Project Finance
Bring long-term, innovative climate tech and infrastructure projects to life with a team of experts dedicated to crafting the right financing solutions that support positive environmental change.
We support a broad spectrum of clients and innovation projects
Experience and industry knowledge across a wide range of sectors in the clean tech, climate tech and sustainability industry, including solar, wind, battery storage, fuel cell, utility storage and more.
A leader in project lending innovation
$3.2B+
Commitments to dateD
62%
Of community solar financings to date have led or participated in by usD
10
Years of experience supporting project finance deals in climate tech
Project financing innovators
We support change-makers. While each may have different technologies, the one thing they have in common is creating solutions that influence positive change. Read their case studies to discover their unique innovations and how we support their growth.
SVB has been a trusted financial business partner. They understand the complexity of our industry, they come to the table with financial and risk management solutions to support large-scale, time-intensive projects and we look forward to working together on our upcoming deployments.
Ory Moussaieff
Co-founder | Daroga
The SVB Project Finance team has been an important financial partner and lead arranger for our large-scale energy initiatives. The team is very collaborative, has a wealth of knowledge in the industry and connections to get the funding needed for our next big project.
Paul Gaynor
CEO | Longroad Energy
SVB understands our business and the energy industry in which we operate and has been an important partner in Sunrun’s success.
Ed Fenster
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder | Sunrun
Championing leading-edge projects
Access intelligent, flexible financing structures that support the delivery of large projects and mitigate risk.
Construction financing
Structure, fund and monitor the construction of projects.
Tax-equity bridge loans
Bridge financing to the commitment of tax equity investments.
Back-leverage debt financing
Creative term loans leveraging the sponsors' cash flows from the project.
Loan syndications and agency
Top-rated syndications desk to help distribute products to partner banks.
Unitranche financing
Connect with us to create hybrid loan structures for a project's capital stack combining senior and subordinated tranches into a single structure.
Aggregation facilities
Short-term warehousing of projects prior to long-term refinancing
Explore Climate Tech and Sustainability content
Stay up to date on the latest trends in climate tech. Access reports, articles and information around our ESG commitment.
The Future of Climate Tech
Our 2026 climate tech report tracks VC investment trends, federal policy headwinds, electrification demand and the profitability pivot reshaping the sector.
Comprehensive banking solutions and sector expertise
Cleantech and Sustainability
Discover how we support creating positive and environmental change.
Fund Banking
Our specialized fund banking teams are dedicated to the needs of private equity firms and venture funds.