#41 - Jonny, Julia & Hampus - Marble, Sightline Climate & Pale Blue Dot - Mega Funds, Base Power and Germany's CCS Push

Brought to you by: D-CRBN - a Belgian startup turning industrial CO₂ emissions into valuable feedstock using cutting-edge plasma technology. If you want to learn more, reach out directly to David Ziegler or Gill Scheltjens. *** 🌊 This week on New Wave: 👉 Base Power’s $1B Series C The fastest-growing energy startup in America raises $1 billion at a $3 billion pre-money valuation. Is this a pure execution play or a new model for distributed energy? And is vertical integration the new moat in climate? 👉 EIP’s $1.3B Growth Fund Energy Impact Partners closes its largest vehicle yet, a $1.3 billion fund. But with few late-stage climate companies to back, where will all that capital go? And are specialist billion-dollar funds the new normal? 👉 Germany launches €6B decarbonization program Germany launches an industrial decarbonization package that finally includes carbon capture and storage. Pragmatism or surrender? Are we entering the “capture era” of Europe’s energy transition? *** References: Germany launches 6 billion euro industrial decarbonisation program Base Power raises $1B to deploy home batteries everywhere Energy Impact Partners Closes Latest Flagship Fund *** Wave Makers: Jonny Everett - Marble Julia Attwood - Sightline Climate Hampus Jakobsson - Pale Blue Dot *** Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (01:26) Base Power raises $1B (35:46) EIP closes a $1.3B fund (47:09) Germany launches €6B decarbonization program *** Leave a review✨ Apple Podcasts - https://shorturl.at/HIDcg Spotify - https://shorturl.at/yDTfR This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newwavenewsletter.substack.com