From: Mercom Capital Group

Logical Buildings, a sustainability, smart building, and virtual power plant (VPP) software and solutions provider closed a $110 million VPP project facility with Keyframe Capital. The project facility will be used to pursue VPP projects within New York City- and New Jersey-based multifamily residential buildings, providing thousands of operators with reputational and financial incentives to invest in initiatives that will drive energy savings, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and establish new channels for grid services revenue.

A consortium of Brookfield Asset Management and MidOcean Energy, the global LNG platform owned and managed by EIG, has agreed to acquire Australia-based integrated power generator and retailer Origin Energy for A$18.7 billion (~$12.5 billion). As part of its acquisition of Origin Energy’s Energy Markets segment, Brookfield plans to expedite the development of renewable energy generation capacity. Brookfield has formulated a business plan for Origin Energy Markets that involves investing at least $20 billion over the next ten years to construct up to 14 GW of new renewable generation and storage facilities in Australia.

Birch Creek Energy, a renewable energy company, announced the acquisition of Foundation Solar Partners, a solar developer from private equity firm Hull Street Energy, for an undisclosed amount. Foundation Solar has developed and sold over 800 MW of solar projects. It has a pipeline of nearly 5 GW in operation solar and storage projects.

Innova Renewables, a solar and energy storage project developer, announced a £5 million (~$6.1 Million) Development Facility with Triple Point Energy Transition, a specialist investment trust focused on supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy. The new funding will enable Innova to enhance its existing development funding and accelerate the development of its UK renewable pipeline, which includes solar and ESS projects across the country. Innova has previously worked with Triple Point, which provided funding for developing Innova Energy, a ground-mounted solar asset portfolio of 61.5 MW.

Ethical Power Development, a renewable energy developer and investor, announced the acquisition of the development business of Public Power Solutions (PPS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Swindon Borough Council. The deal includes the transfer of the development team and its current solar/storage project pipeline, which has a combined capacity of more than 250 MW. PPS and Ethical Power have been working together since July 2021, developing large-scale solar PV and battery energy storage system (BESS) co-located projects across the UK.

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