Chris Holmes

M&A Deals

EdgeMode Signs Agreement to Acquire Majority Stake in Spanish BESS Platform

Jun 11, 2026

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1 min read

EdgeMode Signs Agreement to Acquire Majority Stake in Spanish BESS Platform

EdgeMode has signed an agreement to acquire a 51% stake in Spain's Ibersun Generación, adding 52 MW of battery storage projects and a 1.9 GW BESS development pipeline to its portfolio.

Chris Holmes

Financing

Jun 11, 2026

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2 min read

Enviromena Secures £175 Million Financing Facility, Bringing Total Funding Platform to £1 Billion

Enviromena has secured a £175 million financing facility from Eiffel Investment Group, bringing total capital secured across its funding platform to £1 billion and supporting the delivery of a 1 GW solar pipeline.

Chris Holmes

Grid & Power

Fuse Energy Hits Profitability and $550M Revenue Run Rate as It Challenges UK Energy Giants

Jun 10, 2026

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3 min read

Fuse Energy Hits Profitability and $550M Revenue Run Rate as It Challenges UK Energy Giants

British energy startup Fuse Energy has reached a milestone that remains rare in climate tech: profitability.

Chris Holmes

Newsletter

⚛️ Helion Hits $15.5B, Ex-Meta CTO Raises $250M Fund, Canada’s $450M Wind Bet

Jun 5, 2026

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4 min read

⚛️ Helion Hits $15.5B, Ex-Meta CTO Raises $250M Fund, Canada’s $450M Wind Bet

PLUS: BlackRock-backed Akaysha explores a sale, Focused Energy’s record $240M fusion round, and U.S. geothermal reform heads to the Senate

Chris Holmes, +1

Startups

Focused Energy Raises Record $240M Series A to Advance Laser Fusion Power

Jun 4, 2026

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2 min read

Focused Energy Raises Record $240M Series A to Advance Laser Fusion Power

Backed by RWE, SPRIND, and the European Innovation Council Fund, the round brings Focused Energy's total private capital raised to approximately $300 million.

Chris Holmes

Newsletter

⚡ Goldman Sachs Backs 796MWh Battery Deal, PE Buys 1.4GW Portfolio, Fusion Raises $100M

May 29, 2026

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3 min read

⚡ Goldman Sachs Backs 796MWh Battery Deal, PE Buys 1.4GW Portfolio, Fusion Raises $100M

PLUS: Trump’s tax credit deadline sparks a renewable construction rush, Enel’s $140M solar buy, and a startup turning roads into power plants.

Chris Holmes, +1

Newsletter

🚀 Meta’s Massive 2.5GW Power Push, Fervo's IPO, Crux Lands $500M, AI Grid Startup Explodes

May 15, 2026

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4 min read

🚀 Meta’s Massive 2.5GW Power Push, Fervo's IPO, Crux Lands $500M, AI Grid Startup Explodes

PLUS: A natural hydrogen startup raises $36M, major oil giants back a new $500M energy fund, and a 670MW Texas solar deal takes shape

Chris Holmes, +1

Newsletter

📊 Blackstone’s €2B Move, Trump Policies Blocked, $380M Nuclear Raise

May 1, 2026

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3 min read

📊 Blackstone’s €2B Move, Trump Policies Blocked, $380M Nuclear Raise

PLUS: $23M into solar recycling startup, AI transforms energy diligence, and wind assets keep trading

Chris Holmes, +1

⚡ Blackstone’s €250M Solar Bet, ArcLight Closes $3.9B Fund, ECP’s $2B Nuclear Move

Apr 10, 2026

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6 min read

⚡ Blackstone’s €250M Solar Bet, ArcLight Closes $3.9B Fund, ECP’s $2B Nuclear Move

PLUS: Valar raises $450M for AI nuclear, Fervo locks 1.75GW geothermal buildout, and Plume’s AI cuts renewable timelines

Chris Holmes, +1

Newsletter

🚀 Ex-AWS Founders Raise $7M, TotalEnergies’ $2.2B Deal, PowerChina’s $1.9B Win

Apr 3, 2026

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6 min read

🚀 Ex-AWS Founders Raise $7M, TotalEnergies’ $2.2B Deal, PowerChina’s $1.9B Win

PLUS: $300M Series B in energy storage, $538M India acquisition, NVIDIA-backed AI, and Drax expands into BESS

Chris Holmes, +1

🇨🇦 Brookfield’s $9B Deal, OpenAI's Massive 50GW Fusion Bet, and Meta Buys 440MW

Mar 27, 2026

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6 min read

🇨🇦 Brookfield’s $9B Deal, OpenAI's Massive 50GW Fusion Bet, and Meta Buys 440MW

PLUS: China’s leading battery and energy storage players have added over $70 billion in market value since the escalation of conflict in the Middle East

Chris Holmes, +1

Delfos raises €3M seed round for energy AI, Brookfield backs 2GW platform in Europe, $4.5B solar project moves forward

Mar 20, 2026

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8 min read

Delfos raises €3M seed round for energy AI, Brookfield backs 2GW platform in Europe, $4.5B solar project moves forward

PLUS: Form Energy lands first international battery project, MGA Thermal raises $17M for industrial heat

Chris Holmes, +1

⚡ BlackRock’s $33B AES Deal, Brookfield Builds 2.3GW Platform, Fervo Eyes IPO

Mar 6, 2026

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7 min read

⚡ BlackRock’s $33B AES Deal, Brookfield Builds 2.3GW Platform, Fervo Eyes IPO

PLUS: Ex-DoorDash exec launches AI energy deals platform with $3M pre-seed, Meta signs an 80MW solar deal, and Lunar Energy raises $232M

Chris Holmes, +1

📊 2026 IEA Report Summary, KKR’s $1.3B Power Deal, Fusion Raises $450M Series A

Feb 13, 2026

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8 min read

📊 2026 IEA Report Summary, KKR’s $1.3B Power Deal, Fusion Raises $450M Series A

PLUS: New York’s largest solar project, $75m into AI energy markets, and private capital reloads

Chris Holmes

🚀 $1.2B Hecate SPAC, General Fusion IPO Move, Clean Energy M&A Turns

Jan 30, 2026

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7 min read

🚀 $1.2B Hecate SPAC, General Fusion IPO Move, Clean Energy M&A Turns

Plus: EnBW’s wind exit, Sage’s $97M geothermal raise, and a 100-hour grid battery breakthrough

Chris Holmes

🌋 Deals of the Week: Geothermal Goes Live, Fusion Raises $863M, Ørsted Gets a $1B Lifeline

Sep 5, 2025

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6 min read

🌋 Deals of the Week: Geothermal Goes Live, Fusion Raises $863M, Ørsted Gets a $1B Lifeline

PLUS: Clean energy finance startup Crux widens its offerings.

Chris Holmes

⏳New IRS Notice Forces Developers To Act Fast On Wind & Solar Projects

Aug 22, 2025

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8 min read

⏳New IRS Notice Forces Developers To Act Fast On Wind & Solar Projects

PLUS: $860M battery firm sold for $40M to Glencore 🔋 + the $100M startup building nuclear plants for AI

Chris Holmes

📊 New Report: M&A Trends in Renewable Energy

Aug 8, 2025

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7 min read

📊 New Report: M&A Trends in Renewable Energy

PLUS: Grid Gains & Green Generators: This Week in Energy Tech Funding

Chris Holmes

📉 Global solar sector funding dropped 39% year-over-year... But M&A heats up

Jul 25, 2025

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8 min read

📉 Global solar sector funding dropped 39% year-over-year... But M&A heats up

PLUS: Enbridge is investing US$900 million into a 600 MW solar project in San Antonio, Texas, for Meta.

Chris Holmes

🪨 ⛏️ The Copper Crunch: Tariffs, AI, and the Next Energy Bottleneck

Jul 11, 2025

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11 min read

🪨 ⛏️ The Copper Crunch: Tariffs, AI, and the Next Energy Bottleneck

PLUS: Uranium Outperforms the S&P. AES Stock Soars 20% on Buyout Hype. Gold H2 Produces First Subsurface Hydrogen

Chris Holmes

📉 Why Clean Energy Startups Are Suddenly Struggling to Raise Money

Jul 4, 2025

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8 min read

📉 Why Clean Energy Startups Are Suddenly Struggling to Raise Money

VC pullback, grant rollbacks, and how the funding drought will reshape winners and losers.

Chris Holmes

🛰 Energy Sovereignty in the Age of Geopolitical Fracture

Jun 27, 2025

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13 min read

🛰 Energy Sovereignty in the Age of Geopolitical Fracture

PLUS: Tether is Turning EV Fleets into Grid-Scale Batteries (Pre‐Seed €1.3M), China is Back on Top in Li-Ion Battery Supply Chains, and U.S. Senate Mulls Rooftop Solar Tax Credit Rescue.

Chris Holmes

This Solar Tech Just Cracked 34% Efficiency: Here’s Why It Matters

Jun 20, 2025

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9 min read

This Solar Tech Just Cracked 34% Efficiency: Here’s Why It Matters

From lab breakthroughs to market challenges, we explore what’s holding back the most promising solar tech of the decade

Chris Holmes

Unlocking Ultra-Low Cost Hydrogen: Investment outlook for geological hydrogen

Jun 10, 2025

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12 min read

Unlocking Ultra-Low Cost Hydrogen: Investment outlook for geological hydrogen

Exploration is accelerating and capital is circling, but the path to commercialization still largely unproven.

Chris Holmes

Chris Holmes

EdgeMode Signs Agreement to Acquire Majority Stake in Spanish BESS Platform

Enviromena Secures £175 Million Financing Facility, Bringing Total Funding Platform to £1 Billion

Fuse Energy Hits Profitability and $550M Revenue Run Rate as It Challenges UK Energy Giants

⚛️ Helion Hits $15.5B, Ex-Meta CTO Raises $250M Fund, Canada’s $450M Wind Bet

Focused Energy Raises Record $240M Series A to Advance Laser Fusion Power

⚡ Goldman Sachs Backs 796MWh Battery Deal, PE Buys 1.4GW Portfolio, Fusion Raises $100M

🚀 Meta’s Massive 2.5GW Power Push, Fervo's IPO, Crux Lands $500M, AI Grid Startup Explodes

📊 Blackstone’s €2B Move, Trump Policies Blocked, $380M Nuclear Raise

⚡ Blackstone’s €250M Solar Bet, ArcLight Closes $3.9B Fund, ECP’s $2B Nuclear Move

🚀 Ex-AWS Founders Raise $7M, TotalEnergies’ $2.2B Deal, PowerChina’s $1.9B Win

🇨🇦 Brookfield’s $9B Deal, OpenAI's Massive 50GW Fusion Bet, and Meta Buys 440MW

Delfos raises €3M seed round for energy AI, Brookfield backs 2GW platform in Europe, $4.5B solar project moves forward

⚡ BlackRock’s $33B AES Deal, Brookfield Builds 2.3GW Platform, Fervo Eyes IPO

📊 2026 IEA Report Summary, KKR’s $1.3B Power Deal, Fusion Raises $450M Series A

🚀 $1.2B Hecate SPAC, General Fusion IPO Move, Clean Energy M&A Turns

🌋 Deals of the Week: Geothermal Goes Live, Fusion Raises $863M, Ørsted Gets a $1B Lifeline

⏳New IRS Notice Forces Developers To Act Fast On Wind & Solar Projects

📊 New Report: M&A Trends in Renewable Energy

📉 Global solar sector funding dropped 39% year-over-year... But M&A heats up

🪨 ⛏️ The Copper Crunch: Tariffs, AI, and the Next Energy Bottleneck

📉 Why Clean Energy Startups Are Suddenly Struggling to Raise Money

🛰 Energy Sovereignty in the Age of Geopolitical Fracture

This Solar Tech Just Cracked 34% Efficiency: Here’s Why It Matters

Unlocking Ultra-Low Cost Hydrogen: Investment outlook for geological hydrogen

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