TerViva, which grows oil and protein-producing trees, has received series D funding from investors including existing strategic backer Evans Properties.

Dai-ichi Life has supplied $9m for the fund, which is targeting technologies such as renewable energy, electric vehicles and energy storage.

CPFL Energia’s strategy and innovation specialist Danilo Leite has been hired by peer Votorantim Energia as an innovation manager.

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

Equinox, Exelon, Albemarle and Hanon Systems have helped establish a battery technology fund called Volta Energy Technologies which is supported by a research agreement with Argonne National Laboratory.

Chevron, Occidental Petroleum, BHP and Bethel Lands all invested in a round that will fund further testing of Carbon Enginnering's carbon capture technology.

The semiconductor technology producer paid an undisclosed sum for an 18% stake in solar film developer Oxford PV, which closed the first tranche of its series D round last week.

Innogy's corporate venturing unit has offloaded its stake in heat exchanger producer Airec to Alfa Laval and Sveper Heat Transfer.

The AI-powered energy management app provider has secured $12m in series A funding from investors including BKK.

Goldwind, Legal & General and Equinor have all taken part in the $41m first close of the solar power technology provider's series D round, taking its total equity and debt financing to more than $118m.