由荷兰皇家壳牌公司支持的Silicon Ranch公司已经筹集了7.75亿美元的股权资本。
这轮融资由新投资者宏利投资管理(香港)有限公司(Manulife Invesment Management)牵头。该公司是加拿大最大的人寿保险公司的一个下属部门,出资4亿美元。现有的投资者Shell TD Greystone基础设施基金和Mountain Group等合作伙伴也参与其中。该交易预计将在今年第一季度完成。
Silicon Ranch在田纳西州的纳什维尔开展经营,在15个州拥有并运营光伏资产。壳牌在2018年投资了这家开发商,现在持有该公司约45%的股份。
首席执行官Reagan Farr曾告诉路透社,新资金将用于在未来24至36个月内建设约2 GW的光伏项目,这将使公司的装机容量翻倍。公司表示有兴趣继续进行收购,比如去年收购了Clearloop公司——这家公司向Silicon Ranch出售碳抵消合同,然后用这些资金在低收入和高碳社区建设太阳能项目。
去年,Silicon Ranch与Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives合作,在佐治亚州建造了100 MW的Lumpkin太阳能农场,作为435 MW投资组合的一部分,旨在为Facebook数据中心供电,以求实现其100%的可再生能源采购目标。该项目包括安装超过30万个First Solar 6系列组件。据估计,该项目在佐治亚州创造了300个建筑施工岗位。
这项投资的初衷源于据美国太阳能产业协会的数据,美国在未来十年内预计将新装348 GW的太阳能,相当于目前装机容量的三倍以上。
作者:RYAN KENNEDY
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