Decarbonization Weekly

Decarb Weekly 9/14/23

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: 

Renewables’ decade-long cost declines showing signs of fatigue – RBC

Recent Market News:

  • Amazon has purchased credits tied to the removal of 250,000 metric tons (or roughly $150 million credits) of carbon dioxide over ten years. The credit purchase from Occidental shows the growing trend of large cap companies buying into the decarbonization market. – WSJ
  • Woods Mackenzie suggests US renewable energy generation could triple to 110 gigawatts by 2033 as clean-energy law powers more investment in the sector. The research firm said IRA could significantly reduce carbon emissions and result in a 60% carbon-free power sector by 2032. – Reuters 

Transactions:

  • 9/13/23: Mighty Buildings, a startup decarbonizing home building through 3D printed prefab homes, raised $52 million in venture funding. – TechCrunch
  • 9/7/23: In the largest private equity deal in Europe of 2023, H2 Green Steel raised €1.5 billion to deliver steel with up to 95% less CO2 emissions compared to steel produced with traditional blast furnace technology. – H2 Green Steel
  • 9/6/23: Ascend Elements raised $542 million on the heels of Redwood Materials $1 billion raise. The acceleration of funding for battery technology reflects the growing investor sentiment for US based storage technology. – Canary Media
  • 9/6/23: Boston Metal raised $262 million in Series C funding to continue the firm’s push into decarbonizing the steel industry. – Boston Metal

Podcast:
What’s more venture capital than space lasers? – Equity by TechCrunch
In-depth Read:
Climate Signals: Your Weekly Climate Briefing – RBC

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