Decarb Weekly 10/8/2026
Decarb Weekly™, by Industria Partners, is a collection of articles focusing on trends and transactions in industrial decarbonization and climate tech.
Chart of the Week:
M&A accounted for ~80% of private climate-tech exits in Q3 2026, with total exits declining to 78 from a record 99 in Q2. – State of Climate Tech
Recent Market News:
- LS Power closed LS Power Equity Partners VI with total commitments of ~$6 billion to invest in renewables, energy storage, distributed energy resources and other critical energy infrastructure. – LS Power
- Cowboy Clean Fuels, a climate-tech company delivering permanent carbon dioxide removal and carbon-neutral renewable natural gas, announced its first carbon removal credit sale. – Cowboy Clean Fuels
- The U.S. Department of Energy announced a loan commitment of up to $4.2 billion to finance nuclear plant modernization, with the projects set to add 433 MW of new nuclear capacity. – DOE
Transactions:
- 10/8/2026: Voltus, a virtual power plant operator that connects distributed energy and efficiency resources to reduce the need for new fossil-fuel infrastructure, raised a $225 million Series D led by Generation Investment Management. – Voltus
- 10/6/2026: Vance Street Capital-backed Fumex Air Filtration Systems, acquired Filtrabox, a designer and manufacturer of engineered purification systems that protect people, equipment, and environments from airborne pollutants. – Vance Street Capital
- 10/6/2026: Torch Systems, a provider of AI-powered asset monitoring for outdoor infrastructure, serving utilities, renewable energy operators, and other critical infrastructure organizations, raised $11.5 million. – Business Wire
- 10/5/2026: Rystad Energy, a provider of asset-level energy data and analytics that helps guide investment decisions in renewable and traditional energy markets, received a growth equity investment from Marlin Equity Partners. – Marlin Equity Partners
In-Depth Read:
Climate tech reframes and pivots – Chemical & Engineering News
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