Europe

PowerField Wraps 170 MWp, Outsmarts Dutch Grid Bottlenecks
PowerField energizes 170‑MWp bifacial solar fleet on congested Dutch grid—battery‑ready, grid‑compliant, O&M‑optimized—shifting power to evening peaks and unlocking PPA, merchant and ancillary services revenue.
Nov 26, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Netherlands, powerfield
Naturgy Bets on Open-Sea Solar Off Valencia
Naturgy pilots 1‑MW open-sea floating solar in Valencia, stress-testing survivability and O&M to unlock port-scale clean power for shore loads—informing certification, finance and safety for rapid scaling.
Nov 26, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Spain, Europe, Naturgy
CATL breaks ground on Spain battery mega-plant, boosting EU flexibility
CATL began building Spain’s largest battery complex with Stellantis, expanding Europe’s supply for EVs and multi-hour grid storage.
Nov 26, 2025 // Storage, Grids, Spain, Europe, CATL, Battery Manufacturing, Stellantis
Iberdrola Sells French Onshore Portfolio To Technique Solaire, Streamlining Strategy
Iberdrola agreed to sell 757 MW of French onshore renewables to Technique Solaire, recycling capital while sharpening its European growth focus.
Nov 24, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Iberdrola, Europe, Technique Solaire, portfolio acquisition, asset rotation
Catalonia Fast-Tracks Renewables With New Decree To Accelerate Permits Deployment
Catalonia passed a decree to cut permitting times, clarify storage rules, and support energy communities, aiming to accelerate wind and solar build-out.
Nov 24, 2025 // Policy, ENERGY STORAGE, Spain, Europe, permitting, catalonia, energy communities
STMicro Taps TSE for 780 GWh French Solar
STMicro inks 15-year PPA with TSE, securing 780 GWh of French solar power—bolstering sustainability targets and price stability as Europe’s corporate PPAs surge.
Nov 24, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Europe, STMicroelectronics, TSE
Qair Switches On 36-MW Polish Solar Plant
Qair’s 36‑MW Zimnodol solar park powers Lesser Poland with smarter sun: lower prices, cleaner air, tracker tech, curtailment‑savvy siting—and battery‑ready flexibility for a coal‑heavy grid.
Nov 21, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Europe, PV Power Plant, Qair
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