Solas Éireann, the Irish solar energy developer, has formed a joint venture with Golden Square Energy. Solas Éireann plans to commit over €100 million to building solar farms across Ireland, and has a current pipeline that includes more than 250MW of capacity.

Platina has secured £28 million of new funds for its twin 14MW Danu II wind farms, which have been operating since 2009. Platina refinanced the existing bank debt with long-term floating-rate debt from two US-based insurance companies, alongside interest rate swaps and services provided by Lloyds Bank.