ESR launches new China development platform to invest up to $4b by Andrea Zander | Aug 16, 2021 ESR Cayman has entered into an agreement to launch its latest logistics development platform in China (ESR China Development Platform, or ECDP), with Dutch pension fund asset manager APG Asset Management (APG) and another global institutional investor.
RES to build major renewable hub in Australia by Kali Persall | Aug 13, 2021 Independent renewable energy developer RES is planning to construct a colossal renewable energy hub in Australia, according to Renew Economy.
$130m Paraguay highway project achieves financial close by Kali Persall | Aug 13, 2021 A consortium consisting of Spanish construction company Eurofinsa and Paraguay construction company Ingeniería de Topografía y Caminos has reached financial close on a $130 million highway project in Paraguay, according to InfraPPP.
Macquarie’s GIG and consortium to bid on offshore wind in Norway by Kali Persall | Aug 13, 2021 Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) has partnered with Norwegian energy companies Vårgrønn and Agder Energi to develop up to 3 gigawatts of offshore wind in Norway’s Sørlige Nordsjø II area.
‘Blue’ hydrogen may be worse for climate than gas or coal by Andrea Zander | Aug 13, 2021 Researchers at Cornell University and Stanford University have claimed so-called blue hydrogen could potentially be 20 percent worse for the climate than burning natural gas or coal for heat, according to a paper published in the Energy Science and Engineering Journal .
New York State Common Retirement Fund puts $650m into KKR, Northleaf infra funds by Kali Persall | Aug 13, 2021 The New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) committed $650 million to two infrastructure funds during the month of June.
Consortium approved to build $3.9b new terminal at JFK International Airport by Released | Aug 13, 2021 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has approved a public private-partnership (P3) agreement with JFK Millennium Partners — including JetBlue Airways -— to build a new $3.9 billion state-of-the-art Terminal 6 at JFK International Airport.
Maryland Board of Public Works approves highway P3, solar installation by Kali Persall | Aug 13, 2021 The Maryland Board of Public Works has given the greenlight to a public-private partnership (P3) program to widen two highways in the state, according to a meeting document from Aug. 11.
China Life backs KKR, Stonepeak funds by Kali Persall | Aug 13, 2021 China Life Insurance Co. has put a total of $120 million in two infrastructure funds.
City of Marlborough slates $12m for IFM Global Infrastructure Fund by Kali Persall | Aug 13, 2021 The City of Marlborough (Mass.) Contributory Retirement System has committed $12 million to the open-end IFM Global Infrastructure Fund, IREI had learned