The Energy Investor
Your 10-minute edge in clean energy, delivered bi-weekly. Deep research on the tech, policy, markets, and deals shaping the energy transition.
Written by
Chris Holmes and Quintin Neuls
Newsletter
Sep 4, 2026
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2 min read
PLUS: Odyssey raises $74M for distributed energy, Westbridge sells a 325MW solar + storage project, and Eelpower expands its £500M battery platform
Aug 21, 2026
3 min read
PLUS: Form Energy raises $750M for 100-hour storage, $857M flows into distributed solar, and Brookfield expands its European renewables portfolio
Aug 14, 2026
PLUS: Tesla eyes a $10.1B solar factory, Kyoto Fusioneering builds fusion fuel tech, and $20B in U.S. climate grants survive an EPA challenge
Aug 7, 2026
PLUS: Tandem PV acquires nexTC, Hydrostor secures a 4GWh storage agreement, and Ore Energy raises $43M.
Startups
Aug 6, 2026
Jul 31, 2026
PLUS: Antora raises $550M, Meta-backed Texas solar lands $181M financing, and Kansai enters overseas pumped hydro
Jul 24, 2026
PLUS: MN8's $375M acquisition, a floating nuclear startup raises $10M pre-seed, and Oklo receives DOE startup authorization.
Jul 17, 2026
4 min read
PLUS: Shell’s $1.8B renewables sale, Gridcog raises $10M, and climate tech funding jumps 55%
Jul 10, 2026
PLUS: The UK's second-largest solar project gets the green light, Quaise lands $134M, and VPP software attracts fresh capital.
Jul 11, 2025
11 min read
PLUS: Uranium Outperforms the S&P. AES Stock Soars 20% on Buyout Hype. Gold H2 Produces First Subsurface Hydrogen
Jul 4, 2025
8 min read
VC pullback, grant rollbacks, and how the funding drought will reshape winners and losers.
Jun 20, 2025
9 min read
From lab breakthroughs to market challenges, we explore what’s holding back the most promising solar tech of the decade
Jul 25, 2025
PLUS: Enbridge is investing US$900 million into a 600 MW solar project in San Antonio, Texas, for Meta.
Aug 22, 2025
PLUS: $860M battery firm sold for $40M to Glencore 🔋 + the $100M startup building nuclear plants for AI
Jun 10, 2025
12 min read
Exploration is accelerating and capital is circling, but the path to commercialization still largely unproven.