Drax closes acquisition of Scottish power portfolio
Drax Group has completed the acquisition of a generation portfolio from Iberdrola-owned Scottish Power Ltd. for a total consideration of £702 million (US$904 million) in cash.
The portfolio consists of Cruachan pumped storage hydro (440 MW), run-of-river hydro locations at Galloway and Lanark (126 MW), four combined cycle gas turbine stations: Damhead Creek (805 MW), Rye House (715 MW), Shoreham (420 MW) and Blackburn Mill (60 MW), and a biomass-from-waste facility (Daldowie).
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January 13, 2019
SSE commissions 228 MW Stronelairg wind farm in UK
SSE plc has completed and commissioned its 228 MW Stronelairg wind farm located in the Scottish Highlands in UK. The project uses 66 wind turbines of Vestas Wind Systems. The w...
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January 10, 2019
Jones Bros completes works at 37.6 MW wind farm in Wales
UK civil engineering company Jones Bros announced the completion of the 37.6-MW wind farm in Denbighshire, Wales, for China’s CGN Europe Energy (CGNEE). Jones Bros prepared the site for th...
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January 10, 2019
CEE Group completes sale of 60 MW UK solar portfolio to Greencoat Capital
At the end of 2018, CEE completed the sale of its British solar park portfolio to Greencoat Solar Assets II. The three plants have a total capacity of 60.4 megawatts. The CEE Group acquired the PV Pa...
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January 07, 2019
Boskalis named preferred contractor for Scottish offshore wind project
Royal Boskalis Westminster has signed an exclusive Pre-Construction Agreement (PCA) for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm project. The award was made by Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL), a subsidiary...
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December 29, 2018
Greencoat UK Wind agrees to acquire 45 MW Douglas West wind project from Blue Energy
Greencoat UK Wind, a renewable energy fund managed by Greencoat Capital, has agreed to acquire the 45 MW Douglas West wind project from Blue Energy. The wind farm is located in Scotland, UK....
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