Advanced battery maker Aquion raised $36.8m in a round featuring the investment subsidiaries of Total, Shell and Exelon.

US-based energy storage developer Aquion Energy has closed a series E round which included several corporate backers at $36.8m.

Total Energy Ventures and Shell Technology Ventures, the corporate venturing units for petroleum companies Total and Shell respectively, and Constellation Technology Ventures, the strategic investment arm of energy company Exelon, joined CapX Fund IV, Bill Gates, Yung Enterprise, Prelude Ventures, DNS Capital and Tao Invest in the round.

Aquion has raised approximately $146m in debt and equity to date, according to…