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Asper steps up Sustainability effort
October 23, 2020
On October 14th Asper launched its inaugural Sustainability Report through a webinar presentation to its investors. This is an important step for us: sustainability is at the core of all that we do, and the report allows us to fully articulate our performance and our ambition. We set out a clear vision of the firm…
/ More about this storyAsper expands Irish wind platform
October 14, 2020
Throughout 2020, Asper has substantially grown its Irish onshore wind platform, Invis Energy, by launching into construction three new projects and building an extension of a fourth one. As a result of this buildout program, today the platform has c.180MW of new capacity under construction which will start producing energy from December 2020 through 2021….
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August 31, 2020
Asper is pleased to announce that it has started construction of a new onshore wind project in its Swedish wind platform. The 60MW Raftsjöhöjden wind farm is owned and financed by APG, manager of Dutch pension funds ABP and PPF. It is the fifth project in this Asper platform to be backed by APG, whose Swedish portfolio now comprises 494MW, with an annual expected production of 1.6TWh: enough electricity to power 320,000 Swedish homes. The wind park is located outside Östersund in central Sweden. The project was…
/ More about this storyOur 2020 PRI assessment
August 27, 2020
We are pleased to publish our 2020 PRI Assessment report, which you can download here. In 2020 we further improved our performance, scoring 42/42 and “A+” in the Infrastructure module, and 27/30 and “A” in Strategy and Governance. The key areas of improvement over 2019 were on promoting responsible investment and on public disclosure of…
/ More about this storyAsper exits Swedish heat network platform
August 26, 2020
In April 2020 Asper completed the successful exit of its Swedish district heating platform Vasa Värme. Read more about the platform and its exit here
/ More about this storyLarge-scale onshore wind power project in Sweden starts operations
April 15, 2020
APG, Asper Investment Management and Vasa Vind announce the start of operations of the 288MW, €300 million Åskälen project in Jamtland, Sweden. It is one of the largest onshore wind power projects in Europe and provides 1TWh of renewable energy per year, enough for over 175,000 Swedish homes. This wind farm, which was announced in…
/ More about this storyAsper supports the D2Grids project aiming to upscale 5th generation district heating and cooling
June 28, 2019
5G DHC is a concept which is currently largely unknown to the investor community. Yet, it has the potential to significantly contribute to the decarbonization of the heating & cooling sectors, and will likely require significant investment to roll-out. As commercialisation partner in this project, Asper will aim to assess the economic viability of the…
/ More about this storyAsper closes long-term PPA with Axpo Nordic for Swedish windfarm
April 29, 2019
Asper Investment Management is pleased to announce that it has closed another long-term PPA agreement, this time with Axpo Nordic for a large-scale windfarm in Sweden. Asper is one of the most experienced investors in Nordic Power and demonstrated this experience by working with Axpo Nordic to close the PPA in less than four weeks…
/ More about this storyAsper announces Irish PPA
April 9, 2019
Asper Investment Management, the largest private international investor in Irish wind energy, is pleased to announce that its Invis Energy joint venture has entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Amazon. This is the first subsidy-free renewable project in Ireland. The agreement will bring Amazon Web Services (AWS) closer to its commitment to use…
/ More about this storyAsper expands its Swedish District Heating platform
January 21, 2019
Asper Investment Management-backed Vasa Värme announced today the signing of an agreement with the Swedish municipality of Ekerö for the building and operation of a new biomass-fueled district heating system across the municipality, following a competitive tendering process. The new entity, which will be jointly owned by Vasa Värme and the municipality, will look to…
/ More about this storyAsper Appoints Senior Advisor
January 9, 2019
Asper Investment Management has appointed David Walker as a Senior Advisor to its board of directors. David will work with Asper’s leadership team, providing strategic advice on business development and institutional relations. He was previously a Private Equity Director at BMO Global Asset Management; he has also held leadership positions within the European Investment Bank…
/ More about this story2018 GRESB Results
September 14, 2018
London-based Asper Investment Management announced that both renewable energy funds it manages won top marks in the 2018 edition of the GRESB ESG (environmental, social and governance) performance benchmarking, taking the 1st and 2nd places in the ranking of European Renewable Infrastructure Funds. GRESB is a global organization benchmarking ESG performance of investments in the…
/ More about this storyInvis Energy closes second wind farm financing in 2018
August 15, 2018
London-based Asper Investment Management and the Craydel Group announced that financial close of a 43MW onshore wind farm in county Mayo took place this week. The Invis Energy partners have now raised over €130m of project finance debt in 2018, and this is the 7th wind farm financed together in Ireland. The Mayo project will…
/ More about this storyAsper powers ahead on Irish Wind
June 21, 2018
London-based Asper Investment Management and the Craydel Group announced that financial close of a 35MW onshore wind farm in county Galway took place earlier this week. The project is the 6th wind farm financed together in Ireland by the Invis Energy partners. The Galway project will see the installation of 11 Siemens 3.2MW turbines, generating…
/ More about this storyAsper Investment Management bolsters its team
May 1, 2018
London-based Asper Investment Management (Asper), the spin-out of HgCapital’s renewable energy infrastructure business which completed last December, has announced three new hires into its London-based team. Asper brings in Alejandro Algora as Portfolio Manager. Alejandro was previously part of the Asset Planning & Analysis team at Diamond Generating Europe, the power holding subsidiary of Mitsubishi…
/ More about this storyDecarbonising Europe: time to turn up the heat!
January 31, 2018
By Olivier Delpon de Vaux, Director at Asper Investment Management Decarbonising the heat sector is imperative to meeting carbon emissions reduction objectives across Europe. However, progress so far has been sluggish in most European countries. Sweden is an exception with 80% of its heat coming from locally sourced and abundant biomass. It…
/ More about this storyVasa Vind raises finance for 49MW wind project
December 22, 2017
Vasa Vind places 49 MW order in Sweden Vasa Vind, together with their long-term institutional partner, have ordered 23 V110-2.0 MW turbines for the 49 MW Munkflohögen wind park located outside Östersund in central Sweden. Utilising the 2 MW platform’s flexibility, the turbines will be delivered in various power modes that maximise each turbine’s energy…
/ More about this storyHg Renewables team spins out to form Asper Investment Management
December 5, 2017
London-based private equity firm Hg and Asper Investment Management announced today the completion of the spin-out process of Hg’s renewable energy infrastructure investment business to Asper. The entire Hg renewable energy team is joining Asper, including 6 senior investment directors and 6 specialist finance, control and operations managers. Asper has taken over management of the…
/ More about this storySwedish Wind – a market journey
November 1, 2017
Sweden has pioneered the use of a market-driven incentive system to spur the development of renewable power. Its ups-and-downs can provide lessons – and warnings – as the rest of Europe experiments with market-based subsidy schemes.
/ More about this storyJapanese group to buy majority stake in 223-MW Irish wind portfolio
July 31, 2017
Invis Energy is pleased to announce the sale of a 60% stake in five wind farms to a consortium comprising the Japanese investment and trading firm Sojitz Corporation, Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (KEPCO) and Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd. (MUL).
/ More about this storyAPG and Vasa Vind to build Sweden’s largest onshore wind power project
June 30, 2017
APG and Vasa Vind announced today the launch into construction of the 288MW Åskalen onshore wind power project. Located in the central Sweden region of Jämtland, the project will comprise 80 Vestas V136 3.6MW turbines, making it the largest onshore wind power project in Sweden.
/ More about this storyHgCapital supports creation of Asper Investment Management
April 22, 2017
HgCapital supports its renewable energy team in forming a dedicated sustainable real asset investment management company.
/ More about this storyHgCapital sells UK onshore wind farm portfolio
January 13, 2014
HgCapital has announced the sale of three operating UK onshore wind farms to funds advised by Resonance Asset Management LLP for an undisclosed sum.
/ More about this storyHgCapital and Blue Energy agree £250m UK Wind Farm investment deal
February 1, 2013
HgCapital sold its 177MW wind portfolio, including the developer RidgeWind, to Blue Energy, the UK-based renewable energy investor and developer.
/ More about this storyHgCapital sells operating UK Wind portfolio to Munich Re
August 13, 2012
HgCapital has announced the sale of its operating UK onshore wind portfolio to Munich Re, represented by its asset management arm MEAG, for an undisclosed sum.
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