Videos & Podcasts

Commerz Real's Yves-Maurice Radwan on agricultural solar

Yves-Maurice Radwan, head of green deal infrastructure at Commerz Real, discusses how relevant traditional buy-and-hold is for renewables investors in today’s market environment, the potential pitfalls of agrisolar and what added value growing renewables niches such as agrisolar or floating offshore wind can offer to investors. (05/2023)

CapitaLand’s Patrick Boocock on the rise of data centers in Asia Pacific

Patrick Boocock, CEO, private equity alternative assets at CapitaLand Investment, discusses what's driving demand for data centers in Asia Pacific, how data center investors and asset managers address sustainability, and more. (05/2023)

An update on the progress of U.S. high-speed rail

Andy Kunz, founder and president of the US High Speed Rail Association, discusses the organization’s upcoming High Speed Rail 2023 conference (May 16-17) in Washington, D.C., as well as overall progress of U.S. high-speed rail, private investment in the projects, and the real estate opportunities planned for the systems’ transportation stations and hubs. (05/2023)

EcoSmart Solution's Greg Wolfson on the increasing need for geothermal technologies

Greg Wolfson, CTO at EcoSmart Solution, discusses the benefits of geothermal technology, particularly in the face of extreme weather events, why geothermal is becoming the next big thing in renewable energy and why developers should undertake these projects. (04/2023)

Golding Capital Partners' Simon Brugger on fund-of-funds strategies in infrastructure

Simon Brugger, director at Golding Capital partners, discusses why volatility has broadly increased for infrastructure investments that are traditionally seen as low-volatility and how fund-of-funds strategies can help immunize investors against this development. (04/2023)

Partners Group's Patrick Langan on energy efficiency

Patrick Langan, senior investment leader, private infrastructure at Partners Group, discusses what’s driving demand for energy-as-a-service, reasons to focus on small commercial customers and quick service restaurants (QSRs), and how this has evolved energy efficiency into an infrastructure asset. (04/2023)

REVS' David Aaronson on building EV charging infrastructure at CRE properties

David Aaronson, founder and CEO of Refuel Electric Vehicle Solutions (REVS), discusses how the transition to electric transportation is affecting commercial real estate, what issues CRE owners are having when attempting to install EV charging stations on their properties, why it's a good time to invest in EV charging infrastructure and more. (03/2023) To read more about how commercial real estate owners are integrating EV charging infrastructure into their properties, click here.

Morrison & Co’s William Smales on widening the definition of infrastructure investment

William Smales, CIO at Morrison & Co, describes the growing interest from institutional investors in emerging infrastructure sectors as the asset class evolves and matures. (03/2023)

A fascinating discussion about water and infrastructure investment opportunities in the space

Alexander Loucopoulos, a partner at Sciens Water, a private equity firm focused on investments in water infrastructure, is looking to apply value-added strategies to help water and wastewater businesses grow into national platforms. Currently, the United States has a complicated patchwork of 85,000 water systems, almost half of which are in poor or dreadful conditions. The opportunities for private investors, by Mr. Loucopoulos’ telling, is manifold. (03/2023)

Phoenix Infrastructure's Jeremy Ebie on delivering the nation's largest urban streetlight modernization project as a P3

Jeremy Ebie, founder and CEO of Phoenix Infrastructure Group, discusses the benefits of delivering the DC Smart Street Lighting Project as a P3, the ESG dynamics of the project and how the market for this type of transaction is replicable in other cities. (03/2023) For more information about the DC Smart Street Lighting Project in Washington, D.C., click here.