The distributed energy company raised the growth funding in a round that included the corporate venture capital units of Siemens and Total.

Sunverge Energy, a US-based manufacturer of distributed energy management systems, closed a $15m series B round on Tuesday featuring industrial and electronics manufacturer Siemens’ venture capital unit and Total Energy Ventures, a subsidiary of petroleum producer Total.

The round was led by the Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund, a partnership between China-based venture capital manager SBCVC and the Australian government. Sunverge previously raised $2m from undisclosed investors in 2011.

Founded in 2009, Sunverge has developed a system that combines batteries,…