Europe

Elawan wins funding for co-located batteries at Spanish renewables sites
Elawan secured €3.8 million in state support to add 31.3 MWh of batteries at operating wind and solar plants in Albacete, Spain.
Nov 20, 2025 // Storage, Spain, Battery Storage, Europe, elawan energy, hybrid renewables, Albacete
Shell locks green power for Germany’s Refhyne II hydrogen electrolyser
Shell will offtake about 75% of a 230-MW German solar plant to power its 100-MW Refhyne II PEM electrolyser, tightening the link between renewables and green hydrogen.
Nov 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar to Fuel, Germany, Europe, shell, green hydrogen, PEM electrolyser, solar offtake
ABO Energy Warns of €95 Million 2025 Loss
ABO Energy warns €95m 2025 loss, blames grid delays, costs, weak prices; pivots to de-risked, contracted builds, hedging and SCADA as activists press for clarity—management calls 2025 the trough.
Nov 20, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, ABO Energy
Decathlon Taps EDP for Renewable Power in Portugal
Decathlon Portugal taps EDP for certified green power and smart demand shifts—cutting Scope 2, hedging price swings, and piloting a scalable, data-driven model with solar, storage, and EV charging.
Nov 20, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Portugal, Europe, Decathlon Portugal
Econergy energises Apple-backed 52-MW Polish solar farm, Resko now operational
Econergy has connected the 52-MW Resko solar farm to Poland’s grid, an Apple-backed project that adds clean daytime capacity and supports corporate decarbonisation.
Nov 19, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Poland, Apple, Europe, corporate ppa, Econergy
Zenith Energy buys 12-MWp Puglia solar, eyes battery add-on capacity
London-listed Zenith Energy acquired a 12-MWp ground-mount project in Puglia and secured adjacent land to enable a future battery retrofit.
Nov 19, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Italy, Battery Storage, Europe, project acquisition, puglia, Zenith Energy
Plenitude to acquire 760-MW Neoen portfolio, fueling reinvestment plans forward
Neoen agreed to sell 760 MW of operating French renewables to Plenitude, recycling capital while expanding the Italian buyer’s European footprint.
Nov 19, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, neoen, Plenitude, asset sale, portfolio rotation
Downing Powers Kao Data With 40-MW Solar
Downing powers Kao Data with a 40‑MW solar deal, signaling renewables’ rise in AI‑hungry data centers and securing cleaner, steadier energy for UK digital infrastructure.
Nov 19, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Downing, Kao Data
SDCL Snaps Up 68MW Iberian C&I Solar Portfolio
SDCL snaps up 68‑MW Iberian behind‑the‑meter solar from Capwatt, boosting distributed generation and onsite clean power for corporate off‑takers across Portugal and Spain.
Nov 19, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Portugal, Europe, SDCL
R.Power Sells Polish Solar, Storage Stakes to Eiffel
R.Power sells minority stakes in 56 MWp solar and 51 MW storage to Eiffel, fueling Poland’s clean-energy shift and capital recycling as investors chase stable, grid-balancing returns.
Nov 19, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Poland, Europe, r.power
Investor presses ABO Energy for equal terms in stake sale
Activist investor Enkraft urged ABO Energy’s board to guarantee equal treatment for all shareholders in any upcoming stake sale process.
Nov 18, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, ABO Energy, Enkraft,, corporate governance, stakeholder rights
HoloSolis secures €220m, advances 5-GW French solar gigafactory financing round
HoloSolis raised €220 million and added two investors to push its planned 5-GW French PV cell-module gigafactory toward realization.
Nov 18, 2025 // Manufacturing News, France, Europe, financing, solar manufacturing, gigafactory, HoloSolis
Germany Solar Hits 1.15 GW on Utility-Scale Push
Germany’s solar surge: 1,146 MW added in October, led by utility-scale builds as permitting speeds up and investor appetite grows—momentum holds despite grid bottlenecks and supply headwinds.
Nov 18, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe
1Komma5 opens Heartbeat AI to millions of existing home systems
1Komma5 Grad’s Heartbeat AI now works with existing PV, batteries, heat pumps and EVs, helping households save and support the grid.
Nov 17, 2025 // Technology, Plants, Residential, Germany, Europe, virtual power plant, energy management, demand flexibility
Solaria maps €2.5bn plan, battery joint venture, fresh PPAs
Solaria outlined a €2.5bn plan for 2026–2028, launching a battery JV and signing new PPAs to turn solar into evening power.
Nov 17, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, PPAs, BATTERIES, Spain, Europe, solaria, investment plan