Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm is being developed by Highland Wind Limited which is majority owned by a fund managed by CIP, in partnership with GB Energy, National Wealth Fund, Scottish National Investment Bank and Eurus Energy of Japan, with Hexicon AB as a minority shareholder.
Project development activities are being led by CIP’s development partner, Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) based in COP’s Global Floating Excellence Centre, in Edinburgh.
Copenhagen Infrastructure PartnersFounded in 2012, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners P/S (CIP) today is the world’s largest dedicated fund manager within greenfield energy investments. The funds managed by CIP focus on investments in offshore and onshore wind, storage, solar PV, biomass and energy-from-waste, transmission and distribution, reserve capacity, advanced bioenergy, and Power-to-X. In the UK, CIP is investing in over 25 GW of renewable energy infrastructure, representing over £40 Billion of future investment potential.
CIP manages 13 funds and has to date raised approximately EUR 32 billion for investments in energy and associated infrastructure from approximately 180 international institutional investors. CIP has projects in more than 30 countries and more than 2300 employees across platforms.
CIP has developed the Pentland Floating Offshore wind project in partnership with Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP), whom work exclusively for CIP in developing their global offshore wind portfolio.More information ...
Copenhagen Offshore PartnersCopenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) is a world leader in offshore wind project origination, development, and construction. COP is accelerating the energy transition through development of a 50+ GW project portfolio. An industry pioneer, the group is leading project development in new markets, including four projects recently completed or currently under construction – Changfang and Xidao and Zhong Neng in Taiwan, Vineyard Wind 1 in the United States and Jeonnam 1 in Korea. COP also specializes in system integration capabilities, including power-to-x. COP’s expert team are advancing projects across 15 offices in Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Americas. COP is a proudly independent company owned by its management.More information ...
Eurus EnergyEurus Energy group has been engaged in the renewable energy generation business globally for more than 30 years, since the establishment of its wind power generation business in the United States in 1987. Eurus Energy group consistently engages in the three phases of development, construction, and operation of power plants, and specializes in two primary roles of being a developer and a power producer. Currently, Eurus Energy group maintains operations in 15 countries and regions, with a current concentration within the Americas, Europe, Japan, Asia-Oceania regions and Africa.More information ...
National Wealth FundThe National Wealth Fund (the NWF) is an investor operating as a bank to drive investment into the UK’s clean energy and growth industries in support of government policy. The NWF aims to mobilise private capital around the government’s strategic priorities, including delivery of the industrial strategy. The NWF is based in Leeds and has £27.8 billion of finance to deploy across the capital structure, including loans, equity investments and guarantees. The NWF also provides commercial and financial advisory services and market leading lending to local authorities across the UK. The Fund is wholly owned by HM Treasury but is operationally independent from government.More information ...
GB EnergyGBE’s primary objective is to drive clean energy deployment across the whole of the UK as a strategic developer and investor, supporting the UK government’s clean energy superpower mission.
GBE taking its first minority stake in a project demonstrates how the UK’s publicly owned energy company can help to unlock new, innovative technologies. It allows GBE to take a leading role in FLOW development, signals industry confidence to invest, and supports skilled jobs and economic growth as part of the government's clean energy mission.
GBE is central to the government’s Industrial Strategy which looks to double investment in clean energy industries by 2035.More information ...
Scottish National Investment BankThroughout its first five years of operation, the Bank has developed significant expertise in Scotland’s burgeoning offshore wind sector and has invested in all areas of the supply chain.More information ...
HexiconHexicon operates in the floating offshore wind industry as an early project developer and technology provider. Their patented TwinWind™ technology features an innovative twin-turbine design, allowing for more turbines per sea area, increasing energy yield, and reducing environmental impact. As a project developer, Hexicon opens new markets in deep water areas across Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America to support the green electrification of society at large.More information ...
