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Rest awards private equity mandate to TowerBrook Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... of these opportunities." Separately, Rest will co-invest with TowerBrook in a Canadian firm that specialises in servicing wind turbines with "up-tower" crane technology, LiftWerx. Up-tower cranes are designed to be a more cost-effective and environmentally ...

Instos continue to fund fossil fuel expansion

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... institutional investors hold US$4.3 trillion worth of bonds and shares in coal, oil, and gas companies, despite many committing to wind down financed emissions. Vanguard ($413 bn), BlackRock ($400 bn), State Street ($171 bn), and Capital Group ($165 ...

Tech giant hits environment target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... company attributes this primarily to its transportation and logistics. Globally, Amazon has invested in more than 500 solar and wind projects. In Australia, it has invested AU$467 million from 2020 to 2022. 1,000 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of energy are being ...

HMC Capital announces new $50m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Energy Transition platform which is seeking to assemble a 15GW development portfolio across the energy value chain, including wind, solar, battery, biofuels and emerging technologies. HMC said Stor-Energy provides a foundation portfolio which can be ...

Clean energy trends are "unstoppable"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... renewable power appear unstoppable. Opportunities include direct investments in specific clean energy industries like solar and wind, complemented by exposure to more traditional energy sources (e.g., natural gas, nuclear power) that will still be needed ...

AI and crypto mining to drive energy opps: PGIM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... populous nation are high on the list. For those who want to stick to Europe and North American companies, the fund manager said wind turbines offer a way to invest in renewables with limited exposure to the price volatility of electricity. And when it ...

abrdn strengthens sustainability function

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Amid a leadership spill, global investment firm abrdn has overhauled its sustainability offering, with a series of new senior appointments, and the launch of a new executive sustainability committee. Sarah Moody Sarah Moody has been named the FTSE 250-listed ...

Investors eye energy transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... institutional and wholesale investors. Octopus Australia acquired the land to develop a new $3.5 billion 1-gigawatt Merino Wind Farm. It has not disclosed the cost of the transaction. The asset is neighbouring its existing 400-megawatt Saltbush Wind ...

UniSuper invests $623m in Macquarie green fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Europe. These businesses will provide initial access to approximately 100 underlying projects across onshore and offshore wind, solar, storage and carbon related projects. The investments include Aula Energy, an onshore renewable energy business that ...

Larry Fink letter urges pragmatism

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
The BlackRock CEO's annual letter waxed poetic on the old age question, fear, and the savings strategy of stuffing money under mattresses. He also said the energy transition is not a straight line and requires "pragmatism". This means Larry Fink believes ...