KPERS’ first CIO to retire in July by Kali Persall | Jun 23, 2022 Elizabeth B.A. Miller, CIO of the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS), has announced her retirement, effective July 8.
GMR Power and Urban Infra acquires fellow green energy subsidiary by Kali Persall | Jun 22, 2022 India-based GMR Power and Urban Infra has taken ownership of GMR Green Energy Private Ltd., an entity that was incorporated this year in order to pursue opportunities in the green energy space, according to The Economic Times.
Indira Gandhi International airport in India makes historic switch to renewable power by Kali Persall | Jun 22, 2022 Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport has become the first airport in India to run entirely on hydro and solar power, as of June 1.
OMERS Infrastructure expands mobile tower portfolio in Australia by Kali Persall | Jun 22, 2022 OMERS Infrastructure has agreed to acquire Stilmark, an independent Australian developer, owner and operator of mobile tower assets, marking OMERS’ second tower investment in the country in two months.
Brookfield names new head of data center development in Europe by Kali Persall | Jun 22, 2022 Dharman Sury has been appointed head of data center development – Europe at Brookfield Asset Management.
DIF Capital Partners, Virya Energy buy into green hydrogen developer by Kali Persall | Jun 22, 2022 DIF Capital Partners has forged a strategic partnership with Belgian renewable energy company Virya Energy, acquiring a majority stake in green hydrogen production facilities developer VoltH2.
Brookfield raises world’s largest private fund dedicated to the global net-zero energy transition by Kali Persall | Jun 22, 2022 Brookfield has reached the final institutional close for the Brookfield Global Transition Fund (BGTF), securing $15 billion of capital commitments from a diverse group of more than 100 investors from around the world.
CRPTF considers increase to real estate, infra allocations by Kali Persall | Jun 22, 2022 The Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF) is mulling an allocation increase to its real estate and infrastructure asset classes, IREI has learned.
U.S. transition to renewables is doable, but requires acreage the size of Kentucky by Yoann Hispa, LandGate | Jun 22, 2022 The United States’ drive to transition its economy to run on 100-percent renewable energy has made impressive strides. Since 2010, the share of U.S. power that is generated from renewable sources has more than doubled to 18 percent of all electricity consumption.
Blue Vista, StepStone Real Estate sign purpose-built student housing partnership by Released | Jun 21, 2022 Blue Vista Capital Management and StepStone Real Estate (SRE), the real estate arm of private markets investment firm StepStone Group, have formed a $90 million purpose-built student housing partnership.