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Celsia secures $100m Peru renewables credit facility from SMBC today
Colombia’s Celsia obtained a USD 100 million revolving facility from SMBC to finance development of renewable projects in Peru.
Oct 31, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, South america, Peru, celsia, SMBC
First Solar plans new 3.7-GW US Series 6 facility manufacturing
First Solar will build a 3.7-GW US plant to finish Series 6 module production started overseas, strengthening domestic content, logistics and energy-security goals.
Oct 31, 2025 // Manufacturing News, USA, First Solar, thin-film, North America, series 6
CSI Solar Rises on Storage; Profit Plunges 64%
CSI Solar’s Q3 2025 profit slid 64% to CNY 258m, as energy storage propped results amid broader pressure; Canadian Solar’s majority-owned unit remains a key earnings engine despite headwinds.
Oct 31, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, CSI Solar
JA Solar Wins 5B WA 100MW Module Deal
5B taps JA Solar for 100+ MW Western Australia project, signaling accelerated utility-scale renewables growth as developers chase grid reliability, decarbonization goals, and rising demand.
Oct 31, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Australia, JA Solar, Oceania, 5B
First Solar Hits Record Sales, Tightens Outlook
First Solar posts Q3 EPS near guidance, sets record module sales, tightens full-year outlook, and accelerates U.S. capacity expansions amid strong utility-scale demand and stable pricing.
Oct 31, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, USA, First Solar, North America
Brookfield Preps €2 Billion X-Elio Stake Sale
Brookfield eyes €2B-plus X-Elio stake sale, signaling surging investor appetite for solar and storage in one of Europe’s biggest renewables deals this year.
Oct 31, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, x-elio, Brookfield
Wärtsilä to deliver record DC-coupled hybrid battery in Australia NEM
Wärtsilä will supply a large DC-coupled solar-plus-storage system in Australia’s NEM, described as the market’s biggest of its kind, capable of serving 120,000 customers.
Oct 30, 2025 // Storage, Australia, solar-plus-storage, NEM, Oceania, Wärtsilä, DC-coupled storage
Inox Solar, LONGi sign 5-GW module supply pact for India
Inox Solar agreed an MoU with LONGi to supply up to 5 GW of modules for the Indian market, supporting rapid utility and C&I deployment.
Oct 30, 2025 // Manufacturing News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, India, Asia, LONGi, module supply, Inox Solar
Iberdrola raises €1bn via oversubscribed green hybrid bond sale today
Iberdrola issued a €1 billion green hybrid bond to refinance a 2026 hybrid maturity, drawing strong demand and reinforcing its balance sheet for grid-green capex.
Oct 30, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Iberdrola, energy transition, Green bonds, project finance, hybrid debt
Pahal Solar breaks ground on 2-GW cell plant in Gujarat
Pahal Solar began building a complex in Gujarat featuring a 2-GW solar cell factory and a 2-MW aluminum frame line to deepen India’s PV supply chain.
Oct 30, 2025 // Manufacturing News, manufacturing, India, solar cells, Asia, gujarat, supply chain
Pioneer Green Sells 271MW NZ Solar to Genesis
Pioneer Green offloads 271‑MWdc NZ solar project to Genesis Energy, accelerating domestic renewables growth as the utility targets demand and emissions cuts; developer refocuses investment to new markets.
Oct 30, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, Genesis, Pioneer Green
Nankai Taps Kyocera Floating Solar in PPA
Kyocera inks off-site PPA for 2‑MW floating solar, channeling clean power via Kansai Electric to Nankai Railway, spotlighting Japan’s surging corporate renewables and space-saving solar.
Oct 30, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Japan, Kyocera, Asia
Zelestra Lands $60M Tax Equity for Indiana Solar
Zelestra lands $60M tax equity for 60‑MWac Jasper County solar in Indiana, accelerating build and monetizing federal incentives amid surging U.S. clean‑power demand.
Oct 30, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Zelestra
Meridian Starts 130-MW Ruakaka Solar in NZ
Meridian Energy breaks ground on 130‑MW Ruakaka solar farm, its first domestic solar, accelerating New Zealand’s grid decarbonization and diversifying renewables on the North Island amid surging electrification.
Oct 30, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, PV Power Plant, Meridian Energy
MXene-enhanced perovskite cell hits 25.13% with cooler operation
UESTC researchers achieved a certified 25.13% perovskite efficiency by adding Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXene to the absorber, improving heat dissipation, passivation and stability.
Oct 29, 2025 // Technology, perovskite, efficiency, UESTC