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James Hewitt, NextEnergy Capital's Senior Vice President, Investor Relations spoke at the 7th Annual Tokyo-London Green Finance Seminar in Tokyo last week. James shared his insights during a panel discussion on sustainable funds, joined by industry experts from The Investment Association, Impax Asset Management, Nissay Asset Management and Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management (UK). The event also featured speeches from key figures within the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the City of London Corporation. The event showcased the strong, collaborative partnership between London and Tokyo as we work towards our shared goal of achieving Net Zero by 2050. | #GreenFinanceSeminar | #SustainableFinance | #NetZeroTransition | #SustainableFunds | #SustainableInvesting | #NatureFinance | #NetZero |

Michael Bonte-Friedheim, NextEnergy Group's Founding Partner and CEO shared his insights in a keynote interview with Infrastructure Investor last week. The piece offers an in-depth analysis of the future of solar within North America, predicting continued rapid growth in the region, despite political uncertainties. Within the article, Michael comments:  "Power consumption in the US is expected to increase by about 5 percent over the next two or three years. Data centres and artificial intelligence are a huge driver of that power demand growth, along with electrification of transport and other applications. There’s a fundamental need to have new power generation capacity coming on stream to meet that growth in electricity demand." Download the full article below. | #sustainableinvesting | #solarinvesting | #sustainablefinance | #solar | #keynoteinteview | #energytransition | #cleanenergy | #NextisNow | #USsolarmarket |

NextEnergy Capital is pleased to see the re-launch of the #solartaskforce. Ross Grier, NextEnergy Capital's Chief Operating Officer is a key member of the Governments Solar Taskforce, focusing on accelerating the delivery of solar energy across the country. In line with the government’s ambitions to significantly increase solar power generation by 2030, the taskforce will build on its strong foundations, and has committed to delivering an updated solar roadmap within the coming months. To inform this work, this first meeting focused on expanding solar energy initiatives, including actions to develop ethical, resilient and innovative supply chains and to ensure that a skilled and properly resourced workforce is in place to scale up solar across the UK.  | #NextisNow | #SolarTaskForce | #UKEnergySecurity | #NetZeroTransition |

NextEnergy Capital is pleased to announce that NextPower UK ESG has signed one of the UK’s largest solar sleeved Power Purchase Agreements to date. The sleeved PPA is a 20-year inflation-linked contracted revenue agreement that covers 90% of the electricity and any associated Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin certificates (“REGOs”) generated by Llanwern Solar Farm, currently the UK’s largest operating solar farm with an installed capacity of 75MW. Llanwern Solar Farm, located in Newport, Wales, was one of NPUK ESG’s first seed assets with an installed capacity of 75MW, the equivalent of powering an estimated 20,606 homes per year, remains the largest solar farm constructed and energised in the UK to date, covering 260 acres. Michael Bonte-Friedheim, NextEnergy Group's CEO and Founder, said: “NextPower UK ESG is one of the UK’s leading private solar funds that is playing a crucial part in the UK’s transition to Net Zero, as well as increasing the UK’s energy security through independence. This 20-year sleeved PPA fits perfectly into NextPower UK ESG’s contracted revenue strategy and demonstrates the future growth opportunity that solar serves in providing long-term power generation to both utilities and corporates as they increasingly look towards renewable energy sources as part of their decarbonisation journey.” David Riley, Head of Carbon Neutrality at Anglian Water Services, stated: “Anglian Water is committed to being a carbon neutral business to the benefit of customers and the environment across our region. This leading and innovative structure has enabled renewable energy to be consumed with a direct line of sight to the physical solar asset, made possible with the dedication and shared expertise from teams within NextEnergy Capital, EDF (UK), SSE plc and Anglian Water Services Water.” Paul Barwell, Head of Energy Sales at NextEnergy Capital, quoted: “This innovative 20-year sleeved PPA locks in long-term, inflation-linked contracted revenues for NextPower UK ESG investors. We continue to see a growing opportunity for companies in the UK who have made ESG commitments to decarbonise their energy use, to work with knowledgeable managers such as NextEnergy Capital, to help companies achieve their targets towards a Net-Zero economy.” Read the full PR through the link: https://lnkd.in/d93G5UN | #Decarbonisation | #UKRenewables | #EnergyTransition | #NextPowerUK | #PPAs | #EnergySecurity | #CleanEnergy | #Llanwern | #NextisNow |

The closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar marks the end of nearly 150 years of coal-powered electricity generation in the UK. This monumental achievement marks the beginning of a new age of domestic, secure, affordable, and clean energy generation. The UK government’s commitment to phasing out coal by 2025 has been realised ahead of schedule. This closure is a testament to the efforts of policymakers, industry leaders, and environmental advocates who have made this vision a reality. This historical closure underscores the critical role that renewable energy sources, such as solar play in ensuring a sustainable and resilient energy system. #NextisNow

The relationship between people and nature is intricate. Solar has the power to create positive outcomes for both. At NextEnergy Capital, we believe that by improving our understanding about how we interact with nature, we can more effectively manage nature-related risks and opportunities. This allows us to better inform our decisions and guides our effort to restore and protect natural ecosystems. Read more on our thoughts about Nature, here: https://lnkd.in/evAyviVP Follow the research and community platform we have built to guide nature-positive investment in solar: https://lnkd.in/emDAiUMd | #sustainableinvesting | #ESGinvesting | #netzerotransition | #ESG | #solarinvestment | #naturepositive | #sustainabilityleadership | #stewardship | #biodiversity | #solarpv | #NextisNow |

NextEnergy Capital hosted a breakfast seminar last week for some of the largest investors in the UK infrastructure space looking at mobilising private investment for the transition to Net Zero. The seminar covered the evolving landscape of renewables in the UK and the magnitude of capital required, the important role the UK Infrastructure Bank is playing in attracting private capital to the energy sector, the need for private capital and the vital role LPs play in driving future growth towards the UK’s ambitious Net Zero targets. A big thank you to Ian Brown from UK Infrastructure Bank , Imraan Mohammed from Border To Coast Pensions Partnership, Michael Bonte-Friedheim from NextEnergy Group for their excellent contributions, and Ross Grier from NextEnergy Capital for moderating the session. | #LP | #privatecapital | #panel | #netzero | #transition | #privateinvestment | #solar | #renewables | #seminar | #thoughtleadership | #LGPS | #pensions | #UK |

Huge congrats to my colleagues Peter Hamid Peter Walsh Marisa Fatouros and all of Shane Swords ‘ team for this well deserved award with NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #Award #NESF #NEC #InvestorRelations #Renewables 🏆

NextEnergy Capital is excited to launch a three-part sustainability thought leadership series: Thinking Now and Next. https://lnkd.in/ervZTjri We have been leading the transition to clean energy generation since 2007. We want to share some of the lessons we have learnt along the way about how to contribute to global decarbonsation goals – sustainably and justly. In this series, we delve into how we are creating a more prosperous future for nature and people. One renewable energy project at a time. Read our first piece, Nature, here, and stay tuned for our next one on People: https://lnkd.in/ervZTjri Next is now. | #sustainableinvesting | #ESG | #netzerotransition | #solarinvestment | |#naturepositive | #naturalcapital | #sustainabilityleadership | #stewardship | #biodiversity | #solarpv |

Kevin McCann, NextEnergy Capital’s Senior ESG Associate looks forward to speaking at Solar & Storage Live in Birmingham this week. If you are attending the event, Kevin will be presenting his insights on Responsible Sourcing and Market Dynamics: ESG in Solar Supply Chains on Wednesday, 25th September at 12:20pm. You can also catch Kevin at 15:40pm on the panel discussion: ‘The Solar Stewardship Initiative to Drive a More Responsible, Transparent and Sustainable Solar Value Chain.’ If you are unable to attend but would like to speak to the NextEnergy Capital team, don’t hesitate to contact: ir@nextenergycapital.com Find more information on the event here: https://lnkd.in/dTxPzUg | #solarandstorage | #solarandstorage2024 | #SolarSupplyChains | #ESG | #SolarSpecialist | #EnergyTransition | #SolarPV | #ResponsibleSourcing |