Sumitomo Corporation Group Establishes Renewable Energy Development Company in the United States
NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sumitomo Corporation, through Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (hereinafter referred to as "SC Group") together with Advantage Capital (AC) — a U.S. impact investment firm that is also working on the development of the renewable energy business — has established Perennial Renewables LLC (PR), a limited liability company that develops renewable energy projects with a focus on solar power generation.
- NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sumitomo Corporation, through Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (hereinafter referred to as "SC Group") together with Advantage Capital (AC) — a U.S. impact investment firm that is also working on the development of the renewable energy business — has established Perennial Renewables LLC (PR), a limited liability company that develops renewable energy projects with a focus on solar power generation.
- PR will leverage AC's development team expertise on site control and interconnection and SC Group's strength in project finance arrangement to simultaneously develop multiple renewable energy projects.
- At the outset, PR will focus on completing the development of AC's current portfolio, consisting of 2+ GW of solar generation across six states, and going forward plans to add new renewable energy projects into the development pipeline.
- In the United States, SC Group has achieved investment and operation of seven renewable energy businesses since its first investment in the onshore wind power generation business in 2009.