NOVA Infrastructure Acquires ~70% of UGE International

Universal Engineering Sciences Acquires NOVA Geotechnical & Inspection Services

May 6, 2020

Engineering Services

Orlando-headquartered Universal Engineering Sciences, LLC (UES), backed through its relationship with Palm Beach Capital and Gary H. Elzweig, P.E., has announced that NOVA Geotechnical & Inspection Services, LLC has joined the UES family. The deal expands UES's footprint westward — adding NOVA's Las Vegas, Reno and Irvine capabilities to UES's national platform and strengthening its geotechnical, materials testing and inspection service offering.

Energy Vault Completes Business Combination with Novus Capital Corporation II

February 14, 2022

Energy

Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. completed a business combination with Novus Capital Corporation II and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NRGV) on February 14, 2022. The transaction provided approximately $235 million in gross proceeds (plus prior Series C and a $50M licensing fee from Atlas Renewable) to fund commercialization of the company’s grid-scale energy storage technologies and energy management software.

OMERS Private Equity Makes US$100M Growth Investment in NovaSource Power Services

August 9, 2022

Renewable Energy

OMERS Private Equity has acquired a minority stake in NovaSource Power Services through a US$100 million growth capital investment, alongside NovaSource's leadership team and majority owner Clairvest Group. The proceeds will finance NovaSource's continued growth, capability expansion (including recent acquisition of Heliolytics) and international expansion of its solar operations & maintenance and storage services.

Novus Capital II Completes SPAC Combination with Energy Vault

February 11, 2022

Energy

Novus Capital Corporation II completed its business combination with Energy Vault, creating Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. and providing approximately $235 million of gross proceeds plus an expanded PIPE to fund commercial scale-up. The combined company will trade on the NYSE under ticker NRGV and will use the proceeds and strategic partnerships (including Korea Zinc and Atlas Renewable) to scale its gravity-based, grid-scale energy storage technology and energy management software globally.

Sunnova Acquires SunStreet, Lennar's Residential Solar Platform

April 1, 2021

Renewable Energy

Sunnova Energy International Inc. completed its acquisition of SunStreet Energy Group, Lennar Corporation’s residential solar platform and has been named Lennar’s exclusive solar and storage service provider for new-home communities across the United States. As part of the deal, Lennar committed to provide tax-equity investments to support Sunnova’s homebuilder customer pipeline, enabling Sunnova to scale installations and offer battery storage and other energy services to SunStreet customers.

ALLETE Acquires New Energy Equity

April 15, 2022

Renewable Energy

ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE:ALE) has closed its acquisition of New Energy Equity, a distributed and community solar developer based in Annapolis, Maryland, for approximately $165.5 million. New Energy Equity has completed more than 250 distributed solar projects totaling over 330 MW and brings a ~2 GW development pipeline across 26 states; the company's management team and headquarters will remain in place.