Europe

Germany Adds One-Point-Four Gigawatts Of Solar Capacity In July Surge
Germany connected 1.4 GW of PV in July, lifting total capacity past 109 GW as Bavaria leads 2025 additions.
Aug 21, 2025 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Grids, Rooftop PV, Germany, utility-scale PV, auctions, Europe, rooftop solar, grid integration
Austria Funds Rooftop Solar And Storage With New Rebate Round
Vienna sets aside €12 million to spur 220 MW of rooftop PV plus 200 MWh of batteries, with a “Made in Europe” bonus to boost local manufacturing.
Aug 20, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Rooftop PV, Europe, rooftop solar, Austria, home batteries
RWE wins 37.1 MWp in Germany’s latest solar tender round
RWE secured awards for two projects totaling 29.8 MWac/37.1 MWp in Germany’s latest solar auction, advancing its domestic pipeline with contracted revenue visibility.
Aug 19, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, rwe, utility scale, solar tender
Bluefield Solar Offloads 250-MW Portfolio to Lyceum JV
Bluefield Solar boosts shareholder value by selling a 250-MW solar portfolio to Lyceum Solar, highlighting the power of joint ventures in renewable energy expansion.
Aug 18, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Bluefield Solar
Researchers unveil tougher perovskite glass brick for solar façades applications
European researchers present a second-generation perovskite “glass brick” for BIPV, improving mechanical strength and efficiency within a modular construction system.
Aug 18, 2025 // BIPV, Technology, bipv, Spain, Europe, perovskite, Building-integrated photovoltaics, UIC, Glass encapsulation, Prototype development, Textile Ceramic Technology, TCT, International University of Catalonia
Germany's PV Auction Awards 2.27 GW Amid High Demand
Germany's PV auction awards 2,271 MW at competitive prices, showcasing strong developer interest and financeable projects despite rising costs and grid challenges.
Aug 15, 2025 // Plants, Germany, Europe
Engie Secures 224 MW in Romanian Renewable Auction
Engie's Romanian division secures 224 MW in renewables, advancing towards 1 GW by 2030 with solar and wind projects in Dambovita and Constanta counties.
Aug 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Engie, Europe, Romania
Goldbeck Solar Energizes 60-MWp Park in Germany
Goldbeck Solar powers 18,500 homes with a 60-MWp solar farm in Saxony, cutting 18,500 tonnes of CO2 annually and advancing sustainable energy.
Aug 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, Goldbeck Solar
EDP Sells Italian Solar Assets for €250 Million
EDP Energias de Portugal SA sells its 207-MW solar portfolio in Italy to Encavis AG for over EUR 250 million, enhancing renewable energy growth in Europe.
Aug 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, PV Power Plant, EDP Energias de Portugal SA
ABO Energy wins tariffs for first Polish solar park in latest RES auctions
ABO Energy secures a tariff for a 17-MWp solar project in Poland—its first PV park in the country—amid July 2025 auctions that awarded gigawatts of solar at competitive prices.
Aug 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Tariffs, Poland, Europe, tariff, URE, Solar Park, ABO Energy
New Time, Huasun to build perovskite panel line in Italy
New Time partners with Huasun to launch a 1-GW HJT-perovskite solar panel line in Emilia-Romagna by Q3 2026, backed by regional funding and tied to new BIPV products.
Aug 14, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Italy, Europe, perovskite, HJT, Huasun, New Time, Emilia-Romagna
Spain lays keel for open-sea floating solar in Valencia waters
San Enrique shipyard in Vigo has begun building BlueNewables’ first 0.5-MW open-sea floating solar platform, part of a 1-MW project to power the Port of Valencia from 2026.
Aug 13, 2025 // Plants, Floating PV, Spain, Europe, Valencia, San Enrique
DRI secures €60m green loan for Romanian Vacaresti solar project
DRI, DTEK’s EU renewables arm, arranged up to €60m in syndicated, taxonomy-aligned green financing from UniCredit and Garanti BBVA to complete the 126-MWp Vacaresti solar farm in Romania.
Aug 13, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, DTEK, Europe, DRI
Polenergia Powers Up Poland with 67 MW Solar Park
Polenergia SA powers up Poland with its largest solar park, Szprotawa, energizing 35,000 homes and boosting green capacity to 149 MWp.
Aug 13, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Europe, PV Power Plant, Polenergia SA
Electric Land buys Uskmouth site for 120-MW battery in Wales
Electric Land buys a site at Uskmouth, Wales, for a 120-MW, two-hour battery project developed by SAE, due online in 2026, boosting the site’s BESS capacity to 350 MW.
Aug 13, 2025 // Storage, UK, Europe, Electric Land, Uskmouth, Stonepeak