
Data Infrastructure Requirements for Net Zero Investment Portfolios
Institutional investors face a critical gap between net zero commitments and the granular asset-level data required to substantiate them.
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Analysis, research, and perspectives on energy data infrastructure, market settlement, and institutional real assets.

Institutional investors face a critical gap between net zero commitments and the granular asset-level data required to substantiate them.

How TCFD, ISSB, CSRD and SFDR translate into data requirements for energy assets — and why infrastructure is the critical constraint.

Why storage systems designed to discharge for four hours or more face fundamentally different economic challenges than their short-duration counterparts.

Fragmented data formats create friction in energy markets. Standardisation through CIM, IEC protocols, and emerging APIs supports efficiency.

An institutional guide to demand-side response mechanisms, aggregator models, and why load flexibility is emerging as a valuable asset class.

A comprehensive guide to Scope 1/2/3 carbon accounting for energy infrastructure, covering GHG Protocol, market-based versus location-based methods, and audit requirements.

How digital twin technology enables predictive maintenance, performance optimisation, and investor-grade reporting for renewable energy assets.

An institutional guide to the mechanisms, frameworks, and price formation dynamics that enable integrated electricity trading across European borders.

Half-hourly smart meter data underpins demand response, network planning, flexibility markets, and ESG reporting—transforming how energy assets are valued.

A detailed examination of the risk factors institutional investors evaluate when allocating capital to wind, solar, and battery storage assets.

Why institutional investors and corporate buyers are shifting from annual renewable certificates to hourly time-matched energy attribution.

How locational marginal pricing shapes asset valuation, investment decisions, and grid efficiency across different market designs.