National Grid Delivers Record Investment Of £4.5B
<p><span class="m_first-letter m_first-letter--flagged">N</span>ational Grid invested a record £4.5bn in the UK’s networks of pipes and wires last year amid an overhaul in the energy system which is spurring the development of a modernised grid.</p>
<p>The operator of Britain’s high voltage cables and high-pressure gas pipelines said it was starting to see the benefit of its move into the US energy market a decade ago after a rocky start on the other side of the Atlantic.</p>
Why Google Capital Deal Could Augur The Reemergence Of So-called PIPEs | TechCrunch
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Fixing Flint's Contaminated Water System Could Cost $216M
A bruising litany of infrastructure repairs would happen over the next several decades – with $80m needed to remove about 10,000 lead pipes across the city.
As Water Infrastructure Crumbles, Many Cities Seek Private Capital
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Cow Poo Powers Up To 6,000 Homes
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PE Firms Hunt For Bargains In The Public Markets
<p style="line-height: 18.9091px;">Private equity firms may be ready to shop in the public markets again.</p>
53 Startups That Will Take Off In 2016, According To Silicon Valley's Top Venture Capitalists
<p>2016 is just around the corner and it's time to predict which startups will take the tech industry by storm. Who better to ask than the startup experts, the VCs that watch them, guide them, hear their pitches, and fund them?</p>
Hoping For A Price Surge, Oil Companies Keep Wells In Reserve
Some drilled oil and natural gas wells across the country are currently not producing, but are ready to be tapped quickly if prices begin to rise.
Israel will not concede $1.76bn compensation from Egypt
Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said yesterday that Israeli is unlikely to concede $1.76bn compensation from Egypt over broken gas agreement.
Khosla Ventures Getting Sued by Miss. - Fortune
Drive a couple of hours northeast of Jackson, Miss.—maneuvering past semitrailers piled with timber on highways lined with dense pine forests—and you’ll reach a sprawling structure of metal pipes and towers.