acquisitions

Renewable Energy asset owner Brookfield Renewable has signed an agreement to acquire Origin Energy Limited, with a view to expanding its renewables generation capacity across Australia in the next decade

Renewable energy company Solarbank has sold a 7MW community solar project in New York state after it began commercial operation. 

Toronto-based renewables developer Amp Energy has agreed to sell 100% of the equity interests of its US subsidiary, Amp US, to asset management companies Fiera Infrastructure and Palisade Infrastructure Group.

Grenergy has purchased the remaining stake of 60% in UK solar energy facility developer Sofos Harbert to strengthen its business in the US.

Israel-headquartered smart energy technology company SolarEdge has acquired the entire share capital of UK-based Hark Systems, an energy analytics and internet-of-things (IoT) company. SolarEdge said that the acquisition will enable it to offer its corporate and industrial (C&I) customers increased capacity to manage their energy assets.

As 2022 comes to an end, PV Tech is reviewing the year in solar, reflecting on some of the biggest stories and trends of the last 12 months. Following on from our Q1 review, we take a look at how the industry navigated rising prices and detail some of the major acquisitions.

EQT Infrastructure, a global investment group, has agreed to acquire US distributed solar developer Madison Energy Investments (MEI) from affiliates of Stonepeak Partners.

Australian company Squadron Energy has acquired CWP Renewables in a deal it claims will make it Australia’s largest renewables developer, investor and operator.

Independent Power Producer AMPYR Solar Europe (ASE) has acquired Netherlands-based SolarEnergyWorks (SEW) and its 750MWp asset pipeline of ready-to-build and under-development assets

Fund manager Global Infrastructure Partners and private equity firm Actis have completed the acquisition of Atlas Renewable Energy by GIP.