Microsoft Partners With Primus Power to Drive Energy Innovation at Datacenters

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Microsoft Partners With Primus Power to Drive Energy Innovation at Datacenters

WASHINGTON, DC — (Marketwired) — 06/16/16 — Today, at a White House event honoring clean energy innovators, Primus Power and Microsoft announced a program to advance energy storage at datacenters globally. The program will be carried out in collaboration with NRG Energy, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and battery technology providers, including Primus Power. This pilot program is part of a broader focus by Microsoft, as part of its datacenter strategy, to explore next generation tec

Total Corporate Funding Increases 175 Percent to $26.5 Billion in the Solar Sector, VC Funding Doubles, Strong Public Market, Debt Financing and IPO Activity, Reports Mercom Capital Group

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Total Corporate Funding Increases 175 Percent to $26.5 Billion in the Solar Sector, VC Funding Doubles, Strong Public Market, Debt Financing and IPO Activity, Reports Mercom Capital Group

AUSTIN, TX — (Marketwired) — 01/07/15 — Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the solar sector in 2014.Total corporate funding into the sector encompassing / (VC), debt and public market financing increased 175 percent in 2014 with $26.5 billion (B), compared to $9.6B in 2013.Global VC investments more than doubled to $1.3B in 85 deals in 2014, compared to $612 (M) in 98 deals