Spain-based energy group Naturgy has acquired 100% of the economic interests in Hamel Renewables, a renewable energy company specialising in solar and energy storage. This transaction marks Naturgy’s entry into the United States renewable energy market as this is its first investment here.
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Corporate renewable electricity sourcing in Europe has shown continuous growth despite the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating the resilience and potential of Europe’s renewable energy sector. In November 2020, the cumulative contracted volume of corporate renewable power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Europe reached the 11 GW mark, up from just 2.2 GW by the end of 2016 and with a record 3 GW contracted in 2020 alone.
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KKR & Co. Inc. has announced the signing of agreements with NextEra Energy Resources LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc. and NextEra Energy Partners LP to acquire equity interests in portfolios of contracted utility-scale wind and solar power assets. , KKR will invest a total of about $1.4 billion in two transactions for equity interests in 1,625 MW of renewable energy assets.
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EDF has launched an inaugural landmark offering of green senior unsecured bonds convertible into new shares or exchangeable for existing shares of the company for a maximum nominal amount of €2.4 billion due in 2024. This new offering is the first convertible bond issued by EDF.
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Statkraft Ireland secured contracts for over 330 MW of renewable power including two wind projects (57 MW) and two solar projects (276 MWp), in Ireland’s first competitive renewable energy auction under the Government’s new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS-1).
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Listed renewable power portfolios have outperformed listed fossil fuel portfolios in all geographies. Moreover, during periods of high market and oil price volatility, fossil fuel portfolios experienced larger drawdowns than renewable portfolios.
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