Solar Markets & Finance News

In this category, we are collecting all the top financial news from the solar market: selling prices and production costs, project sponsoring and investing, governmental subsidies and grants, tenders, sales and proposals – whatever is related to economics of solar power. Let's keep track of sustainable energy market events together.

States sue to revive EPA’s $7bn Solar for All funding program
A multi-state coalition filed suits seeking to reinstate the EPA’s $7 billion Solar for All program supporting low-income community solar and rooftop projects.
Oct 20, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, North America, Community Solar, United States, EPA, Solar for All, low-income programs
Daylight Energy raises $75m to scale crypto-backed decentralized grid
Distributed solar-storage startup Daylight Energy secured USD 75 million to expand a homeowner-based network that tokenizes clean power and grid services.
Oct 17, 2025 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Grids, BATTERIES, rooftop solar, virtual power plant, Distributed Energy, fintech
Masdar, CPP Make Final $8.15 Bid for ReNew
Masdar-CPPIB pitch $8.15/share, best-and-final, to take over India’s ReNew Energy Global. Non-binding bid targets wind and solar giant as energy transition investment heats up.
Oct 17, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Masdar, India, Asia, CPP
UniCredit Backs GR Value's 60MW Solar Expansion
UniCredit fuels Italy's green future with EUR 62.9M for GR Value's solar projects, boosting renewable energy by over 60 MWp.
Oct 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, UniCredit
Lightyears Secures Infradebt Deal for Solar Expansion
Lightyears secures refinancing with Infradebt to power up 27 MW of community-scale solar farms, boosting sustainable energy in New Zealand.
Oct 14, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, New Zealand, Oceania, Lightyears
Zenith Expands with Italian Solar and Battery Project
Zenith Energy expands into Italy with a 10-MWp solar project, boosting renewable goals with integrated battery storage for enhanced efficiency.
Oct 13, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Italy, Europe, Zenith Energy
Aptera Motors Set for Nasdaq Debut with SEV Listing
Aptera Motors accelerates into the future, going public on Nasdaq under SEV, driving innovation in solar mobility with a direct listing strategy.
Oct 13, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, nasdaq, Aptera Motors
Greening Group JV wins $70m EPC for US solar portfolio
Spain’s Greening Group, via JV Greensol Renewables, landed a USD 70m EPC mandate in the U.S., standardizing delivery for a multi-site solar buildout.
Oct 13, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, USA, EPC, North America, solar portfolio, Greening Group, project delivery
Sungrow files for Hong Kong IPO to accelerate global expansion
Chinese inverter and battery giant Sungrow filed for a Hong Kong listing, aiming to fund international growth, R&D and new manufacturing capacity.
Oct 9, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Sungrow, Hong Kong, Battery Storage, IPO, Inverters
SMA Solar to Slash 300 Jobs in German Restructuring
SMA Solar Technology AG to streamline operations with 300 job cuts in Germany, enhancing efficiency amid challenging market conditions in the solar sector.
Oct 3, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, SMA Solar Technology AG
Portugal Powers Up: Renewables Hit 70% in 2025
Portugal powers ahead: 70% of electricity from renewables in 2025, leading Europe's green energy revolution.
Oct 3, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Portugal, Europe
Masdar Acquires Major Stake in Spanish Solar Farms
Masdar expands its European footprint with a 49.99% stake in Spanish solar farms, boosting its renewable energy portfolio by 446 megawatts.
Oct 2, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Masdar, Spain, Europe
Fermi America Soars In Nasdaq Debut, Valuation Tops Nineteen Billion
Fermi America’s Nasdaq debut closed up 54.9%, valuing the AI-infrastructure and energy firm above USD 19 billion on plans for massive behind-the-meter campuses.
Oct 2, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, clean energy, IPO, data centers, Fermi America, power procurement
ib vogt Secures PLN 400m Refinancing For Polish Solar Portfolio
ib vogt refinanced two Polish solar parks totalling 175-MWp with a PLN-400-million facility, freeing capital and extending asset maturities.
Oct 2, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, ib vogt, refinancing, solar portfolio, project finance
OMV Petrom Expands with Bulgarian Solar Stake Acquisition
OMV Petrom expands into renewables with a 50% stake in Bulgaria's Gabare solar project, boosting green energy and grid flexibility with a 600 MWh storage system.
Oct 1, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Europe, PV Power Plant, OMV Petrom, Bulgaria