AtlasInvest backs new platform targeting 2.7 GW of renewables in Europe

• Investment company AtlasInvest has actually backed a new renewables advancement platform that is aiming to provide 2.7 GW of projects across Europe by the end of next year.

Dubbed Aukera Energy, the platform will certainly seek to invest in projects in any way stages of development, while targeting long-term ownership of functional possessions.

The firm will originally concentrate on the UK, Italy, Germany, Romania and also Poland, as well as has currently safeguarded more than 1GW of solar and also wind ranches.

"Our concern is to continue developing our varied and also remarkable team throughout Europe, as well as to reinforce our pipe of high-impact projects by building collaborations with developers, areas and also landowners," claimed Aukera founder, Catalin Breaban.

Aukera was introduced by a team that has currently built several ventures with the backing of AtlasInvest. Both Breaban and Aukera's other founder, Pascal Emsens, are previous managing directors of the Carlyle Group, an investment firm that has a collaboration with AtlasInvest and also earlier this year purchased renewables designer Amp Energy.

AtlasInvest chairman Marcel van Poecke claimed the Aukera group will certainly recognize and support growths calling for faster access to funding and hands-on management experience.