The petroleum producer's corporate venturing unit will partner with local university Masdar to fund energy and water technology startups.

Offshore wind turbine developer 2-B has raised a $30m venture round backed by Shell, Rabobank and a host of government-backed participants.

KDDI has joined investors including Intel and Recruit, as Ossia increased the size of its series A round to $10m.

Fenix International, developer of solar energy kits, has secured $12.6m from investors including GDF Suez, Schneider Electric, and Orange France Telecom.

Statoil Technology Invest and Aarbakke Innovation have acquired a combined 35% stake in fluid control company TechInvent for an undisclosed sum.

Biofuel technology company Edeniq has raised $16m to roll out an improved ethanol production platform that can increase ethanol yield by up to 6%.

Bloom Energy, an E.ON-backed fuel cell energy company, has further pushed backed an initial public offering as it increases its total funding to more than $1.3bn.

The oil and gas company's investment unit, Shell Technology Ventures, funded eight companies and made three investments in funds or accelerators over the course of the year.

Corporate-backed fund CapAgro participated in the early-stage round, which will support development of Olygose's nutrition technology.