Sector · Wind
Wind investment: capital for onshore, offshore and repowering projects
Wind projects are capital intensive and long lived, and investors underwrite them on wind resource, consent, grid and revenue evidence. We help wind developers and owners raising £10m and above present that evidence the way investors assess it.
How investors see it
Wind: where capital comes from, and what it needs.
Onshore wind combines high development risk with long, stable operating lives once built. Offshore wind adds scale, supply chain and construction complexity that limits the investor universe to large, specialised capital. Repowering older sites offers established grid and consent history but requires new resource and cost evidence.
Across all three, investors start with the same questions: how much wind, how certain is consent, when will the grid connect, and who buys the power.
Who we work with
- Onshore wind developers with consented or late stage sites
- Sponsors seeking equity partners for offshore wind development
- Owners of operational wind farms seeking refinancing or sale
- Repowering projects at existing sites
Investor criteria
What investors check before they invest
The Investor Readiness Review tests each of these against your materials before an investor does.
| What investors check | What they expect to see |
|---|---|
| Wind resource | On site measurement campaign and an independent energy yield assessment with uncertainty analysis. |
| Consent | Planning status, conditions, and the record of community and statutory consultee engagement. |
| Grid | Connection offer, capacity and date, and any curtailment exposure. |
| Turbine supply | Turbine selection, supply terms, warranties and service agreements. |
| Revenue | CfD, PPA or merchant case with independent price curves and downside sensitivities. |
| Construction | Civil, electrical and installation strategy, with contingency appropriate to the stage. |
Capital providers
Who invests
Infrastructure funds
Operational and ready to build assets
Strategic investors
Utilities and energy majors, particularly offshore
Banks and export credit agencies
Project finance, often in large club deals
Pension and insurance capital
Long term ownership of operational assets
Development investors
Onshore pipelines and offshore development stakes
Common issues
Where raises stall
Short measurement campaigns
Resource assessments based on too little on site data.
Consent risk understated
Outstanding objections or conditions not disclosed early.
Turbine pricing out of date
Costs that do not reflect current supply agreements.
Wrong scale of investor
Large offshore requirements put to investors whose tickets are too small.
FAQ
Wind: questions
Who invests in wind farms?
What is the most important document for a wind investor?
Do you work on offshore wind?
Find out what an investor will see before approaching the market.
The Investor Readiness Review is a fixed fee assessment of your opportunity, written from the investor side of the table. You receive a scored report, the issues most likely to stop an investor, and the order in which to address them.