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US offshore wind industry – outlook

According to the US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, the offshore wind energy project pipeline in the US has currently reached a total of 40GW of capacity, writes Cahill Gordon & Reindel

Yeu-Noirmoutier and Le Treport offshore wind farms, France

The Îles d'Yeu and Noirmoutier and Le Treport offshore wind farms in France have hit several speed bumps over their decade long development phase to reach financial close last month backed by a 17-strong lending team

Analysis: Solar tariff threat re-emerges in US

President Biden's suspension of tariffs on solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations was repealed by the US Senate, threatening solar projects while American solar panel manufacturing gets up and running.

Let battle lines be drawn… some more

Having penned a few words for our marketing team to plug our splendid data offering, 2 thoughts occurred… renewable energy comes second to oil and gas in Q1… and why am I doing their jobs for them

Infra Dig – African digital infra

The IJGlobal podcast – Infra Dig – makes a late start to 2023 with its first episode, this one focused on the digital infrastructure opportunity in Africa

Analysis: Financing a renewable future

The move towards a greener US power industry through investments in new clean energy technologies is being aided by government policy and dollars, but risks remain for all participants with a number of exogenous factors impacting ‘green’ financing.

Thumbing the cutting edge of folly

Ain’t it curious that the – some would say – staid and predictable world of infrastructure and energy can, on occasion, feel a bit too science fiction for its own good?

Procurement hurdles for Tees Valley EfW, UK

The future of the Tees Valley Energy from Waste project appears uncertain following its latest roadblock

Gaziantep Integrated Health Campus, Turkey

The Gaziantep Integrated Health Campus PPP reached financial close in April 2023, closing the curtain on healthcare PPPs in Turkey

IJGlobal Awards 2022 – MENA Company Winners

The final IJGlobal Awards night for the 2022 calendar year was staged tonight in the Shangri-La, Dubai, rounding off the season for celebrating greenfield financing slightly later than normal

IJGlobal Awards 2022 – MENA Deal Winners

The great and good of the Middle East and North Africa infrastructure community gathered last night at Shangri-La in Dubai to celebrate the regional winners for IJGlobal Awards 2022

Codelco desalination plant, Chile

The Codelco-commissioned desalination plant in Chile’s Antofagasta region reached financial close in early March, 10 years after it was first announced

M&A: Iberdrola ends rift in Mexico for $6bn

Iberdrola’s chairman Ignacio Galán, on April 4 2023, sat on a dark green chair embroidered with the Mexican coat of arms, around a large wooden table with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and a Mexican delegation to hand over 8.5GW worth of assets, the largest energy deal ever signed in the country

M&A: Iberdrola ends rift in Mexico for $6bn

On 4 April 2023, Iberdrola chairman Ignacio Galán sat on a dark green chair embroidered with the Mexican coat of arms, at a large wooden table with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and a delegation, to hand over 8.5GW worth of assets — the largest energy deal ever signed in the country.

Vietnam's wind, solar projects stuck amid regulatory risks

Lengthy and inconclusive talks between the Vietnamese government, state-owned utility, and solar and wind power developers over a policy decision have left at least 3.5GW of these renewable assets idle. IJGlobal takes a closer look at the situation and some possible solutions

Offshore wind – LatAm’s mission to Mars

Offshore wind in Latin America is generating conversation, if not power, as its governments attempt to meet ambitious energy transition goals