From January to September, global corporate financing for energy storage, smart networking, and energy efficiency fell to US$3.3 billion

Total global corporate financing for smart grids, energy storage, and energy efficiency (including venture capital, public markets, and debt financing) fell to $3.
3 billion between January and September 2018, down 11%
from $3.
7 billion in the same period last year.

This is mainly due to the decrease in financing activities in the smart grid and efficiency categories, while the financing of battery storage has increased
.

Global venture capital (venture capital, private equity and corporate venture capital) from Battery Storage, Smart Grid and Efficiency companies rose 8 percent to $1.
3 billion from January to September, compared to an increase of $1.
2 billion
in the same period last year.

Energy storage battery

From January to September, venture capital funding for energy storage battery companies increased by 39%, raising $783 million compared to $563 million
in the first September of 2017.

In the third quarter of 2018, venture capital funding from energy storage battery, smart grid and energy efficiency companies reached $469 million, involving 23 transactions, compared to 28 transactions raised $371 million in the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 129%
year-over-year compared to 29 transactions raised $205 million in the same period last year.

The top 5 venture capital deals from January to September 2018: $100 million from QuantumScape, $80 million from Stem, $71 million from Sonnen, $70 million from Sila Technologies and $65 million from Ionic Materials
.

Debt and public market financing of $446 million announced in the first nine months of 2018 involved eight transactions, 156% higher than in the first nine months of 2017, when $174 million was raised in 11 transactions
.

There were 10 battery storage M&A transactions from January to September 2018, compared to only 3 transactions
in the same period in 2017.
There were two battery storage M&A transactions
in the third quarter of 2018.

Smart grid

Venture capital funding for smart grid companies fell 31% from January to September to $264 million, compared to $380 million
in the same period last year.

In the third quarter of 2018, smart grid companies' venture capital funds raised $129 million in nine transactions, compared to $60 million
in four transactions in the second quarter.
Raised $76 million for 14 transactions in the same period last year, a 70%
year-over-year increase.

The top five venture capital deals in the first nine months of the year: Smart Weres raised $55 million, Volta Charging raised $35 million, AutoGrid Systems raised $32 million, Ample raised $31 million, Bidgely raised $27 million, and a total of 48 venture investors participated in the smart grid financing
from January to September 2018.

In the first nine months of this year, smart grid corporate debt and public market financing involved three transactions raising $1.
3 billion, compared to just two transactions raising $20 million
in the same period last year.
From January to September, there were nine smart grid M&A transactions, compared to 19 transactions (five disclosures)
in the same period in 2017.

energy efficiency

In September 2018, venture capital funding from Energy Efficiency companies decreased by 8% to $265 million, compared to $289 million
in the same period last year.

In the third quarter of 2018, venture capital for energy efficiency companies involved six deals raising $100 million, compared to six deals raising $67 million in the second quarter of 2018 and eight transactions raising $47 million in the same period last year, an increase of 113%
year-over-year.

Top 5 venture capital deals from January to September 2018: UrbanVolt received $64 million, ecobee raised $61 million and $36 million in two separate deals, Carbon Lighthouse received $27 million and Arcadia Power received $25 million
.
A total of 54 venture capitalists participated in energy efficiency financing
from January to September.

Debt and public market financing activity announced in January-September 2018 (US$212 million raised in two deals) decreased 91% from the same period in 2017, when 13 transactions raised US$2.
3 billion
.

The January-September 2018 Real Estate Clean Energy (PACE) financing transaction raised $694 million in three transactions, compared to $873 million
in four transactions in the same period last year.
From January to September this year, there were a total of three energy efficiency M&A transactions, compared to seven transactions (three disclosures)
in the same period last year.
There were no energy efficiency M&A transactions
in the third quarter of 2018.