What Ventient Energy does

Ventient Energy, now operating as Nadara, is a privately held independent power producer focused on onshore wind and, increasingly, hybrid solar-wind generation. Founded in 2019 and rebranded to Nadara in 2024, the company operates 4GW+ of installed capacity across 196 sites in 10 countries, principally France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, the UK, and the USA, positioning it as one of Europe's largest independent renewable generators. Its technology stack centers on utility-scale wind assets complemented by hybrid solar-wind projects, repowering of legacy turbines, and a circular end-of-life model in which 95% of turbine parts at the Plouvien decommissioning project are reused or recycled.

The company generates revenue primarily through long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with national utilities, corporate energy buyers, and energy trading firms, supplemented by spot-market electricity sales. A landmark 434MW hybrid PPA with Trafigura in Spain exemplifies its commercial traction with energy trading counterparties, while a portfolio of community engagement programs covers 94% of European sites and supports 594 local projects. The go-to-market is direct enterprise sales into regulated and corporate procurement processes, with an 18GW development pipeline intended to roughly quadruple current installed capacity over time.

Operationally, Nadara employs 800+ people across European and US operations and is pursuing vertical integration via the 2025 acquisition of France-based wind services specialist Talveg. Backed by institutional infrastructure investors under the UK-incorporated Nadara Limited entity, the company is positioning itself as a multi-technology living-energy platform serving national energy security, corporate net-zero commitments, and grid decarbonization objectives.

Name

Ventient Energy

Legal name

Nadara Limited

Website

https://ventientenergy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ventient Energy (now Nadara) is one of Europe's largest independent renewable power producers, operating 4GW+ of wind and hybrid solar-wind capacity across 196 sites in 10 countries and serving national utilities, corporate energy buyers, and trading firms through long-term PPAs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Renewable Power Generation

NAICS

Wind Electric Power Generation (221115), Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)

akta.pro primary industry

Contracted Wind Power Generation (PPA/CFD/FiT-backed) (EUACAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

PPA Origination, Structuring & Offtake Contracting (Physical/Financial, Sleeves) (EUAMAMAD), Hybrid PPAs (Renewables + Storage) & Firm Renewable Products (EUAGADAI), Structured Renewable Products (Blocks, Shaped, Baseload, Peak, Firming) (EUAGADAE), Distributed Generation (DG) Solar & Small Wind (EUAMAJAD)

Keywords

• Renewable energy generation
• Onshore wind power
• Solar energy projects
• Power purchase agreements
• Wind farm repowering

Headquarters

HQ city

Edinburgh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Renewable Energy Generation and Sale: Generating electricity from wind and solar assets and selling power through power purchase agreements (PPAs) to utilities, corporations, and trading partners. Revenue derived from long-term contracted PPA revenue and spot market electricity sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ventient Energy (trading as Nadara) generates electricity from onshore wind and solar assets and sells that power through long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and spot market sales to national utilities, grid operators, corporate energy buyers, and energy trading firms across 10 countries. The company also develops hybrid solar-wind projects, repowers existing wind farms to extend operational life, and manages end-of-life turbine decommissioning with recycling of turbine components.

Product overview

Nadara is a renewable energy company operating as one of Europe's largest independent power producers. The company offers renewable energy generation from wind and solar sources, with a focus on hybrid solar-wind projects. Their product portfolio includes renewable energy generation (core product), hybrid solar-wind projects (combining both energy sources for efficiency), power purchase agreements (PPAs) for energy offtake, and repowering services to modernize existing assets. The company manages operational sites across 10 countries and maintains an 18GW development pipeline.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Renewable Energy Generation Generation of electricity from wind and solar assets across 196 operational sites in 10 countries, sold to utilities, corporations, and energy trading firms.
• Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) Long-term contractual agreements for the offtake of renewable electricity, including landmark hybrid PPAs such as the 434MW hybrid PPA with Trafigura in Spain, and corporate PPAs for net-zero buyers.
• Hybrid Solar-Wind Project Development Combined solar and wind generation on single sites to maximize production efficiency and grid reliability, with construction underway on the first Spanish hybrid solar-wind project.
• Repowering Services Investment in upgrading existing wind turbines and solar assets to extend operational life, increase capacity, and maximize energy output, with sustainability-focused recycling and reuse of turbine parts.
• Turbine Decommissioning and Recycling End-of-life turbine decommissioning services with 95% of turbine parts and infrastructure reusable or recyclable, demonstrated via projects such as Plouvien in France.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4GW+ installed capacity generated
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TrafiguraflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandmark 434MW hybrid PPA partnership for Spanish renewable energy projects. This is described as unlocking Spain's next wave of renewable growth and represents a significant commercial relationship for hybrid solar-wind energy sales.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Enel Green Power: Renewables arm of the Enel Group operating one of the largest wind and solar generation fleets in Europe, the Americas and Africa. A direct competitor for European wind/solar hybrid PPAs and Iberian greenfield sites, with materially greater scale and balance-sheet capacity than Nadara.
• Statkraft: Norwegian state-owned hydropower major and one of Europe's largest generators of renewable energy with growing onshore wind across Iberia and Northern Europe. Comparable as a long-duration European IPP with PPA origination, though with a different primary technology mix.
• Engie: French multinational utility with substantial European renewable generation including onshore wind, solar and hybrid assets, and an active corporate PPA business. Overlaps with Nadara in France, Iberia and Benelux on-site origination and offtake competition.
• NextEra Energy Resources: World's largest generator of wind and solar energy and a leading US-based independent power producer. Comparable as a wind/solar IPP with large-scale PPA origination, though anchored in the US market where Nadara also has an emerging footprint.
• Vattenfall: Swedish state-owned utility with significant onshore wind operations in the UK, Sweden, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. A comparable European incumbent competitor in onshore wind development and corporate PPA origination, backed by sovereign capital.
• Iberdrola Renovables: Global renewable energy leader and one of the largest onshore wind operators in Europe, embedded within a vertically integrated utility. Competes head-to-head with Nadara for European wind sites and corporate PPA offtake but benefits from balance-sheet scale and regulated utility cash flows.
• RWE Renewables: European utility with a major onshore wind and solar portfolio across Germany, the UK, Spain, Italy and the US. Competes with Nadara in European onshore wind greenfield, repowering and corporate PPAs, with significantly larger financial firepower and project pipeline.

Direct peers

• EDF Renewables: International renewables arm of EDF developing and operating onshore wind, solar and hybrid projects across Europe and North America. Directly comparable to Nadara in product offering (PPA-backed wind generation), geography (France, UK, USA overlap) and customer mix (utilities, corporate offtakers).
• Acciona Energía: Spanish-headquartered independent renewable energy producer with a significant onshore wind fleet across Iberia and Latin America. Directly comparable to Nadara in business model (IPP, PPAs, hybrid wind-solar, repowering) and in geographic overlap with Spain and broader European markets.
• EDP Renováveis: One of the world's largest wind energy operators and a leading European onshore wind independent power producer with a globally diversified renewables portfolio. Highly comparable to Nadara as a pure-play wind/hybrid IPP with multi-country European operations and corporate PPA origination capability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@WeAreNadara
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nadaralivingenergy
• Xx.com/VentientEnergy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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