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Altano Energy secures €81m to build Spanish renewables pipeline
Altano Energy raised €81 million to construct a southern Spain portfolio combining two wind farms and three solar plants.
Oct 24, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, wind and solar, project finance, Altano Energy, portfolio
OPES Solar Mobility opens Europe’s first vehicle solar panel factory
OPES Solar Mobility inaugurated a Zwenkau, Germany factory for flexible vehicle-integrated solar panels, calling it Europe’s first dedicated plant of its kind.
Oct 24, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, decarbonization, vehicle-integrated solar
Simulation predicts efficient DJ–Cs₂CrI₆ tandem perovskite solar cells achieving 26.1%
Indian researchers simulated a tandem perovskite cell pairing a 2D DJ top absorber with a lead-free Cs₂CrI₆ bottom cell, projecting 26.1% efficiency.
Oct 23, 2025 // Technology, solar efficiency, perovskite tandems, simulation, DJ perovskite
CIP provides loan backing Ampliform’s expanding United States solar pipeline
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners will lend up to USD 165 million to Ampliform, accelerating procurement and delivery across a U.S. utility-scale solar and storage pipeline.
Oct 23, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America, CIP, project finance, Ampliform
Sizable Energy secures funding for ocean-based long-duration storage technology commercialization
Italy’s Sizable Energy raised USD 8 million to commercialize long-duration ocean energy storage, targeting affordable, safe multi-hour to multi-day capacity.
Oct 23, 2025 // Storage, Italy, Europe, long-duration storage, ocean energy, grid resilience, clean tech
Electrica begins permitting for nationwide one-gigawatt battery portfolio in Romania
Romania’s Electrica started permitting 15 BESS projects totaling ~1 GWh, advancing grid flexibility and renewables integration.
Oct 23, 2025 // Storage, Battery Storage, Europe, renewable integration, Romania, Electrica, grid flexibility
SMFL Mirai to Buy 5 MWdc Japan Solar
Sumitomo Mitsui affiliate SMFL Mirai to acquire ~5 MWdc of Japanese solar from GreenEnergy Plus, signaling consolidation and funding new development via stable, long-term returns.
Oct 23, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Asia, sumitomo mitsui
Janta Power Raises $5.5M for 3D Solar Towers
Janta Power raises $5.5M to scale 3D solar towers, boosting power density and slashing land use for data centers, EV hubs, and industrial sites seeking cheaper, cleaner, round-the-clock energy.
Oct 23, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Janta Power
Verbund Installs 15-MW Solar at Holcim Austria
Verbund powers Holcim’s Mannersdorf cement plant with a 15.44-MWp solar park, slashing grid dependence and emissions as Austria accelerates industrial decarbonization and on-site energy resilience.
Oct 23, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Austria, verbund, Holcim Austria
Metlen Sells 42MW Korean Solar Portfolio to HRE
Metlen (ATH:MYTIL) offloads 42‑MW South Korea solar portfolio to HRE, sharpening its renewables focus and fueling Korean solar deal flow; financials undisclosed.
Oct 23, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South Korea, Asia, Metlen, HRE
Lightsource bp closes tax equity for 187-MW Peacock Solar financing
Lightsource bp secured a $97.9 million tax equity commitment from Pinnacle Financial Partners for its 187-MW Peacock Solar project in Texas.
Oct 22, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Texas, Lightsource BP, North America, ERCOT, tax equity, Peacock Solar
Dimension raises $412m to expand nationwide community solar portfolio buildout
Dimension Energy secured $412 million in construction and term financing to deploy 134 MWdc of community solar across multiple U.S. states.
Oct 22, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Community Solar, distributed generation, project finance, Dimension Energy
Recurrent secures $825m for Arizona batteries and solar projects financing
Recurrent Energy lined up $825 million in construction financing and tax equity for two Arizona projects, including a 600-MWh standalone battery system.
Oct 22, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Arizona, Battery Storage, North America, recurrent energy, tax equity, project finance
Onde wins contracts to build 120 MW of Polish solar
Onde will build 120 MW of PV plants in Poland for Estonian renewables producer Sunly, extending a cross-border partnership amid strong market momentum.
Oct 22, 2025 // Plants, EPC, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Poland, Europe, Sunly, Onde
PowerChina Fast-Tracks Enel Colombia 180-MW Solar Connection
PowerChina energizes Enel Colombia’s 180‑MWac Guayepo III solar farm six days early, fully grid‑connecting new utility‑scale capacity as the project advances toward commercial operation in Colombia.
Oct 22, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Powerchina, Enel, South america, Colombia