Editor profile

Catherine Dubois

Editora Sênior, Estratégia Urbana e Regional

Catherine Dubois examines regional urban planning and large-scale development schemes. She analyzes how infrastructure investment shapes the competitive landscape of regional economic zones.

catherine.dubois@globalinfrareview.com

Bylined articles

Investment

From Financing Gap to Growth Engine: How Public-Private Partnership Models Reshape Global Infrastructure Investment Logic in the Context of Deglobalization

Analyze the gap between global sustainable development goals and infrastructure financing gaps, and explore how the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model can become a key strategy for bridging this gap and driving long-term infrastructure investment through innovative risk-sharing mechanisms in the context of deglobalization.

Catherine Dubois4 min read
Projects

Beyond Engineering Scale: Social Impact and Sustainability Perspectives for Measuring the Long-Term Value of Major Global Infrastructure Projects

In-depth analysis of the core value of major global infrastructure projects is no longer just about engineering scale, but about their profound social impact, sustainable development benefits, and strategic significance for regional economy and long-term development. From Africa to the Amazon basin, let's explore how to assess the long-term return on engineering capital from a macro perspective.

Catherine Dubois4 min read
Projects

Global Infrastructure Transformation: Reshaping Engineering Capital from Geopolitical Competition to Digital Resilience

In-depth analysis of the strategic significance of the top ten global infrastructure projects, focusing on how mega-projects drive geopolitical economic restructuring, energy transition, digital infrastructure upgrades, and the evolution of PPP financing models, providing a long-term investment perspective for international capital and the engineering industry.

Catherine Dubois4 min read
Urban Development

From Leapfrog Expansion to Infill Renewal: Urban Spatial Evolution of Panjin 1990-2020 and Infrastructure Transformation of a Resource-Based City

Based on the latest remote sensing research, this study analyzes the transformation of urban expansion patterns in Panjin City over the past thirty years, revealing the infrastructure transformation logic of resource-based cities shifting from extensive sprawl to stock renewal, and providing empirical references for sustainable investment in global cities.

Catherine Dubois4 min read
Energy & Utilities

Google becomes core investor and off-taker of the largest solar project in the US: A new paradigm of AI-driven energy infrastructure

Google has signed an investment and power purchase agreement with Cypress Creek to participate in the construction of the Steel River Energy Center, the largest solar-plus-storage project in the United States, marking a rapid acceleration by tech giants to address the surge in electricity demand driven by the AI era through infrastructure investments.

Catherine Dubois3 min read
Energy & Utilities

Alberta Natural Gas Power Plant: The Wave of AI Data Center-Driven Power Infrastructure Investment in North America

Alberta, Canada, plans to build a $3.2 billion natural gas combined-cycle power plant specifically to power data centers, with an initial capacity of 932 megawatts that can be expanded to 1,864 megawatts. The project is jointly promoted by Aecon, Técnicas Reunidas, Pembina, Morgan Stanley, and others, using Siemens Energy equipment and equipped with carbon capture technology, with operations scheduled to begin in 2030. This article provides an in-depth analysis from the perspectives of global infrastructure investment, energy transition, data center electricity demand, and project financing structure.

Catherine Dubois4 min read