List of the 275 largest wind farm investors in Europe [2025]

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List of 5 large wind farm investors in Europe

As the European Union has set the high goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2050 and achieving a 32% share of renewable energy in total energy consumption by 2030, the investment field is as buzzing as ever. While states are highly involved in investing in the development and construction of renewable energy sites as well as energy infrastructure, a lot of private investors and companies are getting more and more involved in the business.

Besides solar energy, the most common renewable energy, to date, is wind energy – onshore parks and offshore parks are, therefore, of high interest for all investors. Moreover, with a sufficient site selection, wind energy is highly efficient, even more than solar energy. Especially in the Nordic countries, where sun exposure is lower, wind energy is very common. In the following article, Renewables.Digital presents 5 of the leading European wind energy investors.

1. Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners is one of the largest fund managers in the sector of renewable energy worldwide. Their portfolio is broadly diversified and combines classic renewable energy assets as wind energy and solar energy with biomass/energy-from-waste or storage investments. Concerning wind energy, the Copenhagen-based investor is interested in both offshore and onshore wind and has accumulated over 1400MW of installed wind capacity, mostly in the United Kingdom where their general geographical focus lies. Nonetheless, the investor is active worldwide.

Update: In early 2024, CIP’s Energy Transition Fund I (CI ETF I) acquired complete ownership of Soltec’s early-stage solar PV portfolio in Denmark. The portfolio comprises development projects with a collective potential installed capacity of approximately 850MWDC, located throughout Denmark, with the majority situated in Jutland.

2. Eiffel Investment Group (Paris, France)

The Eiffel Investment Group is based in Paris and was founded in 2009. Since then, the French investor has grown to one of the most important players in the renewable energy field and has over 6.5 billion euros in assets under management. The Group understands itself as a “responsible investor” and is offering Private Debt, Energy Transition, Listed Credit & equity, as well as Private Equity strategies. The Energy Transition strategy is particularly tailored to renewable energy: Eiffel offers investment solutions in project developments of solar parks as well as in wind farms.

Update: The Eiffel Investment Group has successfully concluded the fundraising for its program “Eiffel Impact Debt II” with commitments amounting to nearly €800 million. The finalization of this program raises the company’s euros of assets under management to over 6.5 billion euros as of June 2024.    

3. Finerge (Lisboa, Portugal)

The Portuguese investor Finerge has offices in Matosinhos as well as in Lisboa and is one of the biggest renewable energy investors in Portugal and Europe. With the management of 89 Wind Farms and 17 PV solar plants, the focus of the Portuguese investor is wind energy. The company has an overall installed capacity of 2,140 MW with 4,500 GWh of annual electricity production. Finerge is not only an investor in renewable energy plants but is also active in the development and management of such. Founded in 1996, the company has worked its way up and is as active as ever.

Update: The renewable energy platform in the Iberian region boasts nearly 2 gigawatts of operational assets. 

4. Wirtgen Invest (Wied, Germany)

Wirtgen Invest is one of the most relevant renewable energy investors in Germany. While the firm sees the huge potential of renewable energy and the financing of innovative ideas in this field, Wirtgen Invest also feels that companies have a social and ecological responsibility. Therefore, the Wied-based investor has a renewable energy portfolio that is mostly based on solar and wind energy. Their geographical focus is Europe, and their wind parks are based in Sweden and Poland. Wirtgen manages 15 renewable wind and solar parks with over 613 MWp of connected power. 

5. RP Global, Vienna (Austria)

RP Global is a Vienna-based independent power producer and functions as a developer, investor, and operator. Founded in the 1990s, the company can look back on a nearly forty-year history and is an experienced player in the field. Nowadays, RP Global has a portfolio of over thirty-five renewable energy plants, consisting of wind farms, solar parks, and hydro plants, totaling in more than 7 GW in Europe alone. Most of their wind parks are based in Poland and France, and 2 wind parks are also based in Croatia. These windparks combined make up for over 250MW of installed capacity.

Included columns in our list of the Wind Farm Investors in Europe

Our list includes all renewable energy investors from our database, all information that is available on specific investor pages, and even more data points (like executives). The list includes all publicly available information or data

points shared by the investors themselves. For instance, specific information like installed capacity is only included when stated on the website.

• Company data (Company Name, Legal form, Country of origin)
• Contact details (City, Address, Postcode, URL, E-Mail, Phone, Management)
• Area of investment
• Type of Investor (Asset-/Investmentmanager, Family Office, Utility, IPP)
• Special Focus (PPAs, Repowering)
• Further information (Regional Focus, Founding year, installed capacity in MW)

Picture Source: Zhang Fengsheng & American Public Power Association (11.03.2025)