Port Houston volume surge continues, fueling demand for industrial space by Andrea Zander | May 4, 2022 Port Houston container volume increased 23 percent overall, with more than 900,00 container Twenty Equipment Unit (TEUs) moved through the public facilities over the first three months of 2022, its largest quarter ever by far, said Roger Guenther, executive director at Port Houston, in a release.
FFI signs green hydrogen partnership with Firstgas in New Zealand by Kali Persall | May 3, 2022 Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and Firstgas Group, New Zealand’s largest gas network, have launched a new collaboration to investigate developing green hydrogen projects in New Zealand.
Origis Energy locks in $375m to fund renewable project pipeline by Kali Persall | May 3, 2022 U.S. renewable energy platform Origis Energy has closed a $375 million credit facility for its solar and energy-storage development project pipeline. CIT, a division of First Citizens Bank, along with Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Nomura, Rabobank and Santander served as coordinating lead arrangers of the facilities.
Solar facility expansion continues throughout District of Columbia by Kali Persall | May 3, 2022 Despite challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and other market fluctuations, RPS-certified solar facilities underwent a significant expansion last year, according to the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) Report for Compliance Year 2021, issued by the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia.
Liqid secures backing from DigitalBridge, Blackwells by Kali Persall | May 3, 2022 Software company Liqid has secured strategic follow-on funding from DigitalBridge Ventures, the venture capital arm of DigitalBridge Group, and Blackwells Capital.
Stonepeak backs Inspired Education Group’s growth plans by Kali Persall | May 3, 2022 Stonepeak has formed a long-term partnership with Inspired Education Group, a global group of premium schools, through which Stonepeak will make a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) minority investment in the company.
Private investment in infrastructure on the rebound in low- and middle-income countries by Kali Persall | May 3, 2022 Private investment in low- and middle-income country infrastructure is rebounding from the historic lows recorded in 2020, according to new data from the World Bank. These private investment commitments totaled $76.2 billion in 2021, representing a 49 percent increase from the year prior.
Amprion plans new power line in Germany by Kali Persall | May 3, 2022 German high-voltage grid operator Amprion is planning to spend €4 billion ($4.2 billion) to expand a power line from Hanekenfahr in Lingen to Gronau in North Rhine-Westphalia, according to reports.
Greenbacker acquires three New York solar projects totaling 50 MWac by Released | May 3, 2022 Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co. (GREC), an owner and operator of sustainable infrastructure and energy efficiency projects, announced that, through a wholly owned subsidiary, it has purchased three pre-operational, utility-scale solar projects in New York from Hecate Energy.
Libra Consortium announces first production at Mero field’s FPSO Guanabara in Brazilian pre-salt by Released | May 3, 2022 Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda. (Shell Brasil), a subsidiary of Shell plc, has started the production of the FPSO Guanabara in the Mero field, offshore Santos Basin in Brazil.
IITs an opportunity to expand the universe by Fraser Hughes | May 2, 2022 2021 saw private bidders enter the Australian listed market, snapping up long-standing essential infrastructure companies. AusNet Services, Spark Infrastructure and Sydney Airport headed into the confines of private hands and out of the larger public domain.
Strategies for many seasons –The benefits of secondary transactions, continuation vehicles and open-end funds by Drew Campbell | May 2, 2022 The market for investing in infrastructure has matured considerably during the past 15 years. It used to be that closed-end funds were the primary way to access infrastructure businesses and assets, and while they still garner most of the attention, the market for other strategies to serve infrastructure investors is growing, giving investors more options to build and manage portfolios.
The ever-evolving definition of infrastructure: Are investors changing with it? by Joel Kranc | May 2, 2022 In an inflationary era, with rising interest rates and a war waging in Europe, investors can be forgiven for questioning their conventional methods and definitions of investments within their portfolios.
New solar project to supply renewable power to Brazilian aluminum plant by Kali Persall | May 2, 2022 Hydro Rein and Atlas Renewable Energy are forming a joint venture to develop a 438-megawatt capacity solar plant that will supply long-term renewable power to the primary aluminum plant of Albras, the second-largest aluminum producer in Brazil.
EdgeConneX to acquire data center in Indonesia by Kali Persall | May 2, 2022 EdgeConneX is planning to expand its presence in Asia with the acquisition of GTN Data Center, which is located in part of greater Jakarta in Indonesia.
