Energy

Venture capital firm Naxos Capital Partners led the $100m C round for Elevance Renewable Sciences, and was joined by Total Energy Ventures International and private equity firm TPG's biotech and growth funds.

BlackRock joins other members of LS9's D round: CTTV Investments, the corporate venturing unit of oil major Chevron's Technology Ventures subsidiary, and venture capital firms Flagship Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

In a regulatory filing, 1366 Technologies raises $26m from nine investors, compared to a disclosed $20m from seven two months earlier that had expected to be the final amount committed.

Southwest Windpower starts next investment round.

Abound Solar raises $110m from oil group BP and other consortium members, as well as $400m in a state loan.

Through GE's Power & Water and Global Research businesses, the company will provide assistance to Kinrot Ventures' portfolio of water companies.

Soladigm, which develops energy-efficient glass for buildings, raises $30m in its series C round after GE last month selected Soladigm as one of 12 business partners for investment and commercial partnerships through its ecomagination Challenge, a $200 million corporate venturing fund.

Sumitomo gains a seven-year guaranteed mineral supply contract from Molycorp after investment in rare earths mining company following China's decision to limit exports to Japan following a diplomatic incident in the summer.

News provider Financial Times said Sumitomo's was "considering a range of possibilities," including an investment in mining company Molycorp.

Ireland-based utility ESB's corporate venturing fund has invested $7m in Bioflame.

US-listed industrial conglomerate General Electric backed OPower from its $200m Ecomagination clean-tech corporate venturing fund and the firm has subsequently closed a $50m B round