The
utility
has
launched
a
dedicated
wind
equity
scheme
in
a
bid
to
improve
its
ability
to
sell
clean
power
direct
to
corporate
customers.
Statkraft
is
initially
planning
to
invest
in
three
to
five
wind
farms,
mainly
in
Scotland,
each
with
a
capacity
of
7MW
to
20MW.
Statkraft
chief
executive
Christian
Rynning-Tønnesen
says
the
scheme
will
see
the
company
take
a
minority
stake
in
a
series
of
wind
energy
projects
that
are
currently
struggling
to
secure
financing.
The
initiative
is
primarily
aimed
at
developers
that
want
to
avoid
mortgaging
land
or
selling
a
majority…
