energy transition

Enel will seed the new entity, which builds on the two companies’ partnership in Italy, with some 200 distributed photovoltaic generation, co-generation, tri-generation and energy efficiency projects.

The move comes after initial efforts to end such funding by the end of 2020 were resisted by EU member states.

Pollination will focus solely on energy transition through advisory services it will provide to governments and policy makers and its investment arm, which will seek to raise $4bn.

The project marks the beginning of the Swiss fund manager’s partnership with Perth-based Starling Energy, a manager of distributed energy assets.

The London-based firm, which has long focused on Italian renewables, will pursue subsidy-free projects in Europe through ‘alternative instruments to traditional funds’.

The organisation will also consider co-investing an additional $50m alongside the fund on a deal-by-deal basis.

Peter Durante talks to Infrastructure Investor about his role and how the fund manager thinks about technology.

Nicola Palmer and Michael Allen of Arcus Infrastructure Partners explain how decarbonisation, demographic shifts and technology are creating new opportunities for transport infrastructure.

For the first time in nearly two decades, growth in new capacity has stalled. We examine why and look at whether the freeze is expected to last.