Aquila calls off merger talks with Octopus Renewables
10th May 2024 07:34
(Sharecast News) - Merger talks between Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT), the clean energy investment fund of Octopus Energy Group, and smaller peer Aquila European Renewables (AERI) have been called off after AERI rebuffed an indicative offer.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks slip back after last week's peak
25th Mar 2024 15:49
(Sharecast News) - London markets finished in the red on Monday, having traded below the waterline through the session after reaching a peak at the end of last week.
Read moreOctopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust ups divi despite drop in NAV
25th Mar 2024 08:03
(Sharecast News) - Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT), the clean energy investment fund of Octopus Energy Group, reported a small drop in net asset value in 2023, but still upped its payouts to shareholders after what it deemed a "resilient" performance.
Read moreOctopus Renewables buys 4 Irish solar farms for €160m
2nd Feb 2024 07:24
(Sharecast News) - Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust said it bought four newly-constructed solar farms located close to Dublin, Ireland for €160m.
Read moreSunday share tips: Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust, Bioventix
19th Nov 2023 21:24
(Sharecast News) - The Financial Mail on Sunday's Midas column tipped the Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust to readers, pointing out its 7% dividend yield and the current valuation of its shares.
Read moreOctopus Renewables sells two Polish wind farms
6th Oct 2023 08:57
(Sharecast News) - Investment trust Octopus Renewables has agreed to sell its Krzecin and Kuslin onshore wind farms in Poland to an affiliate of Orlen.
Read moreOctopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust to develop PV and battery storage assets in UK
31st Jul 2023 09:28
(Sharecast News) - Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust announced the creation of a new business to help build new ground-mounted solar photovoltaic and battery storage assets in the UK.
Read moreOctopus Renewables to invest up to £5m in green hydro JV
6th Apr 2023 08:08
(Sharecast News) - Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust said on Thursday that it has agreed to invest up to £5m into HYRO, a new green hydrogen joint venture between ORIT, Sky and Renewable Energy Systems (RES).
Read moreOctopus Renewables delivers 'solid growth' for second consecutive year
29th Mar 2023 08:00
(Sharecast News) - Investment trust Octopus Renewables said on Wednesday that it had seen "solid growth" for a second year running, with double-digit net asset value total returns and a "significant" increase in its full-year dividend target.
Read moreOctopus Renewables in RCF refinance, increase
27th Feb 2023 07:28
(Sharecast News) - Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust on Monday said it had refinanced and increased its multi-currency revolving credit facility.
Read moreOctopus Renewables hikes dividend target in line with inflation
20th Jan 2023 07:12
(Sharecast News) - Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust announced an increase in its target dividend on Friday, to 5.79p per share for the 2023 financial year.
Read moreOctopus, Shell sign supply deal on Dogger Bank wind farm
15th Dec 2022 10:57
(Sharecast News) - UK power supplier Octopus Energy said it has signed a power purchase agreement with Shell Energy for up to 2.4 terawatt hours (TWh) per year from the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm project.
Read moreOctopus Renewables agrees to buy 51pc of Scottish wind farm
12th Aug 2022 13:09
(Sharecast News) - Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust has agreed to acquire a 51% interest in the Crossdykes Onshore Wind Farm, it announced on Friday, with the remaining 49% being acquired by another Octopus-managed fund.
Read moreOctopus Renewables invests £2.5m in new wind farm development firms
29th Dec 2021 14:16
(Sharecast News) - Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust has invested £2.5m and agreed to provide up to a further £7.5m in development funding for nine newly-formed joint venture onshore wind farm development companies, it announced on Wednesday, with specialist UK onshore wind developer Wind 2.
Read moreOctopus Renewables acquiring France solar portfolio
31st Jul 2020 10:10
(Sharecast News) - Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust has signed a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of a 100% interest in a portfolio of operational solar photovoltaic assets across France, it announced on Friday, for cash consideration of €58.9m (£53.4m).
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