Category: European Investors
The importance of the wind energy sector in the United Kingdom has been expanding for years and is continuing to do so: The generation of electricity from wind power has grown by 715% from 2009 to 2020. This has caused the country’s turnover from wind energy to be at almost £6 billion in 2019 which […]
Over €1bn will be invested in French renewable projects over the next few years, as outlined by the French Government in April 2022. Once their investment is complete, the installed capacity of French renewable assets will increase 10-fold, reaching a 100GW capacity by 2050. Not only does France require Government tenders and large-scale public projects, […]
The German Coalition Government promised to make several changes to renewable energy policies when elected and increase the current growth observed in the country in 2021. Germany is planning towards reaching 80% of total energy production to be supplied from renewable energy sources. According to UBA, the country’s environmental protection agency estimated that 46% of […]
Scandinavian countries have undergone considerable growth in recent years, nowadays the market is considered mature compared to other European countries such as Portugal and Spain. An outlier to this trend is Finland, which has been setting record levels of growth in recent years. Additionally, in 2020, Norway’s sovereign fund which currently manages $1.3 trillion was […]
As part of the French climate change initiative, the Government has pledged to invest €1bn in renewable energy projects over the coming years. Using this investment, France hopes to multiply its installed capacity 10-fold and have an installed capacity of 100GW by 2050. 40GW of this installed capacity will be provided by offshore wind farms […]
Similar to neighbouring European countries, Switzerland has outlined ambitions to be net-zero by 2050. In order to fulfil such goals, widespread investments in green infrastructure is required. As part of their plans, Switzerland plans to triple the installed capacity of wind and solar by 2035. In 2021, renewable energy sources accounted for 26% of energy […]
The Spanish Government has outlined plans for the renewable capacity to increase by a minimum of 3GW per year and by 2050, the energy consumed will be 100% from renewable energy sources. Due to the vast solar potential the country possesses, several of the leading investors have established a foothold in the Spanish solar market […]
Similarly, to most European countries, the United Kingdom has put a real emphasis on renewable energy development and supporting green infrastructure investments. The acceleration of growth can be seen in the private and public sectors. In 2022, the UK Government announced £37m of funding for biomass and hydrogen projects. Some of the leading European investors […]
The German Government has made several steps to promote green energy investments and reduce the country’s reliance on fossil fuels, which has become increasingly important due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The Coalition Government made several commitments to increase green energy production when they took charge in 2021. The changes will propel the country […]
Lombardy is a region in northern Italy, which contains the largest metropolitan area in the country, Milan. Over a fifth of the total Italian gross domestic product (GDP) is produced in this region. In 2021, the Department of Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development announced plans to accelerate solar growth in the area by allocating an […]