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How datacentres are reshaping power systems - and what it means for investors
The datacentre power supercycle is rewriting the investment case for utilities. Jean Hugues de Lamaze, Portfolio Manager, Redwheel Ecofin Listed Infrastructure, explores how surging datacentre electricity demand is colliding with ageing grids and an unfunded infrastructure capex cycle in North America and Europe.He highlights the areas of the market he believes are best placed to capture the “datacentre power premium”, from baseload generators with spare low carbon capacity to grid owners modernising networks.
The risk of measuring risk: Why high tracking error may be the prudent choice in a concentrated market
As global equity indices become ever more concentrated, staying close to a benchmark can carry risks investors may not fully appreciate. Filippo Neumaier in Redwheel’s Value & Income team examines why higher tracking error can sometimes be the consequence of maintaining a genuinely diversified portfolio.
The AI capex cycle: Is the music still playing?
In their latest insight the Redwheel Emerging and Frontier Markets team examines the increasingly demanding earnings expectations behind the technology rally. They explore the risks posed by elevated valuations, pressure on free cash flow, shifting investor sentiment and constraints on datacentre expansion - and ask whether the music can keep playing.
The ‘Fab 4’ become the ‘FOMO 3’
The Redwheel Emerging and Frontier Markets team explores the concentration challenge facing investors today and maps out under‑owned countries, sectors and themes that the team believes offer a richer blend of structural growth and genuine diversification.
When it rhymes it pours
Shaul Rosten, Analyst with the Redwheel Value and Income team looks at the striking similarities between today’s market exuberance and the dotcom era, highlighting stretched valuations, record IPO activity and the dominance of the technology sector.
Two beautiful games
As England’s World Cup campaign unfolds, the tournament provides a vivid reminder that sensible bets are grounded in probabilities. Supporters know that backing long-shot teams is unlikely to be rewarded, while favouring stronger sides with clear track records is more prudent. In his latest blog, Shaul Rosten of Redwheel's Value & Income team examines how value investing adopts a similar stance, focusing on quality businesses at attractive valuations, rather than richly priced growth narratives with low odds of delivery.
Greenwheel insights - Distortion in the machine: Four new AI considerations for investors
Regulation is beginning to catch up to manage the risks posed by AI development and deployment. As China and the European Union continue to lead the way with innovative AI laws, some emerging markets are following suit in adopting a risk-based approach to AI regulation. In the United States, given the severe environmental and social impacts of data centres, some states are proposing bills to protect communities from absorbing the negative externalities of existing and new projects. Against this backdrop, this piece provides investors with a summary of the four key developments in AI.
Greenwheel insights - Double in a decade: The EU’s new electrification action plan
Europe remains heavily exposed to fossil fuel supply shocks, with energy import dependency higher than most other major global economies. Against this backdrop, the European Commission’s new Electrification Action Plan sets a highly ambitious indicative target to double electricity’s share of EU final energy consumption by 2040 and backs it with several proposed measures. Read the Greenwheel team's view on what this could mean for investors.
Greenwheel insights - The energy transition: metrics, expectations, and four structural tailwinds
The latest Greenwheel Insights paper argues that the transition is both more advanced and more resilient than current market sentiment suggests. It shows how renewables and electrification are already reshaping useful energy demand, driven by record clean energy investment and accelerating deployment in solar, storage and EVs.
Greenwheel insights - A framework for responsible investment in conflict-affected and high-risk areas
Greenwheel’s latest insights piece explores how investors should assess companies operating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas, using heightened human rights due diligence to identify, prioritise, and mitigate conflict and human rights risks. It argues that responsible business can also support stability, resilience, and peace-positive outcomes.
Greenwheel insights - Electricity systems in transition: Resiliency lessons from the Iberian blackout
New research from Redwheel’s Greenwheel team reviews a recent report on the April 2025 Iberian blackout. With 21 recommendations, it urges stronger grid investment, better renewable integration, and harmonised EU access rules under the forthcoming Grids Package.
Greenwheel insights - Iran conflict: Cascading implications for fertiliser & food
Read our latest Greenwheel research insight on how the Iran conflict is reshaping fertiliser markets and global food security.