Danish investor AIP Management has acquired a 49% interest in a 2.4GWH UK battery storage portfolio of the BW ESS by the VK head office for a deal of more than £ 650 million.
Een bron dicht bij de deal bevestigde dat de bedrijfswaarde meer dan £ 650 miljoen is en betrekking heeft op een portfolio van een batterijenergie-opslagsysteem (BESS) met een capaciteit van 700 MW en een duur van 3,5 uur, verdeeld over drie projecten: het 100 MW/331MWH Bramley-project, het 400 MW/1,422MWH HAMS Hill Project en 200MW/712MWell Project. The Bramley project started in February.With the rest of the portfolio that is currently under construction.
The interest transferred is kept by a newly formed entity, Assetco, while BW ESS retains the remaining 51% of the portfolio as soon as the transaction completes the usual approvals. BW ESS ‘Total Pipeline is now at 500 MWH Operational Bess, in addition to another 3.3 GWH under construction.
“This investment reflects our conviction in the British market for energy storage and builds on the knowledge we have developed through our existing investments in co-located Bess,” said Greg Falzon, partner and co-head of investments at AIP. “Together we will deliver long-term value and at the same time enable the implementation of critical flexibility in the UK energy system.”
From September this year, the VK has had 6,872 MW of operational storage capacity, according to renewable VK, with more than 1.4 GW commissioned in the first nine months of 2025. The operational capacity has increased since 2020 more than 500%, but this has led to a greater financial complexity in the Sector, partner and Co-hoof, according to the sector,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, He spoke on Solar Media’s Clean Power 2030 Summits in July.
“Costs of capital have risen [due to] Risk perception and reality in the sector, “said Tripodi.” When I started with renewable energy sources, the rates were relatively low and replaced renewable energy bonds.
