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Germany’s Solar Surge Lifts Renewables to 56%

Germany’s 2025 power turns greener: 56% renewables, solar surges, wind/hydro lag. Prices dip at noon, batteries rise at dusk. Storage, flexibility, and PPAs steer reliability-first buildout despite rooftop, grid hurdles.

Dec 12, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Germany, Europe, grid, outlook, renewables share, solar additions

EU Solar Taps Brakes as 2025 Additions Dip

EU solar growth pauses: 65.1 GW in 2025, first dip since 2016. Residential cools, storage surges, PPAs steady—grids, permits pinch, but easing rates and EU push hint 2026–27 rebound.

Dec 12, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, installations, SolarPower Europe, European Union, market outlook

Italy’s First Non-China Solar Auction Nets 1.1 GW

Italy’s FER-X awards 1.1 GW of non-Chinese solar at €66.38/MWh, a 17% premium—backing resilience, unlocking €10B, and signaling EU NZIA-era procurement shifts amid permitting bottlenecks.

Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, auctions, Europe, supply chain, FER-X, NZIA

Trivanta raises €17m to push Polish solar-plus-storage pipeline forward

Polish developer Trivanta secures €17 million to fund a buildout of stand-alone and co-located solar and BESS projects.

Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, storage, Poland, Europe, financing, pipeline, Trivanta

BayWa r.e. sells 44-MWp French solar duo now under construction

BayWa r.e. divests two under-construction PV sites totaling 44 MWp in France, recycling capital while locking in delivery.

Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Europe, baywa r.e., construction, asset sale

Foresight buys majority of 2.2-GW Italian platform, scales solar pipeline

Foresight’s FEIP II fund acquires control of flyRen, a 2.2-GW Italian platform spanning solar, wind and storage development.

Dec 12, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, m&a, Foresight, development pipeline, flyRen

Voltalia wins 68-MW of solar in Italy’s FER-X tender

France’s Voltalia secures 68 MW of Italian solar under FER-X, Italy’s new auction design aligned with the EU’s NZIA criteria.

Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Voltalia, tender, Europe, FER-X, NZIA

Poland Storage Matures as Columbus Seals Battery Sale

Columbus flips 202-MW/808-MWh Polish battery to build-ready sponsor, spotlighting storage consolidation. As solar surges, four-hour assets boost arbitrage and grid services—if bankable warranties and EMS integration stack up.

Dec 11, 2025 // Storage, Poland, Battery Storage, Europe, Flexibility, Columbus Energy, project sale

Chile Power Tender Nets Six, $38/MWh Offers

Chile’s 2025/01 power tender for 3,360 GWh draws $38/MWh bids and hybrid solar-storage, with awards imminent—promising cheaper power, disciplined interconnection, and flexible PPAs across the north-center grid.

Dec 11, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, PPAs, Chile, South america, solar-plus-storage, auction, pricing

Origis Seals $290 Million for West Texas Solar

Origis clinches $290M for Swift Air Solar in Ector County, powering a 600‑MW ERCOT buildout by Q4 2025, with bifacial tech and battery-ready design attracting bullish lenders.

Dec 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, North America, origis, ERCOT, utility solar, project finance

Itochu Joins ContourGlobal on Colorado Mega-Solar

Itochu backs Colorado’s 324‑MW Black Hollow Sun, expanding its U.S. solar push with battery‑ready tech and hybrid offtake as data centers and growth drive demand.

Dec 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Colorado, investment, North America, Itochu, ContourGlobal

Engie to supply Prologis in Poland with 335 GWh green power

Engie and Prologis ink a five-year PPA covering 67% of the logistics group’s Polish consumption—an anchor for new solar and wind.

Dec 11, 2025 // Plants, Poland, Engie, Europe, corporate ppa, solar pipeline, Prologis

Queensland switches on large solar farm as NBN signs offtake slice

A 255,000-panel solar farm near Gympie and Maryborough has gone live, with NBN Co buying over 20% of its output via PPA.

Dec 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, Australia, queensland, Oceania, utility solar, NBN

China’s polysilicon leaders form acquisition vehicle to tackle oversupply

Tongwei, GCL and peers created a 3-billion-yuan firm to explore deals addressing China’s polysilicon glut and industry consolidation.

Dec 11, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Tongwei, China, polysilicon, Asia, GCL, consolidation

U.S. federal freeze stalls wind-solar permits on public lands

Federal approvals for major wind and solar on U.S. public lands have largely halted, with over 500 projects delayed and heightened political scrutiny.

Dec 11, 2025 // Policy, USA, North America, permitting, solar projects, BLM, public lands

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