Neoen
Neoen is a renewable energy company headquartered in Paris, France. It owns and operates solar and wind farms in 13 countries on four continents.
Société Anonyme | |
Traded as | Euronext: NEOEN |
Industry | Electricity |
Founded | 2008 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | France Australia Portugal |
Key people | Xavier Barbaro (CEO)[1] |
Products | Electric power from renewable sources |
Number of employees | 130 |
Parent | Impala SAS |
Subsidiaries | Neoen Marine Développement |
Website | www |
Activities
Neoen is mainly active in the solar power (59% of portfolio) and wind power (39%) sectors, for a total of 1 125 MW ′in operation or under construction′ in April 2017.[2] It built Cestas Solar Park in Cestas, France, the biggest solar farm in Europe when it opened in 2015.[2] · [3]
Abroad, the company built Hornsdale Wind Farm in South Australia.[4]
History
The company is funded in 2008 as a subsidiary of the French electricity reseller Direct Énergie.[5] Later, it is bought by Impala SAS, currently main stockholder, and Omnes capital, which owned 24% of the stock.[2] The company entered Euronext in October 2018, collecting 450 million euros and becoming the first French unicorn in the renewable energy field.[6] In 2019, Neoen reported that its shares are held 50.1% by Impala, 7.5% by Fonds Stratégique de Participations (FSP, a collective investment fund controlled by French insurance companies), 5.9% by Bpifrance, the French national investment bank, 3% held by management, and 33.5% is free float in the market.[7]
Power stations
As of September 2019, Neoen said it owns 39 solar power plants (total 1900 MWp), 21 wind power plants (803 MW) and 5 grid energy storage plants (135 MW) including the world's largest, the Hornsdale Power Reserve in Australia.[8]
Power station | Country | Capacity MW | Type | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Saint Eloy | France | 5 | Solar | |
Altiplano 200 | Argentina | 208 | Solar | |
Azur Est | France | 9 | Solar | |
Cap Découverte 4 bis | France | 5 | Solar | |
Coleambally | Australia | 189 | Solar | |
Parkes | Australia | 66 | Solar | |
Zénith de Pau | France | 3 | Solar | |
Cabrela | Portugal | 13 | Solar | |
Ygos | France | 7 | Solar | |
DeGrussa | Australia | 11 | Solar | |
Saint Avit | France | 10.8 | Solar | |
Capella | El Salvador | 140 | Solar | |
Numurkah | Australia | 128 | Solar | |
Bram | France | 5 | Solar | |
Bangweulu | Zambia | 54 | Solar | |
CS3 | France | 1 | Solar | |
Kertanguy | France | 3 | Solar | |
Seixal | Portugal | 9 | Solar | |
Garein | France | 10 | Solar | |
Ombrineo | France | 1.1 | Solar | |
Miremont | France | 9.8 | Solar | |
El Llano | Mexico | 375 | Solar | |
Paradise Park | Jamaica | 51 | Solar | |
Lugos | France | 12 | Solar | |
Dubbo | Australia | 29 | Solar | |
Grabels | France | 4 | Solar | |
Rochefort-du-Gard | France | 11 | Solar | |
Geloux | France | 7 | Solar | |
Cap découverte | France | 30 | Solar | |
Providencia Solar | El Salvador | 101 | Solar | |
Fossat | France | 4.8 | Solar | |
Azur Sud | France | 5 | Solar | |
Corbas | France | 16 | Solar | |
Lagarde d’Apt | France | 7 | Solar | |
Griffith | Australia | 36 | Solar | |
Torreilles | France | 12 | Solar | |
Coruche | Portugal | 2 | Solar | |
Luxey | France | 9 | Solar | |
Cestas | France | 300 | Solar | |
La Garenne | France | 10.3 | Wind | |
Chapelle Vallon | France | 12 | Wind | |
La Montagne | France | 12 | Wind | |
Vallée aux grillons | France | 11 | Wind | |
Hornsdale | Australia | 316 | Wind | |
Bulgana | Australia | 194 | Wind | |
Hedet | Finland | 81 | Wind | |
Le Chassepain | France | 20 | Wind | |
Villacerf | France | 10 | Wind | |
Osière | France | 14 | Wind | |
Pays Chaumontais | France | 14 | Wind | |
Réclainville | France | 6 | Wind | |
Raucourt 2 | France | 20 | Wind | |
Champs d'amour | France | 9 | Wind | |
Auxois-Sud | France | 28 | Wind | |
Bais et Trans | France | 6 | Wind | |
Bussy-Lettrée | France | 26 | Wind | |
Hauts Chemins | France | 14 | Wind | |
Capella Storage | El Salvador | 3 | Storage | 1.5MWh |
Hornsdale Power Reserve | Australia | 100 | Storage | 129MWh |
Azur Stockage | France | 6 | Storage | 6 MWh |
Bulgana Storage | Australia | 20 | Storage | 34 MWh |
DeGrussa | Australia | 6 | Storage | 1.4 MWh |
References
- "Neoen - Fiche entreprise : chiffres d'affaires, bilan et résultat". societe.com (in French).
- Anne Feitz (2017-04-03). "Energies vertes : Neoen veut tripler de taille d'ici à 2020". Les Echos (in French).
- "Un drone filme la plus grande centrale solaire photovoltaïque d'Europe". Le Monde (in French). 2015-12-01.
- "Neoen – Hornsdale Wind Farm". Investment Attraction South Australia, Department of State Development, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- Frédéric De Monicault (2015-02-06). "Neoen déploie ses éoliennes en Australie". lefigaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- Thomas Giraudet (2018-10-17). "Neoen, l'entreprise française qui fournit de l'électricité verte à Google, réussit son IPO à Paris — elle franchit la barre d'1 Md€ de capitalisation". businessinsider.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- "Financial information". Neoen. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- "What we do". Neoen. Retrieved 12 September 2019.