Research Renewable power generation to jump 50% in five years but still not enough Power generation from renewable sources is set to jump 50 percent over the next five…
Transactions Gresham House fund to buy U.K. battery storage project London-listed Gresham House Energy Storage Fund, managed by Gresham House Asset Management, has conditionally agreed…
Transactions Dominion Energy to sell stake in Cove Point LNG business Dominion Energy has agreed to sell a 25 percent stake in its Cove Point LNG…
From the Current Issue The space economy: Yes, infinite infrastructure investment opportunities — but also some outsize ambitions by Sinéad O’Sullivan Space is more important to modern business than most investors realize. It plays a role in making food, pricing insurance and steering self-driving cars. While moon-shot projects from SpaceX and Blue Origin drive headlines, the Earth-facing space economy is booming thanks to plummeting costs of entry. As tech companies large and small compete to launch thousands of satellites, it is easy to forget that space used to be the domain of national governments. Today, it is fast becoming the arena of private enterprise.
From the Current Issue The global listed infrastructure report: Essential news and notes by Fraser Hughes The following report reviews highlights of some of the events and trends affecting global listed infrastructure companies in recent months. The Global Listed Infrastructure Organisation (GLIO) Coverage of core infrastructure companies displays a rolling one-year performance (August to August) at 1.3 percent, with the Telecom Infrastructure (8.2 percent) and Electric Utilities (4.6 percent) sectors leading the way for the same period.
Investors European Union to invest €838m in Polish rail project The European Union (EU) is planning to funnel €838 million ($935 million) to a Polish…
Research Asia to dominate wind energy market by 2050, study finds Asia is on track to dominate the wind energy market in the coming decades, according…
Transactions Greenbacker buys solar assets, partners with Scenic Hill Solar Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co., through wholly-owned subsidiaries, has acquired the rights to 31.33 megawatts (MW)…
From the Current Issue Assaults on infrastructure: Malware attacks shoot up 200 percent through midyear, reports IBM by Mike Consol If you have noticed a recent uptick in cyberattacks targeting infrastructure and government facilities, you are not alone. Aside from using more sophisticated capabilities, the attacks are coming at us with an alarming frequency. Now, according to a new study by IBM’s X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) team, destructive attacks devised with an intent to wipe data and shut down critical systems have increased by a whopping 200 percent over the past six months.
From the Current Issue Global listed infrastructure: Playing offense with defensive assets by Brookfield Public Securities Group Global Listed Infrastructure: Playing Offense with Defensive Assets was published in May by the Brookfield Public Securities Group. The full article, footnotes and disclosures are available at https://publicsecurities.brookfield.com/news-and-insights Infrastructure assets, the backbone of the modern economy, provide essential services for everyday life. They facilitate the flow of electrons on a wire, hydrocarbons through a pipeline, cars on a toll road and data transmitted among cellular towers, along with many other important functions.