Energy NuScale to make first-ever small modular reactor, will aid sector NuScale Power announced that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed Phase 6 review —…
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Real Estate Retail conversions to logistics to amount to 5msf per year COVID-19 has brought more than five years of evolution in the retail landscape into less…
From the Current Issue Here comes office innovation: The property type will accelerate changes in the face of the COVID crisis by Sarah Borchersen-Keto The innovation trend that emerged in the office sector prior to the coronavirus is only going to accelerate as organizations adapt to changes in how workplaces operate in a post-pandemic environment, according to Julie Whelan, head of occupier research for the Americas at CBRE.
From the Current Issue Profile: Michael Nathanson, CEO of The Colony Group stresses lifelong learning by travel and tome by Mike Consol There is nothing more central to understanding Michael Nathanson than books. He reads them by the hundreds and embeds their prescriptions into his personal and professional life. Name a subject and he is likely to cite a tome that speaks to it. Perhaps none has been more important to his career success than How Google Works, co-authored by a pair of Google executives. That book contributed mightily to a change in thinking that buttressed Nathanson’s confidence.
Real Estate ExchangeRight fully subscribes $44m offering focused exclusively on essential businesses ExchangeRight has fully subscribed its $44.5 million net-leased portfolio 36 DST offering. The portfolio is…
Real Estate Trier Capital launches multifamily fund Trier Capital, a multifamily real estate investment firm, has launched a new passive investment fund…
Other Report says net-zero emissions to cost $2t per year The Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) estimates that additional investments required to achieve net-zero-carbon economy goals…
From the Current Issue Making the power grid agnostic: Imagine a future where it runs on open-source technology by Shuli Goodman As coal prices fluctuate and regulations increase, utilities are phasing out dirty coal sources. With renewable energy like solar and wind set to become the fastest-growing sources of electricity generation in 2020, it might seem like utilities are turning to greener options. But in reality, the transition to renewable energy isn’t that simple.
From the Current Issue Next-generation nuclear power at the tipping point by Mike Consol We are on the cusp of a golden age of nuclear power, as the industry enters what is destined to become the most innovative decade for nuclear since the fission process began generating power more than 60 years ago. That is the essence of opening remarks made by Maria Korsnick at the virtually produced State of Nuclear Energy Industry 2020 conference. Korsnick, CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute, pointed to the nearly 50 percent forecasted increase in worldwide demand for electricity by 2050 (according to U.S. Energy Information Administration), the urgency of finding carbon-free energy alternatives to combat climate change, and the fleet of next-generation nuclear power startup companies as powerful forces quickly aligning.