Energy storage is an increasingly popular industry. Prices are falling, technology is improving, and the need to pair wind and solar with storage is getting closer in more markets. You wouldn't necessarily know this from Mercom Capital's Q3 report on funding and mergers and acquisitions in the smart grid, battery/storage and energy efficiency fields. Despite ongoing improvement in market prospects, venture capital (VC) funding for energy storage companies fell 24% sequentially to US$96 million in nine deals during the quarter. Over first three quarters of 2015 the trend is no more promising. Funding has also fallen 24% compared to the same period ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...
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