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Samsung Ventures Backs GridBeyond in €12 Million Round

GridBeyond secures €12m with Samsung Ventures to turbocharge AI-driven demand response—aggregating industrial loads, BESS and EV fleets for instant grid flexibility, lower costs and new revenue.

Mar 18, 2026 // Storage, Grids, Flexibility, GridBeyond, demand response, Samsung Ventures

Eagle Point Lends $28.5 Million for Texas VPP

Eagle Point’s $28.5M senior loan powers Heritage’s 40-site Texas solar+storage VPP, speeding permits, stacking revenues, and delivering ERCOT flexibility with structured, bankable cash flows.

Mar 17, 2026 // Storage, USA, Texas, North America, virtual power plant, ERCOT, distributed storage, private credit

Sunsure Secures ₹6.06b for C&I Solar Buildout

Sunsure Energy secures INR 6.06B debt for 242 MWp C&I solar in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh; 300 GWh/year via long-term PPAs, powering growth toward 10 GW by 2030.

Mar 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPAs, India, Asia, financing, c&i solar, Sunsure Energy

Idemitsu Starts 60-MW Azalea Solar-Battery in California

Idemitsu’s 60‑MW Azalea Solar+Storage flips sun to suppertime, powering 20,000 homes under a Sonoma Clean Power PPA, reinforcing CAISO evening peaks with 152‑MWh battery-backed reliability.

Mar 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, California, USA, PPA, North America, Idemitsu

Zelestra Inks 1.5 TWh Italy Solar Offtake

EQT-backed Zelestra inks 1.5 TWh in Italy via Energy Release 2.0, incl. 950 GWh with Burgo, securing bankable solar buildout toward 3 GW by 2026 and taming power volatility.

Mar 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, GSE, Zelestra, corporate contracts

Kommunalkredit Backs Econergy’s 60-MW Romanian Solar

Econergy clinches Kommunalkredit financing for a 60‑MW Romanian solar farm, unlocking construction, EPC rollout and bankable routes to market while scaling its platform and cutting capital costs.

Mar 16, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Romania, Econergy, Kommunalkredit

Revergy Clinches 98.8 MW Solar O&M in Andalusia

Revergy lands 98.8 MW Andalusia O&M, sharpening uptime and yield with string-level analytics, thermography and IV curves—rapid faults, soiling control, and curtailment-savvy ops as storage-ready EMS looms.

Mar 16, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, O&M, Europe, solar farm, Andalusia, Revergy

Genesis Starts 136-MW Solar, Bolstering NZ Grid

Genesis breaks ground on 136‑MWp NZ solar farm, bringing midday power to hedge droughts, curb gas peakers, and electrify growth with grid‑ready tech—schedule alignment key to secure supply.

Mar 16, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, grid, utility solar, construction, Genesis

WE Energies Buys 150MW Wisconsin Solar, 50MW Battery

WE Energies powers up Wisconsin with 150MW solar plus 50MW battery, delivering firm, low-cost energy, peak relief and grid services as demand grows.

Mar 16, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, solar plus storage, We Energies, Wisconsin, North America, acquisition

Grenergy Secures UK Capacity for 760 MWh Storage

Grenergy locks UK capacity deals for 760 MWh batteries, stabilizing revenues and financing while delivering multi-hour flexibility to ease evening peaks and cut fossil peaker reliance.

Mar 13, 2026 // Storage, United Kingdom, Europe, Grenergy, capacity market, revenue contracts

Nexwell Power Lines Up €167m for Spanish Solar

EUR 167m propels Nexwell’s Spain PV buildout—portfolio-backed, grid-first, storage-ready plants beat cannibalization risk, lock gear, and sprint permits, interconnections and commissioning across constrained Iberian nodes.

Mar 13, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, financing, development, solar portfolio, Nexwell Power

Zenith Energy Buys 28-MWp Italian Agrivoltaics Portfolio

Zenith Energy snaps up 28-MWp Italian agrivoltaics—farms + solar, biodiversity-friendly, battery-ready. Streamlined builds, diversified grid nodes, and future storage boost value as markets shift.

Mar 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, agrivoltaics, Zenith Energy

Edify Cleared for 100-MW Solar-Battery in NSW

Edify’s 100‑MW solar‑plus‑storage clears permits in NSW, targeting evening peaks and grid stability as coal exits—now racing through interconnection, EPC, and financing to deliver firmed renewables.

Mar 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, new south wales, Edify Energy, permitting

Black Phosphorene Pushes Perovskites to 30%—In Simulation

Black phosphorene turbocharges MAPbI3 perovskites: dual-interface insertion lifts simulated efficiency to 30%, tuning band alignment, quashing recombination, and speeding extraction—an actionable blueprint for ultra-low-loss PSCs.

Mar 12, 2026 // Technology, perovskite, efficiency, Fujian University of Technology

Zelestra Activates 19MW Spain Solar for Graphic Packaging

Zelestra energizes 19‑MWdc Villamanan, third Spain vPPA with Graphic Packaging, delivering 28.7 GWh/year and avoiding 4,900 t CO2—pushing 100+ MWdc enabled, 1.1 GW contracted, 7+ GW pipeline.

Mar 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Zelestra

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