By Julian Singer Writing about the renewables investment fund Greencoat UK Wind plc has often been a challenge. Since it was founded in 2013 it has steadily expanded its portfolio of UK wind farms and equally steadily increased its dividend to equal or beat the RPI. Its share price shows little volatility, and has even [...]

By Stewart Dalby Shareholders and other interested investors in Greencoat UK Wind, a leading renewable infrastructure fund, must by now have got used to the fact that each year around February, the company announces a very pleasant annual event. For seven consecutive years, since the company listed on London’s alternative investment market AIM, it has [...]

On 28 February Greencoat UK Wind announced another strong set of results for 2018. During the year the company increased its generating capacity from 694 to 836 MW by acquiring 3 new wind farms and increasing its investment in the large Clyde project in South Lanarkshire. Greencoat now owns all or part of 32 wind [...]

On 26 February Greencoat UK Wind announced a strong set of results for 2017. During the year the company increased its generating capacity from 420 to 694 MW by acquiring 10 new wind farms and increasing its stake in the large Clyde wind farm. As a result net cash generation was £80.1 million (2016: £49m), [...]

The recent news that SSE, the electricity generator, is selling half of its Clyde Wind farm to a consortium of Greencoat UK wind, the sector-focused investment fund, and two pension funds is but the latest affirmation of the crucial difference between developing and running a wind farm project. Getting a project up and running, dealing [...]