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Uniper Backs Scotland Solar, Wins German Battery Approval

Uniper fast-tracks a 45‑MWac Scottish solar farm and 50‑MW German battery, pairing bifacial trackers with stacked storage revenues to de‑risk finance, hedge volatility, and power a flexible, post‑coal portfolio.

Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Commercial, Residential, Storage, Germany, Europe, SCOTLAND, UNIPER, project finance

Germany’s Solar Surge Lifts Renewables to 56%

Germany’s 2025 power turns greener: 56% renewables, solar surges, wind/hydro lag. Prices dip at noon, batteries rise at dusk. Storage, flexibility, and PPAs steer reliability-first buildout despite rooftop, grid hurdles.

Dec 12, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Germany, Europe, grid, outlook, renewables share, solar additions

EU Solar Taps Brakes as 2025 Additions Dip

EU solar growth pauses: 65.1 GW in 2025, first dip since 2016. Residential cools, storage surges, PPAs steady—grids, permits pinch, but easing rates and EU push hint 2026–27 rebound.

Dec 12, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, installations, SolarPower Europe, European Union, market outlook

Italy’s First Non-China Solar Auction Nets 1.1 GW

Italy’s FER-X awards 1.1 GW of non-Chinese solar at €66.38/MWh, a 17% premium—backing resilience, unlocking €10B, and signaling EU NZIA-era procurement shifts amid permitting bottlenecks.

Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, auctions, Europe, supply chain, FER-X, NZIA

Trivanta raises €17m to push Polish solar-plus-storage pipeline forward

Polish developer Trivanta secures €17 million to fund a buildout of stand-alone and co-located solar and BESS projects.

Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, storage, Poland, Europe, financing, pipeline, Trivanta

BayWa r.e. sells 44-MWp French solar duo now under construction

BayWa r.e. divests two under-construction PV sites totaling 44 MWp in France, recycling capital while locking in delivery.

Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Europe, baywa r.e., construction, asset sale

Foresight buys majority of 2.2-GW Italian platform, scales solar pipeline

Foresight’s FEIP II fund acquires control of flyRen, a 2.2-GW Italian platform spanning solar, wind and storage development.

Dec 12, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, m&a, Foresight, development pipeline, flyRen

Voltalia wins 68-MW of solar in Italy’s FER-X tender

France’s Voltalia secures 68 MW of Italian solar under FER-X, Italy’s new auction design aligned with the EU’s NZIA criteria.

Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Voltalia, tender, Europe, FER-X, NZIA

Poland Storage Matures as Columbus Seals Battery Sale

Columbus flips 202-MW/808-MWh Polish battery to build-ready sponsor, spotlighting storage consolidation. As solar surges, four-hour assets boost arbitrage and grid services—if bankable warranties and EMS integration stack up.

Dec 11, 2025 // Storage, Poland, Battery Storage, Europe, Flexibility, Columbus Energy, project sale

Chile Power Tender Nets Six, $38/MWh Offers

Chile’s 2025/01 power tender for 3,360 GWh draws $38/MWh bids and hybrid solar-storage, with awards imminent—promising cheaper power, disciplined interconnection, and flexible PPAs across the north-center grid.

Dec 11, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, PPAs, Chile, South america, solar-plus-storage, auction, pricing

Origis Seals $290 Million for West Texas Solar

Origis clinches $290M for Swift Air Solar in Ector County, powering a 600‑MW ERCOT buildout by Q4 2025, with bifacial tech and battery-ready design attracting bullish lenders.

Dec 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, North America, origis, ERCOT, utility solar, project finance

Itochu Joins ContourGlobal on Colorado Mega-Solar

Itochu backs Colorado’s 324‑MW Black Hollow Sun, expanding its U.S. solar push with battery‑ready tech and hybrid offtake as data centers and growth drive demand.

Dec 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Colorado, investment, North America, Itochu, ContourGlobal

Engie to supply Prologis in Poland with 335 GWh green power

Engie and Prologis ink a five-year PPA covering 67% of the logistics group’s Polish consumption—an anchor for new solar and wind.

Dec 11, 2025 // Plants, Poland, Engie, Europe, corporate ppa, solar pipeline, Prologis

Queensland switches on large solar farm as NBN signs offtake slice

A 255,000-panel solar farm near Gympie and Maryborough has gone live, with NBN Co buying over 20% of its output via PPA.

Dec 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, Australia, queensland, Oceania, utility solar, NBN

China’s polysilicon leaders form acquisition vehicle to tackle oversupply

Tongwei, GCL and peers created a 3-billion-yuan firm to explore deals addressing China’s polysilicon glut and industry consolidation.

Dec 11, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Tongwei, China, polysilicon, Asia, GCL, consolidation

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