Europe

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
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
Sonnedix Snags 805MW in Italy Solar Auctions
JP Morgan-backed Sonnedix sweeps 805 MW in Italy—FER-X, Energy Release, China-free pilot—at higher prices, spotlighting supply-chain resilience, advanced n-type builds, and lingering grid/EPC bottlenecks.
Dec 17, 2025 // Plants, Italy, Sonnedix, auctions, Europe, supply chain, FER-X
Encavis secures €200m UniCredit loan to buy 265-MW Italian PV
Germany’s Encavis obtains €200 million from UniCredit to acquire a 265-MW solar portfolio in Italy from an EDP unit.
Dec 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, encavis, acquisition, portfolio, UniCredit
Brookfield’s Sunovis Nabs 95-MW German Solar Deal
Visiolar flips 95‑MWp German solar to Brookfield’s Sunovis, spotlighting pipeline consolidation as blue‑chip owners fast‑track build, add batteries, and de‑risk in a grid‑constrained market.
Dec 16, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, m&a, utility solar, Brookfield, Sunovis
Kyivstar buys 12.9-MW solar firm to bolster Ukraine’s resilience
VEON’s Kyivstar acquires 100% of SUNVIN 11, adding 12.9 MW of solar capacity to harden networks in wartime Ukraine.
Dec 16, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Ukraine, Europe, distributed solar, acquisitions, resilience, Kyivstar
Poland funds eight energy clusters, thousands of rooftop solar installs
Poland allocates PLN 264 million to eight clusters for 3,700 PV systems, 2,737 batteries, plus heat pumps and small wind.
Dec 16, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Rooftop PV, storage, Poland, Europe, rooftop solar, funding, energy clusters
Enviromena overturns denial, wins approval for 40-MWac English solar farm
Enviromena secures planning consent on appeal for a 40-MWac/48.9-MWdc solar project in England after an initial refusal.
Dec 16, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, permitting, utility solar, Enviromena, planning appeal
Vattenfall’s Sub-50MW Lancashire Solar Wins Approval
Vattenfall’s 49.9MW Clifton March solar farm wins consent, shovel-ready with bifacial trackers and battery-ready design—dodging NSIP, primed for peak-shifting revenues and UK sub-50MW trend.
Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Vattenfall, planning consent, battery-ready, Lancashire
RWE Energizes Motorway Solar on Reclaimed German Mine
RWE fires up 74.6 MWac along the A44n, turning mine scars into grid-smart solar for 27,700 homes—and leaving room for batteries as Germany taps “difficult acres.”
Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Germany, Europe, rwe, recultivated land, motorway solar
Eurowind buys 370-MW Polish wind-solar pipeline to accelerate build-out
Denmark’s Eurowind Energy acquires a mixed pipeline in Poland, including substantial solar capacity under development with near-term grid paths.
Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Poland, Europe, solar development, EUROWIND, pipeline acquisition
Uniper Backs Scotland Solar, Wins German Battery Approval
Uniper fast-tracks a 45‑MWac Scottish solar farm and 50‑MW German battery, pairing bifacial trackers with stacked storage revenues to de‑risk finance, hedge volatility, and power a flexible, post‑coal portfolio.
Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Commercial, Residential, Storage, Germany, Europe, SCOTLAND, UNIPER, project finance
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