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REEL Tunes 97-MW Greenvolt Hybrid in Denmark
Greenvolt taps REEL to fine‑tune Denmark’s 97‑MW hybrid park—smarter controls, sharper forecasts, and grid‑savvy dispatch turning renewables into flexible, predictable revenue instead of idle nameplate megawatts.
Mar 4, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, hybrid, Europe, Denmark, Optimisation, Greenvolt, REEL
Brookfield, NBIM, BCI Build 2.3-GW Renewables Platform
Brookfield, NBIM and BCI launch a 2.3‑GW North American renewables platform, standardizing scale, adding storage and repowers, targeting data-center demand and recycling capital through expandable, refinance-ready portfolios.
Mar 4, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, North America, Brookfield, NBIM, BCI, renewables platform
Sabanci Taps Empact for IRA Solar Compliance
Sabanci taps Empact to master IRA compliance—turning documentation into deal fuel. Clean, audit-ready files speed transfers, cut risk, and sharpen U.S. solar’s cost of capital.
Mar 3, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, tax credits, IRA, Sabanci, compliance
BlackRock’s GIP Plots Naturgy Exit, Spain Shake-Up
BlackRock’s GIP exit sparks a Naturgy power reshuffle, with governance and capex in play as Spain shifts from PV sprint to flexible, storage-backed grids and faster renewables.
Mar 3, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, BlackRock, Spain, Europe, Naturgy, m&a, GIP
Mirova Finances 156-MWp Greek Solar Buildout
Mirova fast-tracks 156 MWp Greek solar portfolio—bankable tech, battery-ready sites, and portfolio financing to cut risk, boost capture prices, create jobs, and deliver predictable, peak-shifting clean power.
Mar 3, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Greece, Europe, Mirova, utility solar, project finance, buildout
AI Tunes Perovskite Solar Windows to Any Hue
AI inverse-designed ZnS/MgF2 coatings paint perovskite solar cells in user-defined colors with minimal loss, boosting PCE on glass and PET—opening sharper-colored solar windows and auto glazing.
Mar 3, 2026 // Technology, perovskite, efficiency, Hyundai Motor Group, Kyung Hee University
NSW Fast-Tracks Hunter REZ Upgrades, Unlocking 1.8GW
NSW fast-tracks 1.8 GW Hunter–Central Coast REZ, first to use existing poles—slashing delays, creating jobs, and upgrading substations and fiber as coal gives way to clean power.
Mar 2, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, rez, transmission
Hyundai Plans KRW9 Trillion Hydrogen-AI Supercampus
Hyundai pours KRW 9T into Saemangeum: 200‑MW hydrogen hub, gigawatt solar, AI data center and robotics rolled out by 2027–2029, powering trams, buses—backed by KDB talks.
Mar 2, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Hyundai, South Korea, Asia, hydrogen, data centres
EBRD Backs Virya; Poland’s Largest Solar Starts Build
EBRD backs Virya’s €85m push as 722‑MWp Sidłowo—Poland’s largest solar—connects to 400‑kV PSE, slashing curtailment and CO2, powering 666 GWh/year and scaling a platform toward 4.3 GW.
Mar 2, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Poland, EBRD, Europe, Virya Energy, Sidlowo
Downing Snaps Up Cornwall Solar; Grid Target 2027
Downing snaps up 42.5‑MW Cornwall solar, grid‑dated for Q4 2027, de‑risking finance and boosting UK pipeline, biodiversity gains and battery upside wooing long‑term capital.
Mar 2, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, UK, Europe, acquisitions, Cornwall, Downing
Solaria, Merlin Ink Spain’s First Hybrid Data-Center PPA
Spain’s first solar-plus-battery PPA will firm 24/7 power for Merlin’s 213‑MW Madrid data center, pairing 426 MWp solar (40-year) with 600 MWh storage (10-year) to beat evening ramps.
Feb 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Battery Storage, Europe, solaria, corporate ppa, data centres
Monsson Wins DRI Deal to Operate Romania Renewables
Monsson clinches five-year O&M and dispatch deal for DRI’s Romanian wind-solar fleet, covering nearly 300 MW and substations, as it scales past 2 GW amid Romania’s rising availability stakes.
Feb 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, O&M, Europe, Romania, Monsson, DRI, dispatching
Endesa Energizes 131 MWp Seville Solar, Adds Agrivoltaics
Endesa powers Seville with 131 MWp Carmona solar trio, generating 257 GWh for 70,000 homes—blending agrivoltaics, “solar honey,” and an extraordinary Bronze Age archaeological find.
Feb 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, agrivoltaics, bifacial modules, Endesa, solar commissioning
Gabon Closes €28m for First Solar-Storage Plant
Gabon locks financial close for Plaine Ayeme: EUR 28m fuels 30‑MW solar + 8 MWh storage, first step to 60 MW hybrid easing Libreville’s peaks under 25‑year PPA.
Feb 27, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, solar-plus-storage, Africa, Gabon, project finance, AFRIGREEN, BGFIBank
EBRD Weighs €40m Loan for Tunisia’s Firmed Solar
Tunisia powers ahead: STEG eyes €40m EBRD-backed solar-plus-storage to firm the grid, slash fuel imports, shift sun to peaks, and unlock bankable, reliable clean energy.
Feb 26, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, STEG, EBRD, solar-plus-storage, Tunisia, Africa, financing