2020
Angels: Investors & Eco System Support
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Peter Leighton

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, RE Royalties

Peter co-founded the first publicly traded royalty financing company focused on growing the amount of renewable energy generated on a global basis. He has built the company from inception to where they now own a portfolio of 63 royalties from solar, wind and hydro projects in Canada, the USA and the EU. The projects remove 255,000 tonnes of carbon annually from the electricity grid, and provide clean electricity to 113,000 homes globally. RE Royalties innovative financing solution allows their clients to build more renewable energy generation while offering their investors the opportunity to contribute to growing the green economy.