Companies in the wind industry have made great progress in reducing costs. This is helping to grow interest in wind power among politicians and corporate off-takers. But it is also raising questions about the attractiveness of wind as an investment class, and the extent to which investors will put money into wind. We discussed this at our Financing Wind Europe event in London on 31st October.
The falling cost of wind energy has made the sector more financially attractive than it has ever been. However, this has also made it tougher for companies to develop profitable projects. Siemens Gamesa CEO Markus Tacke tackled this topic in his keynote speech at Financing Wind Europe in London on 31st October 2019.
Michael Kruger, senior associate in the global energy team at law firm Watson Farley & Williams, talks to us about the challenges and opportunities in the floating wind sector. WFW is a platinum sponsor of our Financing Wind Europe event in London.
MHI Vestas chief executive Philippe Kavafyan is speaking at Financing Wind Europe 2019 in London next Thursday, and the company is headline sponsor of our debut European Wind Investment Awards. Ilaria Valtimora has caught up with him to talk about the UK's latest CfD auction, the offshore supply chain, and Brexit.
Mortimer Menzel is a partner at Augusta & Co., and has worked in the investment banking and legal sectors for almost three decades. In this post, he looks at how the wind sector should respond to growing levels of merchant risk. Mortimer will be speaking at our Financing Wind Europe 2019 conference on 31st October in London.
Felix Fischer is one of the founding partners of infrastructure law firm, Chatham Partners. He specialises in advising developers and investors with regard to renewable energy facilities. Felix will be speaking at our Financing Wind Europe 2019 conference on 31st October in London.
Caroline is Global Head of Instatrust, New Energy Ventures at DNV GL. She is leading the innovation cycle, development and launch of the Instatrust™ platform, a digital PPA platform that connects buyers and sellers of renewable energy. DNV GL are platinum sponsor of our Financing Wind Europe conference on 31st October in London.
Gill Howard Larsen is Global Director of Due Diligence, Renewables at UL. UL is Host Sponsor at Financing Wind Europe on 31st October in London and Platinum Sponsor at our European Wind Investment Awards. We caught up with Gill to find out more about UL’s expansion plans in Europe, trends in the wind sector and Brexit.
We are set to host our inaugural European Wind Investment Awards on 31st October. Before the event, we're looking at the companies shortlisted in our Innovation Award category, and how they could influence the industry.
The Republic of Ireland is looking to change its tax rules to bring in investors in the renewable energy sector. In this post, Ray O'Neill from Fincovi looks at five key changes you should be aware of.
We're looking at the companies shortlisted in our Innovation Award category, and how they could influence the industry. Here we look at how a piling protocol at Beatrice offshore wind farm protects marine creatures, including dolphins and porpoises.
We're looking at the companies shortlisted in our Innovation Award category, and how they could influence the industry. Here we look at Principle Power and its WindFloat floating foundation.