Sunny forecast: Solar cheapest way to add power in many markets, and getting cheaper by Mike Consol | Feb 8, 2021 The dramatic decline in the cost of solar power — a 90 percent cost reduction over the past two decades — has become a fairly old story.
bp and EnBW to form offshore wind joint venture by Andrea Zander | Feb 8, 2021 Karlsruhe, Germany-based EnBW and bp plan to jointly develop offshore wind farms off the coasts of Great Britain in a 50-50 partnership.
Macquarie makes $2.62b bid for Vocus by Andrea Zander | Feb 8, 2021 Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Holdings (MIRA) had made a nonbinding offer to acquire Australia-based Vocus Group, a fiber network, for A$3.42 billion ($2.62 billion).
Digital Colony raises $4.1b for second fund by Andrea Zander | Feb 8, 2021 Digital Colony has held a $4.1 billion first close for its second fund dedicated to global communications-infrastructure investments, according to Bloomberg News.
Roatex wins $300m toll project in Indonesia by Andrea Zander | Feb 8, 2021 Roatex has been selected as the winner of the public tender for the $300 million Procurement for Public Partnership for Multi-Lane Free Flow Transaction System in Indonesia.
Volta Industries and Tortoise to merge together by Released | Feb 8, 2021 Volta Industries, Inc., an industry leader in commerce-centric electric vehicle (EV) charging networks, and Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company with a strategic focus on energy sustainability and decarbonizing transportation, intend to merge.
Mercury Maritime partners with Port of Antwerp to develop $2.9b project by Andrea Zander | Feb 8, 2021 Mercury Maritime Concession Company Limited (MMCC) and Port of Antwerp, as the marine infrastructure developer, are collaborating to build the proposed $2.9 billion Escravos Seaport Industrial Complex (ESIC), ESIC-1 in Delta State, Nigeria.
Basalt Infrastructure Partners III raises $2.75b by Andrea Zander | Feb 8, 2021 Basalt Infrastructure Partners III (Basalt III) has reached a $2.75 billion hard cap for its third fund, according to media outlets.
Europe invests a record €26b in offshore wind in 2020 by Released | Feb 8, 2021 Despite COVID constraints, Europe confirmed a record amount of €26.3 billion ($31.71 billion) of investments in new offshore wind farms in 2020.
Succeeding in business with Biden: understanding the opportunities by Michael Likosky, Advantage Infrastructure Advisors | Feb 8, 2021 This is the second installment of a weekly column devoted to the nuts and bolts of successfully doing business with President Biden.