Renewable Energy

Global co-head of infra Tavis Cannell sees a market ‘still in its infancy’, as biomethane seeks to replace ever more natural gas.

A mandated review of renewable fuels support in the US may well prompt 'food vs fuel' questions as the ongoing Ukraine war leads to fears of widespread malnutrition in the developing world.

At Peoples Company Land Investment Expo in Iowa earlier this month, FCSA senior vice-president Jim Knuth said market conditions are combining to squeeze farmer margins and will bring the current boom to an end.

Sundrop Farms will be the second asset in the Centuria Agriculture Fund, joining a glasshouse estate previously owned by Roc Partners’ Flavorite.

The Shariah-complaint real assets and project finance vehicle will pursue biogas energy projects in the UK, in a similar strategy to the firm’s predecessors.

The energy transition-focused manager has closed its fourth fund on €670m, with the adaptation of agriculture to climate change part of its strategy.

Fitch Solutions study cites government policy, M&A activity and than 2,500MW worth of agrivoltaic projects in the planning or construction stages as tailwinds for the sector.

Co-founder Craig Reeves says the project finance biogas fund could end up raising 'significantly more' than it’s first-year target of $50m to $75m.

The Prime Alternative Finance fund has a pipeline of projects worth roughly £500m and the firm is close to launching a Sharia-compliant version follow-on.

The wine maker has agreed a 10-year PPA with Flow Energy for more than 9,000MWh of power each year at its New South Wales asset.