The Purpose of this Website
This website is designed to advance our mission of mobilising trillions of dollars in support of the energy transition. It serves as a hub for deep, objective investment insights and as a meeting place for a community of investors who can both contribute their expertise and channel the capital needed to drive the energy transition
Our Community
True North Institute serves two primary audiences:
- Chief Investment Officers (CIOs) of the world’s capital owners — including sovereign wealth funds, pension plans, endowments, foundations, and family offices, both large and small.
- Investors driving the global energy transition — the specialist teams within those same institutions, as well as asset managers across public equities, venture capital, private equity, and infrastructure.
Featured Research
Here we feature a selection of the True North Institute's most important and influential research for both communities – Institutional CIOs and energy transition investors.
AI Tools for Institutional Investors
This white paper explores how institutional investors can practically deploy artificial intelligence today to enhance investment performance. Drawing on third party developers’ AI tools and institutional CIO’s experience, it outlines where AI is already delivering measurable value—particularly in manager due diligence and data infrastructure—and where human judgement remains essential. The paper introduces a two-phase roadmap…
Next-Generation Geothermal Energy Whitepaper
The True North Institute’s Next-Generation Geothermal Energy Whitepaper explores the emerging opportunity for geothermal energy to become a scalable source of firm, 24/7 carbon-free power. Drawing on extensive industry research, technical due diligence, and analysis of leading geothermal companies, the report examines the technologies, economics, market potential, and investment landscape shaping the sector. The whitepaper…
Chart of the Month
This says a lot for investors today. This is an AI answer to the question of how priorities have changed for the EU (EC Commission) and the US administrations. This is not just based on what Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump say in their speeches, but based on actual government budget allocations, political agendas and legislation. What is most interesting is the number one goal of the US to lead the world in AI (assuming this is not a hallucination). This has clear implications for the “speed to power” priority, which underpins our investment focus on on-site energy solutions for data centres.