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Ampyr Solar Europe wins consent for 52.5-MWp UK projects portfolio
Ampyr Solar Europe secured planning consent for two UK solar parks totaling 52.5 MWp, including an integrated battery at one site to boost flexibility.
Nov 5, 2025 // Plants, Storage, UK, Europe, solar-plus-storage, BESS, Ampyr Solar Europe, planning consent
1Komma5 Grad posts record October orders, signals resilient demand trend
German cleantech firm 1Komma5 Grad booked about €105 million in October orders, its highest monthly intake, underscoring durable demand for home energy systems.
Nov 5, 2025 // Plants, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Germany, Europe, virtual power plant, heat pumps
Sol Systems taps SOLV Energy for 209-MW Texas solar build
Sol Systems chose SOLV Energy as EPC for a 209-MWdc Texas solar project, moving the utility-scale asset from development to construction with a bankable blueprint.
Nov 5, 2025 // Plants, USA, EPC, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Texas, North America, sol systems, SOLV Energy
TotalEnergies’ Kyon starts installing 98-MW/215-MWh batteries in Germany
Kyon Energy has begun building three German battery systems totaling 98 MW/215 MWh, adding multi-hour flexibility to support renewables and evening peaks.
Nov 4, 2025 // Storage, Grids, Germany, Europe, TotalEnergies, Kyon Energy
Stanwell to pilot eight-hour battery at Queensland coal-plant site
Stanwell will host an eight-hour battery from Quinbrook at a coal-station site in Queensland, forming the anchor of a larger storage hub.
Nov 4, 2025 // Storage, Australia, NEM, Oceania, Quinbrook, long-duration storage, Stanwell
Sasol and Air Liquide switch on 97.5-MW South African solar
Mainstream Renewable Power and partners inaugurated a 97.5-MW solar farm supplying Sasol and Air Liquide with contracted clean electricity in South Africa.
Nov 4, 2025 // Plants, Africa, South Africa, corporate ppa, mainstream renewable power, Air Liquide, Sasol
Wells Fargo backs Quail Ranch hybrid with $150m tax equity
Enlight’s U.S. arm Clēnera secured $150 million in tax equity from Wells Fargo for the Quail Ranch solar-plus-storage project in New Mexico.
Nov 4, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, New Mexico, Clēnera, tax equity, ENLIGHT
ACEN’s A$760 Million Stubbo Solar Farm Powers Up
ACEN’s 400 MW Stubbo solar farm powers up in NSW, a AUD 760m milestone boosting grid capacity and Australia’s coal-to-clean transition.
Nov 4, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, ACEN
Australia Unveils Free Solar Without Panels for Households
Australia to offer free power during solar peaks—no panels needed. Save on bills, shift usage, and tap surplus renewables as retailers roll out flexible, nationwide deals next year.
Nov 4, 2025 // Policy, Australia, Oceania
Keppel Secures Full Control of Cleantech Renewables
Keppel clinches full control of Cleantech Renewable Assets, tightening its grip on gigawatt-scale solar and wind to fast-track growth and capital deployment in clean energy.
Nov 4, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, Singapore, Keppel, Cleantech Renewable
TotalEnergies to Power Data4’s Spain Sites with Renewables
TotalEnergies inks 10-year green PPA to power Data4’s Spanish data centers, boosting decarbonization and cost certainty amid surging demand for long-term renewables in Spain.
Nov 4, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, TotalEnergies
R.Power starts building 55-MWp Lazuri solar farm in Romania northwest
Poland’s R.Power has broken ground on the 55-MWp Lazuri solar farm in north-western Romania, advancing a bankable design with future storage optionality.
Nov 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Europe, r.power, Romania, grid integration
AMEA Power begins Egypt’s 1-GW solar project with grid battery
AMEA Power has started panel installation at a 1-GW solar project in Egypt’s Aswan, paired with a 600-MWh battery to deliver firm, dispatchable clean power.
Nov 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Asia, solar-plus-storage, Africa, Benban, Egypt, amea power, Grid reliability
PPC breaks ground on 50-MW battery in Western Macedonia Greece
Greek utility PPC started building a 50-MW/200-MWh battery at a former coal site in Western Macedonia, accelerating just transition and grid flexibility.
Nov 3, 2025 // Storage, Greece, Battery Storage, Europe, PPC, Western Macedonia, just transition
Fox ESS signs deals for 3-GWh Australian battery deployments nationwide
Fox ESS agreed two agreements enabling deployment of 3 GWh of battery storage in Australia, expanding utility- and C&I-scale flexibility across the NEM.
Nov 3, 2025 // Storage, Battery Storage, Australia, NEM, Oceania, Fox ESS, utility & C&I