Transactions Digital Fortress launches 100-acre data center campus in Richmond, Va. Digital Fortress has unveiled plans for a 100-acre data center campus in the heart of…
Research Clean energy demand for critical minerals set to soar as the world pursues net-zero goals There needs to be government action to ensure reliable, sustainable supplies of elements vital for…
Transactions Lightsource JV to develop 600MW solar hub in Australia Lightsource bp, the 50-50 joint venture between Lightsource and bp, has secured planning approval for…
From the Current Issue Infrastructure remains essential: Investors and operators keep infrastructure services on track through the pandemic by Chris Anderson More than a year has passed since the coronavirus first started to take hold, which led to many countries taking drastic action. There were immediate lockdowns, with restrictions on movement and travel, and many people were required to stay at home, all in an effort to limit the spread and reduce the strain on their healthcare systems.
From the Current Issue Hyperscale operators account for majority of data centers worldwide, and the segment is growing fast by Kali Persall The number of large data centers operated by hyperscale providers has more than doubled in the past five years, according to new data from Synergy Research Group. A hyperscale data center is a facility owned and operated by the company it supports, including cloud services such as AWS (Amazon) and Azure (Microsoft).
Transactions South Korean mobile carrier plans $268m data center LG Uplus Corp., South Korea's third-largest mobile carrier, has plans to invest more than $267.9…
Investors FAA awards $899m in airport improvement grants The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the award of more than…
Research U.S. exports of fuel ethanol fell for the second consecutive year The United States exported 87,000 barrels per day of fuel ethanol in 2020, marking the…
From the Current Issue ESG: What's in your infrastructure wallet? by Joel Kranc Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is a relatively new term, and idea, among institutional investment managers. In 2004, then U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan asked 50 CEOs of major financial institutions to participate in an initiative of the U.N. Global Compact, the Swiss Government and the International Finance Corp. The point of the exercise was to incorporate ESG issues into capital markets.
From the Current Issue 2021 Long-term asset class forecast — infrastructure by Alberta Investment Management Co. The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in terms of events and impact on underlying asset classes. In the infrastructure space, most subsectors have held up relatively well, with only temporary demand depression, given their essential service nature (e.g., utilities).