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GIG acquires 40% of 714MW wind farm for £1.6bn
12 August 2019The Green Investment Group (GIG) has invested £1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) in a 714MW wind farm in the UK, acquiring a 40% stake from Spanish utility Iberdrola.
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ScottishPower sells last gas asset to complete shift to renewables
17 October 2018ScottishPower has become the first integrated energy company in the UK to shift completely from coal and gas generation to wind power, after completing the sale of its traditional generation business to power company Drax for £702 million ($922 million).
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EF BRIEFS: Enbridge, Foncière des Régions, Atlantis, Southern Power
10 May 2016Canadian energy company Enbridge has entered into a joint venture with a subsidiary of EDF to develop 1.4GW of offshore wind off the coast of France.
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EF BRIEFS: FrieslandCampina, NTR wind fund, Engie, Enel, ScottishPower, Wheb
29 February 2016Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina has become the second issuer to issue a green Schuldschein – a type of German privately-placed debt instrument similar to a mid-term note.
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Wave energy firm Pelamis sinks into administration
24 November 2014Pelamis Wave Power has been placed into administration, marking "a big setback in the mission to learn how to harvest energy from the sea".
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DONG's Benj Sykes to co-chair UK wind forum
22 April 2014Benj Sykes of DONG Energy Wind Power is to co-chair the UK Government's Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC).