Blue
Energy
says
it
will
spend
£250m
($396m)
acquiring
RidgeWind
and
investing
in
its
portfolio,
made
up
of
45MW
at
late-stage
construction,
132MW
with
planning
consents,
plus
“a
significant
development
pipeline”.
Hall
Farm,
a
24.6MW
wind
farm
in
northern
England,
is
due
to
come
on
line
next
week.
Cheshire,
England-based
Blue
Energy
says
the
acquisition
marks
a
“step-change"
in
its
onshore
wind
ambitions.
The
company
recently
unveiled
plans
to
develop
a
155MW
PV
plant
in
Ghana.
The
RidgeWind
acquisition
was
funded
by
Blue
Energy’s
shareholders,
with
backing
from
bank
Santander.
…
