Global Infrastructure SherpaQuinbrook Commissions First New Synchronous Condenser for the UK Power Market
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners announced the completion and commissioning of a new synchronous condenser installation at Rassau, South Wales, marking the first new synchronous condenser for the UK power market. This project is expected to support the stable decarbonization of the grid, highlighting Quinbrook's investment in critical grid support infrastructure.
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Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners is a specialist investment manager founded in 2016, focused on lower carbon and renewable energy infrastructure. With over $5 billion in assets under management and a team of over 40 professionals, it invests across the US, UK, and Australia in utility-scale solar, onshore wind, battery storage, grid support, and renewable-powered data centers.
Quinbrook
Quinbrook is a specialist investor in energy transition infrastructure, focusing on creative investing to accelerate the shift to cleaner energy. They develop and build innovative projects and high-growth businesses, meeting customer needs through large-scale renewable power generation, renewable fuels production, long-duration storage, grid firming, and energy transmission infrastructure.
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Quinbrook, the London-headquartered specialist in energy transition, just commissioned the UK's first new synchronous condenser in South Wales. This isn't a typical generation asset; it's a critical piece of transmission infrastructure designed to stabilize the grid as more intermittent renewables come online. For a firm managing over $5 billion in lower carbon assets, this move demonstrates their creative investing approach, tackling grid stability challenges directly to accelerate the shift to cleaner energy.
- First new synchronous condenser commissioned for the UK grid.
- Quinbrook, founded in 2016, manages over $5 billion in lower carbon assets.
- Project located at Rassau, South Wales.
- Focuses on critical transmission infrastructure, not generation.
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Announced
Feb 15, 2022
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