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European Energy Greenlights Sicily’s 225-MW Agri-Solar

European Energy greenlights Italy’s largest agrovoltaic: 225 MW in Sicily, operational by 2027, CfD-backed, farm-friendly bifacial trackers, SCADA-led uptime, battery-ready—scaling dual-use solar as a replicable model.

Dec 23, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, european energy, sicily, agri-pv, FER-X

EBRD, KfW Fund North Macedonia Mine-Site Solar

EBRD and KfW back €87m for Bitola 3: a 134‑MWp, battery‑ready solar park on a reclaimed lignite mine, cutting 134,000 t CO2 and accelerating North Macedonia’s coal exit.

Dec 23, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EBRD, Europe, KFW, North Macedonia, utility solar, mine reclamation

PNE Exits Panama, Refocuses on Core Markets

PNE exits Panama, selling its subsidiary to streamline and recycle capital—doubling down on wind, solar and storage in Europe/North America amid grid-access, PPA scale and financing advantages.

Dec 22, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, North America, panama, Renewable Energy, PNE, asset sale, portfolio strategy

Flow Power Locks Financing for Bennetts Creek Battery

Flow Power seals finance for 100‑MW/223‑MWh Bennetts Creek battery, repowering Latrobe coal land for 2028 start, stacking grid services to firm renewables. Wärtsilä tech; Westpac, SMBC backing; Zenviron EPC.

Dec 22, 2025 // Storage, Victoria, Flow Power, project finance, Australia,

Waaree Taps Oman Polysilicon in $30 Million Deal

Waaree invests $30M to lock Oman polysilicon, ensuring traceable, non-China supply, bankability, and n‑type readiness—powering U.S./Europe growth and 2026–2028 demand with priority volumes.

Dec 22, 2025 // Manufacturing News, polysilicon, supply chain, Waaree Energies, United Solar

FuturaSun, Eni Unveil SunXT for Perovskite Tandems

FuturaSun and Eni’s Eniverse launch SunXT to commercialize perovskite–silicon tandem bifacial panels, leveraging Solertix IP; pilot line to industrial scale-up targeting homes, businesses, utilities in decarbonization push.

Dec 22, 2025 // Technology, perovskite, FuturaSun

How to Reduce Downtime in Solar Operations?

Dec 19, 2025 // Solar, Press releases

Sonnedix Energizes Battery-Ready 36.8-MW Portugal Solar

Sonnedix energizes a 36.8‑MW, battery‑ready solar park in Portugal—bifacial trackers, string inverters, SCADA—blending PPAs and merchant sales to unlock dusk flexibility and grid services.

Dec 19, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Portugal, Sonnedix, Europe

Altus Power Buys 234 MW U.S. Solar-Storage Portfolio

Altus Power snaps up 234‑MW solar-plus-storage from Greenbacker, scaling distributed generation with SCADA-optimized fleets, 2–4 hour batteries, diversified offtakers—and momentum for VPPs, EV charging, and multi-site solutions.

Dec 19, 2025 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, Altus Power, acquisition, distributed generation

Namibia Targets 70% Renewables in $1.76B Push

Namibia launches $1.76B Mission 300 to hit 70% renewables by 2030, add 454 MW, woo investors, cut imports, boost access, and build regional power links with Angola, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Dec 19, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, Namibia

Japan Targets Big Solar Subsidies, Revives Nuclear Push

Japan’s LDP moves to end >1MW solar subsidies, citing Chinese panel risks, as PM Takaichi backs nuclear restarts and perovskites to hit FY2040 energy mix goals.

Dec 19, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, subsidy, LDP

Molecular Tuning Lifts Perovskite-Silicon Tandems to 32.3%

China-led breakthrough: perovskite–silicon tandem hits 32.12% efficiency via steric-complementary passivation, slashing recombination, edging toward 40%, and retaining 80% after 1,000 hours MPP with HJT.

Dec 18, 2025 // Technology, perovskite, efficiency, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Soochow University, gcl system integration technology, tandem, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Suzhou Maxwell Technologies, Huaqiao University, Jiangsu University

EDP, Energa Ink 322-MW Hybrid PPA in Poland

EDP inks long-term PPA with Energa for a 322‑MW wind‑solar hybrid in Wielkopolska, delivering 600 GWh from 2026 and slashing 600,000+ tonnes CO2 yearly.

Dec 18, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Poland, EDP, Europe, Energa, hybrid PPA

Santander Lends €98.8m to Grenergy’s Ayora Solar

Grenergy clinches €98.8m from Santander to finish 172‑MW Ayora solar park in Valencia, commissioning now; 15‑year PPA locks cash flows; bifacial, tracker, battery‑ready design underscores bankable build.

Dec 18, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, Banco Santander, Europe, Grenergy, project finance

UK’s Awendio Eyes $725 Million Quebec Solar Plant

Awendio Solaris eyes C$1B Montreal solar factory with R&D hub, 2.5 GW capacity, powered by cheap Hydro-Quebec. Financing, government aid and partnerships in motion amid grid constraints.

Dec 18, 2025 // Manufacturing News, UK, Europe, Quebec, Awendio

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