An 11th hour withdrawal from a long-anticipated initial public offering could be a potentially damaging blow for a cleantech startup trying to raise additional capital from the public markets.
But BrightSource, the concentrating solar power startup with 9 GW of projects in the pipeline, has not ruled out another attempt at a public launch. Keep reading →
Asia is the world’s largest infrastructure market, with $4.1 trillion in power market spending expected over the coming decade, experts told industry participants and journalists at a recent quarterly power sector briefing held by infrastructure firm Black & Veatch. Keep reading →
A customized approach to individual projects and problems is necessary as the world moves to upgrade, expand and in some cases completely rework its energy infrastructure.
“If we’re not going to get federal legislation, then regulations and standards assume great importance,” Alstom Senior Vice President Joan MacNaughton told Breaking Energy following the Economist Group’s Global Energy Conversation in November. MacNaughton participated in the event following her role as Executive Chair of the World Energy Council’s 2011 Energy Policies Assessment Report. Keep reading →
Two hydropower contracts for 180 million euro in Latin America: http://bit.ly/omuFFc Alstom
Rebounding orders in the electric transmission grid business sector of infrastructure giant Alstom led a broader extension of the company’s order book in the power sector after an extended period of weak sales due to the recession.
Alstom reorganized on June 15, 2011 into new business groups and joined up with Russian and Chinese companies in partnerships designed to boost its profile in the developing world economies making large infrastructure investments. Keep reading →
