Expertise
ThomasLloyd in North America
Twenty years of experience, from power plants and their financing to the technologies this market needs now
ThomasLloyd entered North America and the cleantech sector together in 2005. Our teams have since been responsible for power plants with a combined 3.9 GW in the United States and Canada, and have acted as lead arranger, sole placement agent or exclusive financial advisor in corporate and project financings. We are now applying that experience to mobile power and water for AI data centres.1 2
First into markets that are not yet commoditised
For more than twenty years our sustainable power generation business has developed renewable energy and hybrid projects as a first mover into new markets, with new technologies and new forms of supply agreement. Our focus has been on segments and regions that are underserved and not yet commoditised.
This approach means taking on the regulatory, technological and operational complexity these markets demand rather than avoiding it. To do so, we combine engineering, financing and operating capabilities within a single company.
Operated, and in several cases built, in a leading capacity
Gas
Eight gas-fired power plants in the United States, from 226 to 679 MW. Dispatchable capacity at the scale a grid depends on, 3.7 GW in all, each plant operated in a leading capacity, not held as a passive stake.1
Bioenergy
Three bioenergy facilities in the United States, 173 MW. Baseload generation from biomass, the same technology as the three biomass plants in the Philippines.1
Sustainable fuels
Three development projects in the United States and Canada, two in biodiesel and one in gaseous fuels.3
Selected transactions
Establishment and international expansion of a hybrid electric vehicle manufacturer
Corporate advisory, company financing and first investor, until 2009.
- Seed capital and exclusive financial advisor
- Project volume more than USD 1.2 billion
A manufacturer of intelligent light-control systems, sold to OSRAM
Advising the existing shareholders on the sale of the company to OSRAM.
- Global leader in the production of light-control systems
- Energy efficiency in buildings
At project start the largest photovoltaic system in North America
Exclusive financial advisor to Q-Cells International on its North American market entry, including project finance and deal structuring.
- 69 MW ground-mounted solar power plant
- Equity project financing
- Project volume USD 300 million, later acquired by KKR
A leading supplier of waste-to-energy facilities in North America
Advising on various renewable energy projects and on the sale of the company as a whole or in partial divisions.
- Development, construction and operation of waste-to-energy facilities worldwide
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One of the leading providers of waste gasification using plasma technology
At a Glance
North America
Leading roles across projects and transactions, from development to capital execution.¹²
20+ years
Founded in 2005 as an SEC-regulated boutique in the United States.
3.9 GW
Power plants in gas, bioenergy and solar in the United States and Canada.
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Mobility, energy efficiency, power, waste, mobile generation and water treatment.
Current focus
Why data centres have to bring their own power and water
In the United States data centres consumed 178 TWh of electricity in 2024, 4.3 per cent of total power demand, and that figure is projected to reach 606 TWh by 2030. Grids cannot supply it, so operators are required to bring their own power, with limited or frequently no grid connection available.
AI loads swing faster than generation can follow
Artificial intelligence workloads cause swings of tens of megawatts within seconds. Turbines trip or wear out chasing the load, grid operators curtail the site, and training runs crash. What is required is technology that responds within milliseconds, close to the disturbance, absorbing and returning reactive power as the load moves.
Water is the second constraint
These facilities also require dedicated cooling and water supply at scale, and securing it is becoming harder. Ageing infrastructure, more toxic effluent and stricter regulation make reliable supply difficult for industrial users. New treatment technologies cut the power a plant needs by up to 90 per cent, and industrial cooling by up to 50 per cent.
Our Solutions
Power and water for AI data centres
Mobile Power Solutions
Water treatment
In May 2026 we entered into an exclusive strategic technology partnership with the owner of a patented, nature-based algal technology, which delivers reuse quality water and uses up to 90 per cent less energy than conventional systems. It has been in commercial operation for twelve years, with more than 40 projects in the United States, Mexico, Egypt and Malaysia.
Beyond North America
A renewable energy pioneer in Asia-Pacific
We co-developed, financed and managed 202 MW of solar in the Philippines, including the country’s first utility-scale renewable energy project, and 70 MW of biomass generation. In India, 434 MW of solar across five states.¹ ²
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Developed, built or operated across Asia-Pacific by our Climate Infrastructure team.¹
22 GW
Across seven technologies, from solar and wind to hydropower and bioenergy.
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From the Philippines and India to Japan, Singapore and Tonga.Get in touch
Mobile power and water treatment are delivered as a service, project by project. If you are planning a site in North America, we are glad to talk.
Footnotes
- Includes all projects where either the Group or current and former members of its Climate Infrastructure Team have developed and/or constructed and/or operated such project in a leading capacity as owner or energy/asset manager on behalf of the owner.
- Includes all projects where either the Group or current and former members of its Sustainable Fuels Team have developed and/or constructed and/or operated such project in a leading capacity as owner or advisor to the owner.