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Interest rates – banking on a better world
Transport EuropeA few discussions this week lead to revisiting a subject that was raised almost a year ago and then left to simmer as not a lot more needed to be said on the subject… and that is rising interest rates
NEOM Green Hydrogen, Saudi Arabia
Renewables MENASaudi Arabia is driving forward with the world’s single most ambitious hydrogen project as it pushes the green agenda in its bid to create a regional economic powerhouse
Tax equity: long-awaited guidance on transferability arrives
While many column inches have been filled extolling the broad benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), the power sector has been impatiently waiting for guidance from the US Treasury for greater clarity on some tax equity fine print — most notably, the concept of transferability.
Moray West offshore wind farm, Scotland
Renewables EuropeThe Moray West wind farm off the coast of Scotland reached financial close earlier this year. The FC was slightly later than originally planned because, as a source put it, “there was no urgent need for access to additional capital”
Infra Dig – On.Energy’s Alan Cooper
Renewables North AmericaIn a world where energy storage is playing an increasingly essential role to counteract renewable energy-related intermittency issues, attention is firmly focused on this sector… and that goes for the IJGlobal podcast as well
CIB: $3bn and counting in clean energy investments
Renewables North AmericaThe Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has ramped up investing in recent times with $3 billion deployed in clean energy projects – out of a near $10 billion total – and having doubled its cumulative deal volume hitting back at critics who said it was not putting capital to work quick enough.
Materials funds: investing in the transition
Renewables EuropeThe appearance this quarter of 2 funds dedicated to materials associated with the energy transition demonstrates a new phase of the maturation of the transition, but also an awareness of obstacles faced
Analysis: Chile starts storage onrush
Renewables Latin AmericaDuring Chile’s annual Cuenta Publica presidential speech held in Congress on June 1, Gabriel Boric announced that the government was working on a bill to tender 5.4GW of large-scale energy storage systems set to become operational in 2026.
Infra Dig – floating Gazelle Wind Power
Renewables EuropeJon Salazar – founder and chief executive of Gazelle Wind Power – joins the Infra Dig podcast to run listeners through his fascinating company that is driving innovation in the floating offshore wind sector
Renewables – windswept and interesting
Renewables EuropeLet’s start on the right foot with today’s editorial… we’re not calling the offshore wind market, suggesting the party’s over – far from it
Palisade's unique twist to RE portfolio refinancing
Renewables Asia PacificPalisade's recent $869m portfolio refinancing facility is a telltale of a growing Australian trend of consolidating operational assets into a single platform. IJGlobal shares more insights from the sponsor, lender, and adviser on the deal's structure and the company's strategy
Oil giants embrace CO2 sequestration while US Government boosts support
Power North AmericaBig businesses have begun to move on carbon capture while the US government spurs advancements in the emerging sector through its Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s (BIL) tax credits, loans and grants.
Infra Dig – recruiting Dan McCarthy
Renewables North AmericaThere are key stages in everyone’s career, chief among them being when you change jobs. These landmarks, as often as not, involve a specialist head hunter… and in the infra/energy space, that’s likely going to be One Search
Bogotá-Girardot toll road, Colombia
Transport Latin AmericaThe Bogotá-Girardot toll road PPP project reached FC in early May 2023, finalising a protracted process started in 2015 – when the concession was first announced
Drax the latest in IRA-backed foreign investment surge
Renewables North AmericaThe US power sector is experiencing a remarkable influx of foreign investments, with companies from across the globe pouring billions of dollars into clean energy projects bolstered by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
The 3 Cs of PPPs
Power EuropeMost of those reading this piece will have come across me on a project finance deal