Europe

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
ib vogt closes €55m to build 68.4-MWp Romanian solar
ib vogt reached financial close with €55m to build a 68.4-MWp solar farm in northwestern Romania, clearing the way for construction.
Nov 17, 2025 // Plants, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Europe, ib vogt, Romania, construction, project finance
RIC Energy Starts 60MW Spanish Solar, IPP Pivot
RIC Energy sparks a 60 MW solar build in Spain, pivoting to IPP ownership to capture long-term revenues as Spain’s solar investment surge intensifies.
Nov 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, RIC Energy
Aurora Utilities to Link Conrad’s 1.2GW UK Renewables
Aurora Utilities wins Conrad Energy’s nod as Ofgem-licensed IDNO to connect a 1.2‑GW UK solar and battery portfolio, accelerating grid access with private network solutions across multiple sites.
Nov 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Aurora, Conrad Energy
Solhyd to build first solar-hydrogen park in Wallonia consortium
Belgian firm Solhyd and partners will build a 50-kW solar-hydrogen demonstration park in Wallonia to validate modular hydrogen panels at commercial scale.
Nov 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Belgium, green hydrogen, Solar innovation, Solhyd, demonstration project
Solaria cleared to add 908 MWh of batteries at Spanish PV
Spain’s Solaria won environmental clearance to integrate 908 MWh of battery storage across its solar plants, boosting flexibility and evening capacity.
Nov 14, 2025 // Storage, Spain, Battery Storage, Europe, solaria, hybrid solar, grid flexibility