Lords LB Asset Management Fund to Finalize Largest Solar Power Project in Poland by Mid-2020
Energy and Infrastructure SME Fund, managed by Lords LB Asset Management, will add 65.5 MW to the country’s current solar power capacity of 1,300MW by its projected completion in mid-2020. Energy and Infrastructure SME Fund, managed by Lords LB Asset Management, is set to finalize one of the biggest single Polish solar power projects to date by mid-2020s. The project is set up to include 66 solar power parks with an installed capacity of up to 1MW each, totalling a wattage of at least 65.5MW...
Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency Companies Bring in $2.3 Billion in VC Funding in 2019
Battery Storage companies raise $1.7 billion; Smart Grid companies raise $300 million; Energy Efficiency companies raise $298 million AUSTIN, Texas— Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy research and communications firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency sectors for 2019. To get a copy of the report, visit: http://mercomcapital.com/product/2019-q4-annual-funding-ma-report-storage-...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Improve Public Transportation on Tribal Lands
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced projects selected to receive approximately $5 million in grants to American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments under FTA’s Tribal Transit Program. The Fiscal Year 2019 grants will support 39 projects in 20 states. "The $5 million in Tribal Transit grants will help connect tribal residents with jobs, healthcare and other essential services," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elai...
Federal Transit Administration Launches $11 Million Innovation Initiative
WASHINGTON – Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Administrator K. Jane Williams today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) initiative, which supports and advances innovation in the transit industry. Speaking at the Transportation Research Board 2020 annual meeting, Williams described the AIM initiative, which encourages innovation throughout the industry by promoting forward-thinking approaches to improve transit system design, service,...
USDOT Announces Availability of More Than $900 Million for Infrastructure Investments Across America
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the latest round of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program, which is making available more than $900 million for American infrastructure investments. The Department’s Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is available here. The INFRA program is expected to award $906 million to significant projects that support the Administration’s focus on infrastructure improvem...
MARAD Provides $7.5M in Marine Highway Grants
The U.S. Maritime Administration, known as MARAD, provided more than $7.5 million in grants on January 6 to nine marine highway projects in nine states: Florida, South Carolina, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. [Above photo by the Virginia DOT.] The agency said its America’s Marine Highway Program or AMHP supports the increased use of the nation’s navigable waterways in order to relieve landside congestion, provide new and efficient transportation opt...
State Awards $18 Million for Transportation Economic Development Projects in Five Communities
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced awards for five state highway projects that will help support growing industry and businesses, leverage private funding and improve the transportation system for all users. The five projects will receive a total of $18 million as part of the state’s Transportation Economic Development Program. The Department of Employment and Economic Development has also awarded $2.86 million for three additional projects in Mankato, Sher...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Up to $501.5 Million Loan for the Complete 540 Project in Raleigh, NC
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (the Bureau) will provide up to a $501.5 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA) to help finance the Complete 540 Project in the greater Raleigh area. “This $501.5 million federal investment in transportation infrastructure in the Raleigh region will promote economic g...
USDOT to Provide TIFIA Loan for Interstate 64 Projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation finalized an up to $502.9 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act or TIFIA loan to the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission to help finance several “regional priority projects” all located along Interstate 64 in Virginia. [Above photo by the Virginia DOT.] That loan – issued through USDOT’s Build America Bureau – will help collectively increase capacity on I-64, adding both general purpose and highway occupanc...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Up to $502.9 Million Loan for Infrastructure Projects in Hampton Roads, VA
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (the Bureau) will provide up to a $502.9 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission (HRTAC) in Virginia to help finance several of HRTAC’s Regional Priority Projects. “This $502.9 million federal investment in transportation infrastructure in the Hampton Road...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
