Zak Bentley
The 2MW battery will provide frequency-response services to the National Grid and DONG hinted similar systems could appear on some of its other offshore wind farms.
The fund has boosted its presence in the wind sector to become one of the largest operators in the country, although its attempt to buy Alerion Clean Power continues to be delayed.
Inspections by the Danish financial services authorities will become more frequent following ‘concerns’ about the alternatives investment skills of pension funds.
MEIF5 is seeking to help Inlandsbanan modernise a railway in part over 100 years old, a deal that would represent Macquarie’s second Swedish rail investment after exiting Arlanda in 2014.
A Macquarie-led consortium has bought the UK’s Green Investment Bank, prompting questions about the bank’s future role in financing the country’s green economy and its original mission as a catalyst of new technologies.
BlackRock will focus on deploying the remainder of First Reserve’s Fund II before eyeing the launch of a new vehicle next year.
Financed by an Assured Guaranty-wrapped bond, the transaction is the latest in a market expected to hit £5.3bn this year.
The company has increased its bet on Sweden, one of its top investment destinations after the US, UK and Germany.
The operator of 67MW of solar plants in France was the first investment made by Ardian’s debut clean energy vehicle in December 2014.
The asset manager will buy six solar plants with a combined 35MW capacity, two months after reaching a €115m first close on the vehicle.