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US offshore wind industry – outlook
Renewables North AmericaAccording 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
Renewables EuropeThe 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
Renewables North AmericaPresident Biden's suspension of tariffs on solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations was repealed by the US Senate, threatening solar projects while American solar panel manufacturing gets up and running.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
Renewables EuropeHaving 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
Telecoms Sub-Saharan AfricaThe 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
North AmericaThe 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
Renewables EuropeAin’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
Renewables EuropeThe future of the Tees Valley Energy from Waste project appears uncertain following its latest roadblock
Gaziantep Integrated Health Campus, Turkey
Social & Defence EuropeThe 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
Renewables MENAThe 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
Oil & Gas MENAThe 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
Water Latin AmericaThe 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
Renewables Latin AmericaIberdrola’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
Latin AmericaOn 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
Renewables Asia PacificLengthy 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
Renewables Latin AmericaOffshore wind in Latin America is generating conversation, if not power, as its governments attempt to meet ambitious energy transition goals