Banks Renewables

Company description

The Banks Group is a family-owned, County Durham based, business employing over 300 people across Scotland and the north of England. The company develop and reclaim land (if needed) for a variety of uses including surface mining, residential and commercial property, and renewable energy (on shore wind and solar PV). 

Company details

City:
Durham
Address:
Inkerman House, St John’s Road, Meadowfield, Durham, DH7 8XL
Phone:

Participation in projects

Projects Transactions
List of the updates in which the company was involved

Company updates

  • June 07, 2023

    Banks Renewables plans to add battery storage capacity to 40 MW solar project in Leeds

    Banks Renewables has submitted a proposal to Leeds City Council to add battery storage capacity to the Barnsdale Solar Energy Park in the UK. The solar project was granted planning approval in 2021, a...

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  • June 17, 2022

    Banks Renewables reveals plans for 50 MW solar project in South Yorkshire

    Banks Renewables has announced its plans for a 50 MW solar photovoltaic energy park in South Yorkshire, England, UK. The Common Farm solar project will have 50 MW battery energy storage system and wi...

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  • November 24, 2021

    Banks Renewables seeks public feedback on proposed 60 MW wind project in East Ayrshire

    Banks Group, through its renewable energy unit Banks Renewables, is seeking public feedback on the proposed 60 MW wind farm project in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Banks Renewables is following up...

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  • June 29, 2021

    Banks Renewables plans 40 MW solar project near Leeds

    Banks Renewables plans to build a 40 MW solar photovoltaic plant to the east of Leeds in the UK.  The Barnsdale solar PV park has been approved by the Leeds City Council. The facility will...

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  • March 11, 2021

    Greencoat takes full control of 72 MW Braes of Doune wind project in Stirlingshire

    Greencoat UK Wind PLC has acquired the remaining 50% interest in Braes of Doune wind farm from Funds managed by the infrastructure team of the international business of Federated Hermes for a consider...

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  • October 21, 2020

    Scotland approves development of 105.6 MW wind project in East Ayrshire

    The Government of Scotland has approved the development of the 105.6 MW wind project located in East Ayrshire proposed by Banks Renewables.  The Lethans Wind Farm project will consist...

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  • July 05, 2019

    Banks Renewables seeks approval for 105.6 MW Lethans wind project

    Banks Renewables, a subsidiary of Banks Group, seeks approval for its planned 105.6 MW Lethans wind project in Scotland's East Ayrshire, UK.  Initially, the project was granted plannin...

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  • April 22, 2019

    88 MW wind project in UK begins commercial operation

    Banks Renewables’ wind farm in South Lanarkshire, Kype Muir, is now fully operational. Kype Muir started supplying up to 88.4MW of clean, green, electricity to the National Grid and is now deliv...

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  • March 06, 2017

    MIDIS provides 140 million CPI-linked long-term infrastructure debt for Banks Renewables

    Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions (MIDIS) has structured new long-term debt facilities for Durham-headquartered Banks Renewables, the renewable energy division of the Banks Group...

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  • May 27, 2016

    Banks Renewables signs on with Senvion for multi-million pound wind turbine investment

    Banks Renewables, the renewable energy division of the Durham-headquartered Banks Group, is making a multi-million pound turbine investment as part of its construction of three new onshore wind farms.

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