Low Carbon

Exeter based renewable investor with a focus on solar, wind, and battery projects

Established in 2011, Low Carbon is a privately-owned asset manager and investment group. The Exeter-based group were founded with the focus to reduce carbon emissions and combat global climate change through large-scale renewable projects. Low Carbon act through their investment and operational asset management teams to invest at all stages of project development. Since their inception, the renewables group have invested over £600m into renewable projects such as wind, solar, and battery. Their total installed capacity is currently over 1GW, with a future proprietary pipeline of 5GW. This pipeline would put Low Carbon at the heart of the transition to green energy sources and thus, playing a huge role in the fight against climate change.

Financial close reached on 29.5MW Mörknässkogen site

In April 2022, Low Carbon announced a financial close on their 29.5MW Finnish site. The site is powered by five N163/5.x wind turbines which have been supplied by Nordex. The wind farm is located in Mörknässkogen which is on the west coast of Finland, close to the city of Vaasa. Commercial operations are due to commence in Q4 of 2023, once operational the site will power over 29,700 homes. The power will be sold to Ecolab, in a previously arranged power purchase agreement.

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