TC Energy sells $1.8b of shares to fund construction of natural-gas pipeline in Mexico by Kali Persall | Aug 5, 2022 TC Energy Corp. has signed an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank, for the purchase of 28.4 million common shares of the company, representing gross proceeds of about $1.8 billion.
Octopus Energy, Nest join with GLIL to acquire stake in Hornsea One Wind Farm by Kali Persall | Aug 5, 2022 Octopus Energy Group’s generation business and Nest have teamed up with GLIL Infrastructure to acquire a stake in the 1.2-gigawatt Hornsea One Wind Farm, the world’s largest operational offshore wind farm, which is located off the coast of northeast England.
Australia’s NGS Super fund ditches oil and gas exploration and production companies by Kali Persall | Aug 5, 2022 Australia’s super fund, NGS Super, has announced plans to divest from oil and gas exploration and production companies.
TotalEnergies, Corio Generation, Qair team up for offshore wind bid by Released | Aug 5, 2022 A consortium consisting of TotalEnergies, Corio Generation and Qair has been pre-selected by the French Directorate General for Energy and Climate (DGEC) to participate in a competitive tender to develop two floating wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea.
Ardian-led consortium acquires indirect stake in Italian telecom company from TIM by Kali Persall | Aug 5, 2022 An Ardian-led consortium of institutional investors, including French insurance group Crédit Agricole Assurances, has made an indirect investment in INWIT (Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane), a key player in the Italian telecom industry.
Macquarie buys stake in VIRTUS Data Centres in London by Kali Persall | Aug 5, 2022 Macquarie Asset Management, the world’s largest infrastructure manager and a leading investor in digital infrastructure globally, has agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in VIRTUS Data Centres from ST Telemedia Global Data Centres.
U.S. economy adds 528,000 jobs in July, returns to pre-pandemic levels by Loretta Clodfelter | Aug 5, 2022 Employment increased by 528,000 jobs in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.5 percent.
NFE enters agreement with Plug Power for 120MW green hydrogen plant on Gulf Coast by Andrea Zander | Aug 4, 2022 New Fortress Energy has entered an agreement with Plug Power for a 120-megawatt industrial-scale green hydrogen plant near Beaumont, Texas.
U.S. DOE announces $26m to fund clean-energy program for America’s electricity grid by Kali Persall | Aug 4, 2022 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has earmarked $26 million to fund projects that will demonstrate that America’s electricity grid can reliably run with a mix of solar, wind, energy storage and other clean distributed energy resources.
Greenalia moves forward with two onshore wind farms in Spain by Kali Persall | Aug 4, 2022 Renewable-energy producer Greenalia has advanced in the processing of two new onshore wind farms in Spain, totaling 75 megawatts.