) named Massachusetts the most energy-efficient state in the United States. The council’s 11th annual report, released September 28,...more
This year is proving to be the year of investing in innovative energy technology. Mercom Capital Group reports that in the first half of 2017, over $1 billion in venture capital and private equity funding has been invested in...more
A Note from the Editors -
Our May edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights and features a list of upcoming energy industry events throughout the nation. In Event Highlights, we feature...more
6/2/2017
/ Budget Cuts ,
Budgets ,
Clean Tech ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Innovation ,
Methane ,
Offshore Wind ,
Renewable Energy ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
A Note from the Editors -
Our February edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights and features a list of upcoming energy industry events throughout the nation. In Leaders in the News,...more
A Note from the Editors -
Our January edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, including an in-depth look at how the new administration will impact energy in 2017. As always, we...more
1/27/2017
/ Clean Tech ,
Congressional Committees ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Executive Branch ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Sustainability ,
Technology ,
Trump Administration
On December 15, 2016, the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) released an in-depth research report providing guidance for the evolving electric power sector. The MITEI report, The Utility of the Future, proposes major regulatory,...more
On October 27, 2016, Cleantech Open Northeast, the Northeast division of Cleantech Open, a global cleantech accelerator for early-stage clean technology companies, announced the 2016 regional winners of the competition. Four...more
Last week, President Obama announced that the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition (SMLC) will lead the new Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, in partnership with the Department of Energy. The winning coalition,...more
A Note from the Editors -
Our May edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights and a list of upcoming energy industry events. In Leaders in the News, we profile our friends at enVerid...more
Last week, Clean Edge published a report titled the “U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index” (“Index”) that ranked Massachusetts as the second state and Boston as the seventh metro area in the U.S. according to its scoring...more
Last month the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled “Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers and Innovation Technologies...more
A Note from the Editors -
Our December edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, the latest news from Capitol Hill, and a list of upcoming energy industry events. First, we feature...more
12/30/2015
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Tech ,
Climate Change ,
Contamination ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Fracking ,
Paris Agreement ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Fuel Standard ,
Tax Extenders ,
Water
A Note from the Editors -
Our September edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, the latest news from Capitol Hill, and a list of upcoming energy industry events. In Leaders in the...more
9/24/2015
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Clean Tech ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Ash ,
Congressional Committees ,
Crude Oil ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Fracking ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Obama Administration ,
Power Grid ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy
On April 22, the House passed the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. The Senate approved the mini energy efficiency measure from Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) in March. The bill creates a...more
On May 15, 2013, The Department of Energy (DOE) released new protocols “Methods for Determining Energy Efficiency Savings for Specific Measures” to improve the credibility of energy efficiency savings estimates throughout the...more