Hydrogen

The Infrastructure Investor Network's Japan-Korea Week was our largest infrastructure event in APAC to date – with Japanese and Korean LPs increasingly interested in the asset class.

Geologists and governments are getting excited about naturally occurring hydrogen, but huge sums may be required to get it to scale.

The project would be the largest ever undertaken by Actis, as it partners with Fortescue to secure green hydrogen know-how.

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has announced initiatives to leverage the country’s natural strengths and drive investment in clean energy infra and technology.

An IEEFA report claims the Clean Energy Finance Corporation could mobilise more private capital for the energy transition by focusing on credit enhancement.

The incumbent Liberal Party and challenger Labor both plan to bring more renewable projects to the island while making changes to the charter of state-owned electricity generator Hydro Tasmania.

Investors consider Australia’s renewable energy resources advantageous when it comes to producing hydrogen derivatives like e-fuels.

With one of the world’s largest pools of institutional capital, Japan is perennially on managers’ radars. But now it is re-emerging as an attractive place to invest.

The asset manager’s second transition fund, which on Monday reached a $10bn first close, has a ‘robust pipeline’ and could invest in sub-sectors BGTF I hasn’t, Jehangir Vevaina tells us.

Initial overselling shouldn’t shadow what will be a solid delivery down the line for offshore wind, energy islands and green hydrogen.