Seattle City Employees seeks investment officer for $3.5b portfolio by Kali Persall | Feb 2, 2021 The Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System (SCERS) is seeking an investment officer to contribute to the stewardship of a $3.5 billion investment portfolio.
ENGIE signs PPA with Australia’s Flinders University by Kali Persall | Feb 2, 2021 ENGIE has signed an agreement with Flinders University in Australia to power the institution’s South Australian campuses and facilities with 100 percent renewable energy sources, starting in 2021.
IFM Investors and Ontario Teachers invest in Enwave Energy’s Canadian operations by Kali Persall | Feb 2, 2021 IFM Investors and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board have entered into an agreement with Brookfield Infrastructure to pay C$2.8 billion ($2.2 billion) for 100 percent of the shares of the Canadian district energy operations owned by Enwave Energy Corp.
BP sells Oman gas stake in push to divest $25b fossil fuels by Andrea Zander | Feb 2, 2021 BP will sell a stake in an Omani gas block to Thailand’s national energy firm for $2.6 billion, part of a push to divest billions of dollars of assets and focus more on renewable energy, reported Bloomberg.
Eight takeaways: Reflections from the weekly i3 Virtual Roundtables by Chase McWhorter | Feb 1, 2021 In April 2020, in order to adjust to what was thought to be a short-term “stay at home” order for the world to flatten the curve of COVID-19, we began hosting small/virtual group discussions to keep up communications between LPs, consultants and GPs.
Succeeding in business with Biden by Michael Likosky | Feb 1, 2021 The election of President Joe Biden has touched off excitement, anticipation and advocacy tied to the large-scale federal infrastructure program on the way. However, this article, which is the first installment of a weekly column, has a very different focus.
AP3 names Maria Bjorklund as head of alternative investments by Kali Persall | Feb 1, 2021 AP3, one of five funds that manage capital on behalf of the Swedish state pension system, has promoted Maria Bjorklund to head of alternative investments.
Black Dog Biogas to provide renewable energy for Vestas factory by Released | Feb 1, 2021 Black Dog Biogas, the owner and operator of an anaerobic digestion plant near Newport, England, has completed the commissioning of a private wire to supply renewable electricity to Vestas’ neighboring wind blade manufacturing facility.
Canada’s PSP seeks associate of infrastructure investments by Kali Persall | Feb 1, 2021 PSP, one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers, is seeking an associate of infrastructure investments to partner with key stakeholders and peers.
Macquarie’s GIG launches European solar energy company by Kali Persall | Feb 1, 2021 Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) has launched specialist solar energy company Cero Generation, which houses one of the largest solar development portfolios in Europe.