The 22 largest renewable energy financings of 2014 garnered a total of $2.6 billion in financing.
We analyzed CB Insights private company financing data to identify 2014’s largest renewable energy financings. These 22 financings have raised more than $2.5B, and include companies that that produce energy using solar, wind, and biofuel among others.
| Rank | Company | Round Amount | Select Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vivint Solar | $280M | |
| 2 | Sunnova Energy Corp* | $250M | Franklin Square Capital Partners, Triangle Peak Partners |
| 2 | Zuma Energia | $250M | Actis Capital |
| 2 | Nippon Renewable Energy | $250M | Babson Capital Management, Partners Group, Equis Funds Group |
| 5 | SunRun | $150M | Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Foundation Capital |
| 5 | Continuum Wind Energy | $150M | International Finance Corporation |
| 7 | Silicon Ranch Corporation | $144M | Greystone Infrastructure Fund |
| 8 | POET | $141M | Bluestem Capital Partners |
| 9 | Renewable Energy Trust (RET) | $125M | Blue Mountain Capital, Global Cleantech Capital |
| 10 | LanzaTech | $120M | Siemens Venture Capital, Khosla Ventures, QiMing Venture Partners |
| 11 | Cool Planet Energy Systems | $100M | Google Ventures, BP Ventures, North Bridge Venture Partners |
| 12 | Welspun Renewables | $98M | Undisclosed Investors |
| 13 | BluEarth Renewables | $81M | ARC Financial |
| 14 | Sungevity | $70M | E.ON, GE Ventures, Jetstream Ventures |
| 15 | Intelligent Energy | $63M | GIC Special Investments |
| 16 | Green Infra | $59M | International Finance Corporation |
| 17 | GEO Renewables | $55M | Bank Ochrony Srodowishka SA |
| 18 | GlassPoint Solar | $53M | Royal Dutch Shell, RockPort Capital Partners, Nth Power |
| 19 | Verdezyne | $48M | Sime Darby Berhad |
| 20 | SolarBridge Technologies | $42M | She Ventures |
| 21 | PosiGen | $40M | Goldman Sachs |
| 21 | Orange Powergen | $40M | AT Capital |
*Companies that have raised multiple large rounds this year
Line of credit, project finance, and grant rounds were not included
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