PPAs

What do these various deals tell us about GIG’s strategy in Europe and beyond? We caught up with Ed Northam, head of GIG in Europe and a veteran of UK GIB since it formed in 2012, to help us make sense of it.

Miguel Prado is CEO of EDP Renewables North America, heading up a significant regional presence for the world’s fourth-largest wind energy producer. We spoke with him to discuss EDPR’s priorities as the PTC cliff approaches, evolving PPA structures and technological innovations in wind energy.

In this article, we’re going to share three of the key issues that we discussed on the day, with a particular focus on areas that we didn’t cover as much in the report.

Tomorrow we are set to launch our European PPA Trends special report, at an invitation-only networking event in London, in partnership with Augusta &Co. and event host Bird & Bird.

It’s an interesting time to be discussing the PPAs that companies in the wind sector are signing with corporates and other long-term energy buyers across Europe.

The era of subsidy-free renewable energy projects in the Iberian region is here.

Investments in renewable energy of around $57bn in California could be jeopardised if the US state’s largest utility slips into bankruptcy.

Taiwan is among the most promising emerging markets for offshore wind, if not the most. But political and policy changes since November have shaken this nascent market – and caused shockwaves among developers and investors.

Despite their geographical proximity, Denmark, Norway and Sweden are in very different situations when it comes to wind power. So what does this mean for investors?

Car manufacturers across Europe are waking up to the benefits of wind PPAs - which is great news at a time of dwindling government subsidy. Ilaria Valtimora investigates

On 1st November, we're hosting our annual European conference, Financing Wind. We've booked a top line-up of speakers to discuss European investment trends, the PPA boom and changes to the offshore market, plus plenty more. We'll be announcing further speakers over the coming weeks.

Big corporates including telecom giant AT&T, and tech giants Facebook and Google, have driven wind power purchase agreements in the US over the last year, despite the lack of support to the sector from President Donald Trump. Here's our overview of the most significant deals.