Qanta Energy builds on more than a decade of experience in developing and financing renewable energy infrastructure across Europe. Before becoming Qanta, the company operated as Adiant Capital, a Switzerland-based impact investment firm dedicated to accelerating the energy transition through large-scale projects.
From the early 2010s through to 2022, Adiant Capital focused on the development and construction of utility-scale renewable energy assets. These projects deliver long-term, grid-connected clean energy at scale, providing the kind of foundational infrastructure required to decarbonize the economy.
Today, the projects built during this first phase generate over 100 gigawatt-hours of electricity per year. This production corresponds to the equivalent annual electricity consumption of approximately 25’000 European households.
The realised portfolio reflects a wide range of project types and scales, including Commercial & Industrial rooftop solar installations of one megawatt, as well as ground-mounted solar plants covering up to 90 hectares. One project, a 38-megawatt solar plant in the United Kingdom, ranked among the largest of its kind in the country at the time of construction.
In total, Adiant Capital has sourced and assessed over 6 GW (c. CHF 10 bn) of opportunities globally and invested approximately CHF 150 million in renewable energy projects in France, Germany and the United Kingdom These projects were financed primarily through equity capital provided by Adiant Capital’s flagship fund, backed by the Airbus Group, alongside discretionary mandates for European family offices that replicated the fund’s investment strategy in the solar and wind power sectors. Adiant Capital also advised a premier Swiss private bank on infrastructure sector opportunities.
Adiant Capital’s role extended well beyond capital deployment. The team was actively involved throughout the full lifecycle of each project: from project selection and structuring to construction oversight and, ultimately, exiting to long-term owners such as infrastructure funds and pension funds. All projects delivered during this phase are fully operational today. Over their lifetime, these assets are expected to avoid more than three million tonnes of CO₂ emissions.
This first chapter laid the groundwork for what would become Qanta Energy in 2022. Deploying capital at scale, delivering complex infrastructure projects, and managing operational risks now underpins a new energy production company model focused on long-term ownership and operation of energy infrastructure assets.
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