Ventient Energy becomes UK's largest non-utility wind company
Ventient Energy has acquired a portfolio of 690 MW of onshore UK wind capacity, making it the country's largest non-utility owner of such assets. The Edinburgh-based company was formed by merging 15 Zephyr wind farms with 19 farms formerly owned by Infinis Wind. The company will replace Innogy Renewable UK as the provider of asset management services for Zephyr Investments.
The UK today saw the launch of a new onshore wind company with a portfolio of 690 MW of installed capacity, which is owned by institutional investors advised by JP Morgan Asset Management.

The company is called Ventient Energy Ltd and was formed by the merger of a portfolio of 15 wind farms of Zephyr Investments Ltd with 19 wind farms that were formerly owned by Infinis.

Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, the company describes itself as the third largest onshore wind generator and the largest non-utility owner of onshore wind in the UK. And it sees opportunities for growth. "The UK onshore wind market is fragmented, and Ventient Energy owns only 6% of market capacity at present, so we see plenty of opportunities to grow our installed capacity through consolidation," said chief executive Scott Mackenzie.

Ventient Energy's team has replaced Innogy Renewable UK Ltd as provider of asset management services for Zephyr Investments.

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