Europe

Grenergy Secures UK Capacity for 760 MWh Storage
Grenergy locks UK capacity deals for 760 MWh batteries, stabilizing revenues and financing while delivering multi-hour flexibility to ease evening peaks and cut fossil peaker reliance.
Mar 13, 2026 // Storage, United Kingdom, Europe, Grenergy, capacity market, revenue contracts
Nexwell Power Lines Up €167m for Spanish Solar
EUR 167m propels Nexwell’s Spain PV buildout—portfolio-backed, grid-first, storage-ready plants beat cannibalization risk, lock gear, and sprint permits, interconnections and commissioning across constrained Iberian nodes.
Mar 13, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, financing, development, solar portfolio, Nexwell Power
Zenith Energy Buys 28-MWp Italian Agrivoltaics Portfolio
Zenith Energy snaps up 28-MWp Italian agrivoltaics—farms + solar, biodiversity-friendly, battery-ready. Streamlined builds, diversified grid nodes, and future storage boost value as markets shift.
Mar 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, agrivoltaics, Zenith Energy
Zelestra Activates 19MW Spain Solar for Graphic Packaging
Zelestra energizes 19‑MWdc Villamanan, third Spain vPPA with Graphic Packaging, delivering 28.7 GWh/year and avoiding 4,900 t CO2—pushing 100+ MWdc enabled, 1.1 GW contracted, 7+ GW pipeline.
Mar 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Zelestra
S2P Wins Grid Access for 70-MW Montenegro Solar
S2P Electric’s 70‑MW Tupan solar clinches CGES grid deal, bringing Trina Solar bifacial power to Niksic and accelerating Montenegro’s renewable push, grid upgrades, and investor confidence across the Balkans.
Mar 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Grids, Europe, Montenegro, S2P
Gazprom-Backed NIS Starts 6.8-MWp Solar in Novi Sad
At Novi Sad, NIS unveils a 6.8‑MWp solar farm, tripling capacity to 11.3 MWp, delivering 13.5 GWh a year and cutting 15,000 tonnes of CO2e.
Mar 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Serbia, NIS
Prime Capital Buys 170-MWh Pyhasalmi Battery Project
Prime Capital snaps up 85‑MW/170‑MWh Pyhäsalmi BESS for €5.5m, with profit‑share to July 2027, bolstering SENS’s big‑battery strategy for Finland’s grid services.
Mar 11, 2026 // Storage, Europe, Finland, Prime Capital
AIEM Green, NORD/LB Finance 75MW Italian Solar Portfolio
AIEM Green secures NORD/LB financing for 75‑MW, 21-site Italian solar portfolio, powering 45,000 homes by 2026–2028 with blended FER incentives and merchant revenues; Impax-backed, construction underway.
Mar 11, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, AIEM Green
NESF Offloads 100MW Solar to Atrato for £46m
NESF offloads 100MW UK solar for £46.2m, completing capital recycling; cuts RCF debt, crowning £119m disposals with a NAV uplift.
Mar 11, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Nesf
Statkraft Seals Subsidy-Light German Solar Deal With WSW
Statkraft inks 2026–28 PPA: 18.2 GWh/year Bavarian solar to WSW for Wuppertal industry—Bayer included—market-based, subsidy-free, de-risked assets signal Germany’s maturing merchant solar and utility-led aggregation.
Mar 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, PPA, Europe, Statkraft, industrial power
CIP Backs Novar Push to 1.4GW by 2027
Novar powers up with €160m CIP loan—expandable to €260m—to fast-track Dutch solar, storage, acquisitions, and grid works on the path to 1.4 GW by 2027.
Mar 5, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Europe, Netherlands, Novar
EU Pilots Cross-Border Solar With €54.9m Auction
EU pilots €54.9m cross-border solar auction linking Bulgaria and Finland, pooling sunshine and savings to hit targets—template for bigger, shared-capacity rollouts across Europe.
Mar 4, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, tender, Europe, European Union, Finland, Bulgaria
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
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