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Unlocking the Future of Sustainable Cooling in India In September last year, Shravya Yerram-Garuda and Shivali Mathur represented Amberside Advisors at a regional workshop on ‘Cooling India’s Cities’ in Vijayawada, hosted by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Tabreed India, and The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The event provided a platform to explore the immense potential of District Cooling systems in transforming urban cooling infrastructure in India. The recently published report from Tabreed captures the key outputs of this workshop, focusing on Public-Private Partnerships, innovative business models, regulatory support, and the economic and environmental benefits of District Cooling. 👉 See the link in the comment to download full report and explore the findings. Reflecting on the workshop and the report, Shravya shared her insights on the financial sector's critical role in making District Cooling projects scalable and bankable. “Structured investment frameworks and a focus on de-risking projects through transparency and governance can catalyse private sector participation, unlocking the full potential of sustainable cooling solutions,” she said. Shivali added her perspective on the practical implications for developers and investors, emphasising that “The insights from the report highlight the need for collaboration between stakeholders, including governments, developers, and funders, to create innovative frameworks that deliver both environmental and economic benefits. District Cooling represents an exciting intersection of sustainability and urban innovation, but it requires strategic alignment to achieve its potential.” Together, these reflections underline the importance of aligning financial confidence with policy and technical innovation to drive the adoption of sustainable cooling solutions in India’s rapidly growing urban landscapes. 🌏 Let’s collaborate to accelerate greener, smarter cities! #Sustainability #DistrictCooling #EnergyEfficiency #GreenGrowth #UrbanDevelopment #InvestmentOpportunities

We are delighted to share that Shivali Mathur, Associate for Energy Transition at Amberside Advisors, will be speaking at the upcoming Innovate UK Business Connect webinar: The Role of Heat Networks in Whole System Finance Models.   The online event hosted by City Science and Bankers without Boundaries BwB, as the Net Zero Finance Advisory Partner for Innovate UK Net Zero Living Programme, is tailored to help local authorities and the wider public sector overcome barriers to rolling out heat networks projects.   Bringing her experience within the heat network sector both in the commercial advisory role, and also from her time at DESNZ, Shivali will join the line-up of expert speakers to share insights into commercialising heat network projects. Covering the key challenges and risk mitigation strategies, Shivali will share best practices to creating bankable propositions for these exciting complex projects   📅 Tuesday, 28th January, 12pm-3.15pm 🔗 Find out more and register here: https://lnkd.in/erpzCfAF   #NetZeroLiving #NetZero #HeatNetworks #CommercialAdvisory #LocalAuthorities #SustainableFinance

Interesting reflections from Shivali, our Associate for Energy Transition, on her recent trip to India and on some exciting opportunities emerging in the district cooling space, which Amberside Advisors is exploring in collaboration with our colleagues from Steer India. Shivali Mathur and Shravya Yerram-Garuda are the co-founders of the Women in District Cooling | India Chapter group which endeavours to connect female leaders in this field and facilitate collaboration on the district cooling initiatives. Stay tuned for more on that in the New Year! #Wearesteer #DistrictCooling #Sustainability #WomenInDistrictCooling

With holiday season just around the corner, we want to extend our warmest wishes to our clients, friends, and supporters. We hope you have a lovely, relaxing break over the festive period.   Reflecting on 2024, it has truly been an incredible year for Amberside Advisors. From delivering exciting projects for our loyal and new clients, to unveiling our refreshed brand look in November - we've got many reasons to celebrate and feel grateful for!   We've also welcomed many talented individuals to the Amberside Advisors' team this year. It was fantastic to see almost the entire team come together for our little festive gathering — a wonderful way to honour everyone’s hard work and accomplishments.   A heartfelt thank you to our amazing team and valued clients for making this year so special. Here's to an even brighter 2025!   🌟 Wishing you all a happy holiday season and a prosperous New Year! 🌟   #AmbersideAdvisors #Wearesteer #HappyHolidays

Proud to announce that Alan Samuels, Director at Amberside Advisors, will be joining the judging panel for the 2025 #PartnershipsAwards. With his financial advisory expertise and extensive experience across the PPP and renewables sectors, Alan is well-positioned to provide valuable insights and help select the most deserving winners. "I am looking forward to reviewing the innovative submissions and to being part of this esteemed awards panel. It's an honour to contribute to recognising the outstanding achievements in our industry.' commented Alan. We're thrilled to see the recognition of excellence in PPP and infrastructure, and can't wait to find out this year's nominees. #Infrastructure #PPP #Innovation

We are excited to share the first article in our new series on the state of the energy from waste sector in the UK. Despite recent challenges and negative press, the industry is making strides in addressing its environmental impact and exploring innovative solutions like carbon capture and co-location with other infrastructure. In this article, Viet Nguyen, Associate Director at Amberside Advisors, delves into the recent developments, ever-changing regulatory landscape and controversies surrounding energy from waste in the UK. Stay tuned as we explore the insights into what lies ahead for the EfW, as the private and public sectors alike strive to address energy security, waste management, planning and decarbonisation. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gfG59ZeC #EnergyFromWaste #Sustainability #EfW

We are delighted to hear that Westfield Energy Recovery Facility (WERF) in Fife has successfully managed its first fire. Congratulations to Viridor, Equitix and Kanadevia Inova for achieving this significant milestone within scheduled timescale. Amberside Advisors had previously supported Equitix with buyside financial modelling, through to financial close, related to the acquisition of WERF and subsequent formation of a Joint Venture with Viridor under Westfield Energy Recovery Limited (WERL), which was formed to oversee the construction and operation of the EfW Plant. Once fully operational, the site is expected to process approximately 240,000 tonnes of residual black bag waste and power around 55,000 homes. Further plans for WERF include potential heat network and carbon capture projects in the future. #EnergyFromWaste #EfW #FinancialAdvisory

We're looking forward to this exciting discussion next week. Steer and Amberside Advisors lead the way in commercial advisory for EV infrastructure rollouts, and together with our panel of experts, we are looking forward to sharing useful insights into the EV infrastructure journey. Sign up here to join our online event on 4th December: https://lnkd.in/e8i3RXsy #EVinfrastructure #LEVI #sustainablemobility #EVcharging #wearesteer

Having just come back from IPFA's Data Centre-focused event in Dublin, we are looking forward to this discussion tomorrow in London. Last week, Alan Samuels joined the fascinating conversation about the opportunities and challenges that project finance brings to the booming data centre industry, while catching up with Amberside Advisors' Dublin-based clients. Tomorrow, we'll have Philip O'Brien-Young and a few other team members joining the Future Leaders Network event, focused on the growing opportunities in the UK and European data centre market. Data centres are becoming a really hot sector for Amberside Advisors, so do reach out to us, if you want to discuss how we could support your next digital infrastructure project with our expert financial advisory services. #IPFA #DataCentres #ProjectFinance

How do we pay for Britain’s infrastructure? With the benefit of our work across the infrastructure finance sector, and supported by one of Steer’s top transport experts, Nicola Kane, we provided insights into Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) policy team in advance of the panel session referred to below. The participants discussed that while the government was happy for the private sector to fund UK energy, digital and to a lesser extent water, opportunities for private finance in rail - beyond High Speed 1 and rolling stock - have been limited and potentially a missed opportunity. The proposed pooling of pension funds was discussed – the conclusion was that progress is limited by delays in planning and the lack of a pipeline of investible opportunities rather than any unavailability of capital, though it was suggested it that investors with a higher risk tolerance than pension funds, could help accelerate the adoption of new technology into infrastructure. Spring 2025 will see the Government's 10-year infrastructure strategy, which may well reflect the National Infrastructure Commission's forward assessment, Darryl Murphy made the case for accompanying granular delivery plans to give investors comfort that the priorities to deliver that strategy have been considered. I liked the discussion about the need for a “Brian Cox” of infrastructure – one who could make the positive case for infrastructure as we did in the sixties to support the rapid rollout of pylons.