Europe

France Hits Rooftop Solar Target as Prices Fall
France awards 302.5 MW of rooftop and canopy solar at lower prices, signaling stronger competition, better C&I economics, and sustained distributed PV momentum to bolster energy security and decarbonization.
Nov 5, 2025 // Rooftop PV, France, Europe
Econergy Secures €25 Million for Romanian Solar Farm
Tel Aviv-listed Econergy secures €25m Vista Bank financing for its Teleorman County solar farm, powering Romania’s renewables push and advancing the IPP’s expansion through the project’s operational phase.
Nov 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, Econergy
Ares buys 20% of Plenitude in €2bn landmark deal stake
Ares Alternative Credit closed a €2 billion transaction for a 20% stake in Italy’s Plenitude, strengthening the utility’s balance sheet for renewables and networks.
Nov 5, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, renewables investment, Plenitude, Ares, private capital
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
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
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
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
Brookfield Preps €2 Billion X-Elio Stake Sale
Brookfield eyes €2B-plus X-Elio stake sale, signaling surging investor appetite for solar and storage in one of Europe’s biggest renewables deals this year.
Oct 31, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, x-elio, Brookfield
Gransolar’s ISE Energia delivers 10-MW PV for Cajamar bank
ISE Energia commissioned 10 MW of solar in Almería for cooperative bank Cajamar, providing contracted clean power and long-term cost stability.
Oct 29, 2025 // Plants, Spain, Europe, corporate solar, Almería, ISE Energia, Cajamar
GreenYellow commits €100m to Poland’s C&I clean-energy buildout
GreenYellow will invest €100 million in Poland over three years to scale rooftop solar, storage and efficiency upgrades for commercial and industrial customers.
Oct 29, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Rooftop PV, Poland, Battery Storage, Europe, c&i solar, Energy Efficiency, GreenYellow
ETIC Funds EuroEnergy’s 18MW Romania Solar Farms
ETIC Partners enters Romania, backing EuroEnergy with €6.6m junior debt to fuel three solar farms totaling 18 MWp—fresh cross-border capital energizing the region’s renewables.
Oct 29, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, ETIC Partners
Amazon Secures 164 MW from Polish Solar Parks
R.Power signs 164 MW solar deal to power Amazon in Poland, boosting the e-commerce giant’s local renewables mix and signaling momentum for the country’s utility-scale PV sector.
Oct 29, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Amazon, Europe, r.power, PV Power Plant
Enery acquires 34.6 MW Slovak solar portfolio from ContourGlobal, EIP
Austria’s Enery bought 32 operating solar farms totaling 34.6 MW across Slovakia from ContourGlobal and EIP, adding contracted capacity in a stable CEE market.
Oct 28, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, distributed solar, Slovakia, acquisition, Enery, ContourGlobal