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Norway’s $2.1 Trillion Oil Fund Steps Up U.S. Renewables Push With New York Hires

NBIM signals optimism on U.S. clean‑energy deals despite political risk.

Overview

  • The sovereign fund hired three people in New York over the summer, taking the energy and infrastructure team to about 20, according to executive Harald von Heyden.
  • The investor is actively seeking U.S. wind, solar, and power‑grid assets as it expands beyond its primarily European renewables holdings.
  • Von Heyden said political risk exists everywhere and described the outlook as optimistic as large projects move from planning to execution.
  • NBIM committed $1.5 billion in September to Brookfield’s Global Transition Fund II to grow its unlisted energy‑transition portfolio.
  • In its largest recent deal, the fund joined APG and GIC in September to acquire 46% of TenneT’s German grid operations in a €9.5 billion transaction.