Archive

  • EF BRIEFS: Sumitomo, GIB, Senvion

    29 July 2016

    Japan's Sumitomo Corporation has agreed to indirectly buy, through Macquarie Capital, a 12.5% stake in an offshore wind farm, for an undisclosed fee.

  • EF BRIEFS: Moody's, S&P, Macquarie, UK SIF, Axa IM, TRIG, EDF, Apple

    13 November 2015

    Moody's has given its first public rating of a wind farm, in a move it says sets an important precedent for the emerging asset class.

  • £1.5bn offshore wind project in first-of-its-kind financing

    30 October 2015

    A £1.5 billion ($2.3 billion) offshore wind project has become the first in the UK to attract lenders ahead of construction, after it received backing from 13 banks and four equity partners.

  • Investors scale back UK offshore wind farm plans

    07 August 2015

    A consortium of private investors have scaled back significantly their plans to develop a major UK offshore wind farm.

  • The EIB uses credit enhancement facility in offshore wind loan

    13 February 2015

    The European Investment Bank has agreed a £51 million ($78 million) loan for the world's second largest offshore wind project, using its Project Bond Credit Enhancement Facility.

  • Northland Power buys majority stake in German offshore wind

    05 September 2014

    Northland Power has bought an 85% stake in three offshore wind projects off the coast of Germany.

  • RWE drops plans for '£4bn' UK offshore wind farm

    26 November 2013

    RWE has cancelled plans for of an offshore wind farm in the UK, blaming technical challenges and market conditions for making it uneconomic to go ahead.

  • RWE puts offshore wind logistics company up for sale

    17 September 2013

    RWE is planning to sell its offshore wind logistics company, but emphasised that offshore wind will remain a core business for its renewables unit.