The corporate has resurrected the Schneider Electric Ventures unit it folded into Aster in 2010 and will invest up to $565m through the vehicle.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Energy technology and software-focused National Grid Partners is headed by Lisa Lambert and has two other Intel Capital alumni in its team.

Global Corporate Venturing’s inaugural award for ‘Energy-tech Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Investment of the Year’ was announced on November 8th during the Venture Houston conference.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Canadia’s Strategic Innovation Fund has invested $37.6m in the fusion power technology developer, which had previously raised more than $83m from investors including Cenovus.

Solar energy installation services platform Otovo has secured $11.4m in a round co-led by KLP that included Agder Energi Venture, Akershus Energi and Obos.

Carmaker Hyundai has teamed up with Yield Capital to set up a hydrogen-related investment fund and has targeted a $100m close.

The bank has selected 75F, Ladybug Tools, Yotta, UbiQD and Next Energy Technologies for IN², the cleantech incubator it formed with the US Department of Energy.

Amazon, Eon and Čez Group have backed a $50m funding round for smart thermostat manufacturer Tado that nearly doubled its equity to $102m.