Due to the geographic and climatic of the United Kingdom, many developers for renewable energy systems are based there. Especially Onshore wind projects are realized by those developers, which is why these entrepreneurs usually have a lot of experience. In this article, the top three developers in field of renewable energy from the United Kingdom will be presented. Additional renewable energy developers can be found in our European renewable energy developers list.
1. Banks Renewables Limited (Durham)
Banks Renewables Limited is part of the Banks Group, a family firm founded in 1976. The Durham-based renewable energy developer is involved in all stages of project development, working closely with landowners. The company has a diverse expertise and develops wind, solar and battery storage projects – as of 2022, Bank Renewables has an installed capacity of 223MW in their portfolio. The project developer has Onshore wind and solar energy projects all over the United Kingdom .
2. Green Investment Group (Edinburgh)
The Green Investment Group was acquired by the Sydney base Macquarie Group Limited after five years in the field of green infrastructure. Therefore, the Edinburgh developer represents one of the world’s largest specialized green infrastructure investor and developer team with the overall goal to expedite the energy transition. While the GIG manages renewable energy projects worldwide, their portfolio of developed projects includes offshore wind parks as well as solar farms and onshore wind farms. Solely the offshore wind parks produce approximately 8 GW of wind energy.
3. Lightsource BP (London)
The pioneer in the development of solar energy parks, Lightsource BP, were able to realize renewable energy projects in 14 different countries. Based on their mission to transform the energy generation to a more sustainable way, the developer implements the projects by using the newest technologies. While aiming the renunciation from the emission generation energy supply chain, the London based developer is striving to drive the energy transition further forward. During the last years, Lightsource BP was able to develop projects with a total capacity of 3 GW and a global 16 GW pipeline project.
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