DSM Venturing was among the participants in a $7.6m round for QD Solar, which is developing solar cells that could increase power generation by up to 20%.

The Indian renewable energy producer has received $200m in equity funding from Jera, a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power, at a $2bn valuation.

Investors including LG Electronics and Innogy have supplied at least $11m in series C capital to Kiwigrid, providing exits to Innogy Venture Capital and HTGF.

Geosyntec, which spun OptiRTC out in late 2015, was among the participants in a $5.5m round that will support expansion and the strengthening of the startup's sales capabilities.

In addition to investing, Invenergy, Citi, Goldman Sachs and Macquarie Group all intend to begin using Aquilon Energy Services' energy transaction settlement platform.

Intel and Mitsui will exit energy software producer Viridity Energy, which has raised more than $45m, in an acquisition by Ormat Technologies.

The SoftBank-backed Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund has co-led an $8.7m series B round for the Australian energy software provider.

Philipp Ulbrich is the new head of Eon Strategic Co-Investments, as Susana Quintana-Plaza departs for Siemens.