Decarb Weekly 6/12/2025

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: 

U.S. renewable diesel and biodiesel production.  – Eia.gov

Recent Market News:

• Energize Capital closes $430 million climate-tech fund to invest in Series A startups focused on industrial decarbonization software. – WSJ
• The UN’s ITU and World Benchmarking Alliance report indicates data center electricity consumption has increased by roughly 12% annually from 2017 to 2023 – driven in part by AI workloads. – EurekAlert!
• New York-based Planeteer Capital launched a $54 million fund targeting pre-seed and seed companies in greenhouse-gas reduction and climate adaptation. – WSJ

Transactions:

• 06/11/2025: Munich-based Proxima Fusion secured €130 million ($148 million) in growth funding to advance its plasma-confinement fusion technology toward commercial-scale power plants. – CNBC
• 06/09/2025: California-based Mitra Chem secured $15.6 million to accelerate development of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials to boost domestic EV battery supply chains. – TechCrunch
• 06/06/2025: California-based Aircapture raised $50 million in a Series A round to commercialize scalable direct air capture systems. – Carbon Herald
• 06/04/2025: Private equity firm Partners Group is acquiring PowerTransitions, a redeveloper of thermal power sites into renewable-energy and storage hubs. – BusinessWire
• 06/03/2025: London-based Treefera secured $30 million in a Series B round led by Notion Capital. The AI-powered platform helps companies track carbon metrics and environmental data. – Treefera

In-Depth Read:
“Shipping Industry Still At Sea As It Tries To Navigate To Net Zero” – Reuters

Podcast:
Getting Decarbonization Megaprojects Off the Ground – Switched On

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