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April 15, 2025 - Ember announced today that it has successfully led a $50 million investment alongside existing investors in Caban Systems ("Caban"), a leader in alternative energy solutions for critical infrastructure. This latest round fuels its continued expansion and the deployment of fully-financed Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) projects under long-term contracts.
This investment will allow Caban to accelerate the delivery of its advanced energy solutions supporting critical infrastructure operators in their transition to sustainable, cost-effective power while enhancing reliability. Caban's battery storage and energy management technologies provide reliable, clean energy while reducing both operating costs and environmental impact.
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March 18, 2025 - Ember Infrastructure is proud to announce that it has received the highest possible rating—Platinum—through BlueMark’s independent impact verification process, Fund Impact Diagnostic ("Fund ID").
The Platinum rating is the highest possible rating provided by BlueMark, a leading provider of impact verification services and intelligence for the sustainable and impact investing market. BlueMark’s Fund ID is anchored in a broad range of industry standards such as the Operating Principles for Impact Management, SDG Impact, Principles for Responsible Investment, and Impact Frontiers Reporting Norms. This achievement highlights the firm's commitment to investing in sustainable infrastructure that delivers both strong financial returns and measurable, meaningful impact.
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March 11, 2025 – Ember Infrastructure is delighted to share that it was named to ImpactAssets 50™ (IA 50) 2025 as an Emerging Impact Manager. Being recognized among an inspiring community of impact-driven investment fund managers reaffirms Ember's commitment to creating meaningful change.
"A heartfelt thank you to ImpactAssets' Review Committee for this recognition and to our outstanding team at Ember, along with our investors and partners who make our mission a reality," said Luba Shabal, Ember's Chief Impact Officer. "Together, we’re shaping a future built on sustainable infrastructure for all."
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January 23, 2025 – Ember Infrastructure portfolio company H2O Innovation, in partnership with University of Texas, Austin, is set to build the nation's largest university WaterHub®, which will dramatically reduce potable water demand by 40% and enhance the resilience of on-campus water services.
"This new WaterHub® installation exemplifies our mission to revolutionize water management in institutional settings. By combining cutting-edge technology with our innovative financing approach, we're making it easier for organizations to adopt sustainable water practices that benefit both their bottom line and the environment, paving a step forward in water positivity”, said Frédéric Dugré, president and CEO of H2O
Innovation.
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November 26, 2024 – Ember Infrastructure has made a growth investment in Advanced Recycling Technologies Holdings, LLC to scale its metals recovery and recycling platform. ART designs, installs, owns, and operates distributed systems that are co-located with waste stream assets to recover and monetize incremental, high-value metals. These systems not only provide upstream asset owners with reduced waste volumes and additional revenues through incremental recycled metals, but also enhance their sustainability profile with metals recycling processes that are lower in carbon intensity. ART has acquired a third operating asset located in Westport, Massachusetts, accelerating the Company's geographic footprint as it continues to contribute to the circular economy.
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October 7, 2024 – Ember is delighted to announce that Luba Shabal has been named Chief Impact Officer. Luba will be responsible for impact assessment, measurement, monitoring and value creation initiatives across Ember's portfolio companies, in addition to engaging with the Firm's limited partners to provide robust dialogue and reporting.
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October 1, 2024 – H2O Innovation ("H2O") today has acquired NextEra Distributed Water via a carve-out transaction. Going forward, the business and its portfolio of sustainable wastewater treatment and reuse projects will operate under the H2O brand as its newly formed Water Infrastructure & Development business line. H2O has been delivering and operating WaterHub® assets through an existing commercial partnership for several years. WaterHubs are onsite wastewater treatment and reuse facilities deployed at a wide variety of sites including hospitals, universities, and other commercial & industrial locations that are delivered for no upfront capital cost to customers and operated under long-term contracts, offering reliable water management solutions that minimize risk, maximize financial savings, and enhance environmental stewardship.
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June 28, 2024 – Ember portfolio company Ground/Water Treatment & Technology, LLC, today announced that it has acquired Carbonworks USA, LLC, a Florida-based provider of water treatment equipment systems, filtration media, and associated services across the southeastern United States. Carbonworks provides GWTT with an immediate presence in Florida to anchor further southeastern US expansion, while bolstering the Company’s existing operations in the Mid-Atlantic. GWTT expects to support larger and more complex projects for Carbonworks’ existing markets and customer base through GWTT’s wider set of total water management solutions.
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June 13, 2024 – Ember is delighted to announce that Alex Smyk and Barrett Veazey have been named Principals, in recognition of their contributions and ongoing commitment.
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January 24, 2024 – Ember has announced that Henry Saint Bris has joined the Firm as an Operating Partner, and will serve as a member of the Board of Directors of Ember portfolio company H2O Innovation, inc. Saint Bris is the Founder and Managing Partner of sustainability consultancy Ansa and formerly served as Chief Strategy Officer of Suez.
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December 12, 2023 – Ember is delighted to announce that Maria Rengifo has been named Partner of the Firm, in recognition of her contributions and commitment to our mission to invest in infrastructure solutions that reduce carbon intensity, increase resource efficiency and enhance climate resilience.
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December 8, 2023 – Ember Infrastructure Management, LP (“Ember”) announces today the completion of the previously announced acquisition of H2O Innovation Inc. (“H2O Innovation” or the “Company”) by an entity controlled by funds and vehicles managed by Ember, with the participation of Ontario Power Generation Inc. Pension Fund (“OPG”), Investissement Québec (“IQ”), Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”) and key executives of the Company, for a purchase price of $C395 million.
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October 3, 2023 – H2O Innovation Inc. (TSX: HEO) announces that it has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement with funds managed by Ember, a New-York-based private equity firm, to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares in the capital of H2O Innovation, other than the Shares to be rolled over by IQ, CDPQ and the key executives of the Corporation.
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October 2, 2023 – OnSyte Performance, LLC announced today that water & wastewater industry veteran John Cheslik has joined as Chief Executive Officer as the Company embarks on a new phase of growth.
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October 2, 2023 – Ember is delighted to announce that Caleb Powers and Mary Weisskopf have been named Partners of the Firm, in recognition of their contributions and commitment to our mission to invest in infrastructure solutions that reduce carbon intensity, increase resource efficiency and enhance climate resilience.
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July 18, 2023 – We are delighted to announce that Mike McGettigan has joined the Ember platform as an Operating Partner and will serve as a member of the Board of Directors of Ground/Water Treatment & Technology, LLC. Mike brings decades of experience in the water, wastewater, environmental, engineering, and O&M sectors, having served in executive positions at companies such as GE, ITT Advanced Water Treatment, PerkinElmer, AECOM, and APTIM.
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June 28, 2023 – OnSyte Performance, LLC announced today it has received a growth investment from Ember Infrastructure to scale its proprietary, end-to-end distributed wastewater treatment solutions that reduce groundwater pollution and provide utility-like simplicity beyond the reach of traditional sewer systems.
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June 21, 2023 – Ground/Water Treatment & Technology, LLC announced today it has received a majority growth investment from funds managed by Ember Infrastructure. GWTT is a full-service provider of commercial water treatment services, including process and design engineering, system construction and startup, operations & maintenance, system optimization, and equipment sales and rentals. Ember’s investment will enhance GWTT’s ability to deliver its full suite of water management solutions that address some of the most important water quality challenges in the United States.
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December 15, 2022 – ReGenerate Energy Holdings, LLC (“ReGenerate”) affiliate ReEnergy Biomass Maine, LLC has been awarded $523,900 in grant funding to produce biochar, a charcoal-like substance that is a stable form of carbon that cannot easily escape into the atmosphere. It can be manufactured from forestry waste as a byproduct of power generation and shows promise in mitigating climate change and improving soil quality while also reducing waste.
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Q4 2022 – We are thrilled to announce that Mike de Castro has joined the Ember platform as an Operating Partner. Mike brings decades of experience in the industrial waste management, waste-to-energy and environmental services sectors, having served in executive positions across leading companies including Covanta, Air Products and Interstate Waste Services.
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November 1, 2022 – Stormwater solutions provider Low Impact Development Technologies, LLC announced today it has received an investment from Ember Infrastructure to enable it to meet growing demand for its suite of green infrastructure products and services that enhance stormwater management in ways that reduce runoff and flooding while improving water quality, safety, and quality of life in urban and ultra-urban areas.
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June 30, 2022 – Ember Infrastructure has raised roughly $340 million for its first clean energy-focused fund, as investors show strong appetite for the sector and infrastructure assets in general. The New York-based firm wrapped up Ember Infrastructure Fund I LP with the backing of institutional investors that include pension funds, asset managers, foundations, insurance companies and family offices...
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June 30, 2022 – Ember Infrastructure announced the final closing of Ember Infrastructure Fund I (the "Fund") with over $340 million of capital commitments to invest in the energy transition and resource efficiency sectors.
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September 21, 2021 – Today, Denver-based SunShare, LLC (“SunShare”), a leading community solar developer, announced that it has secured a $30 million equity commitment from Ember Infrastructure. The investment will accelerate SunShare’s successful business model of combining market innovation with full life-cycle solar development and ownership capabilities and allow it to expand into new states.
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July 1, 2021 — ReGenerate Energy Holdings LLC, the recently formed joint venture between Ember Infrastructure and ReEnergy Biomass Operations LLC, has completed the acquisition of Albany Green Energy, a biomass heat-and-power facility located in Albany, Georgia, from a subsidiary of Exelon Generation Company LLC. The facility uses woody biomass from mill residue, forestry waste, recycling and agricultural waste to provide 50 MW of electricity to Georgia Power, process steam to the nearby Procter & Gamble paper products facility, and process steam that is used to generate electricity for the nearby U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base.
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Elena Savostianova Named Among Infrastructure Investor's Women of Influence
July 1, 2021 – They are influencers, game-changers, innovators, pioneers and leaders. Some have smashed through the glass ceiling by founding their own firms. Some have led big deals or record-breaking fundraises. Others are driving the ESG agenda, transforming operations or championing diversity, equity andinclusion in their firms and across the wider industry. And all are examples to the next generation of young women embarking on careers in the private markets that this is a sector where they can thrive professionally. Congratulations to all of the women recognized!
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June 28, 2021 – Ember Infrastructure today announced that Alex Smyk and Barrett Veazey have joined the firm’s investment team as Vice Presidents, with both coming from most recently from Global Infrastructure Partners. Alex and Barrett will be responsible for investment opportunity sourcing, evaluation and execution, in addition to portfolio company monitoring.
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June 17, 2021—Ember Infrastructure has signed an agreement to invest $35 million in Caban Systems, Inc, a leader in the design and manufacture of next-generation, software-enabled energy storage and management systems for the telecommunications industry. Ember and Caban further agreed to form a new Energy-as-a-Service (“EaaS”) company that will finance and own incremental EaaS projects under long-term agreements with Caban’s customers.
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April 29, 2021—Ember Infrastructure and ReEnergy Biomass Operations today announced an agreement to create an industry-leading bioenergy platform—ReGenerate Energy. The platform will be led by experienced team members from ReEnergy and Ember. ReGenerate Energy will acquire an ownership interest in ReEnergy’s two biomass power plants in Maine and will look to expand the platform across North America. ReGenerate Energy's bioenergy facilities transform locally and sustainably sourced wood waste residues and woody biomass into reliable, renewable baseload energy.
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Elena Savostianova Named Among Kayo's Top 21 in '21 Women in Infrastructure Investing
March 21, 2021 – In 2021, infrastructure needs across the globe are enormous. The top investors in the infrastructure space are working to address challenges and identify opportunities across a variety of sectors including transportation, renewable energy, digital, and social. Meet our top 21 in ’21 Women in Infrastructure Investing, who are focused on effecting change amidst an uncertain global climate.
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