Europe

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

Valfortec Launches €50m Solar Vehicle for Spain, Italy

Valfortec launches €50m-plus vehicle to fuel 70 MW of new solar in Spain and Italy, tapping strong investor demand amid policy tailwinds and volatile power markets.

Nov 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Italy, Europe, Valfortec

Statkraft energizes Zerbst hybrid: 46.4-MW solar plus 16-MW battery

Statkraft commissioned Zerbst in Saxony-Anhalt—46.4 MW of solar with a 16-MW/57-MWh battery—to add flexible clean power to Germany’s grid.

Nov 13, 2025 // Storage, Germany, Europe, Statkraft, grid stability, solar-plus-storage,, Saxony-Anhalt,

HSBC Backs Hive’s £60 Million Overseas Solar Expansion

Hive Energy secures £60m from HSBC to turbocharge global utility-scale solar, expand pipeline and acquisitions, and power growth beyond the UK amid soaring clean energy demand.

Nov 13, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, hive energy

EDPR inaugurates 87-MWp Brandenburg solar, first German renewables project

EDP Renewables opened an 87-MWp solar plant in Brandenburg—its first renewable project in Germany—adding clean daytime capacity to the local grid.

Nov 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Germany, Europe, Brandenburg, commissioning, EDPR,

Voltalia Wins 73-MW Solar EPC in Spain

Voltalia wins EPC role for 73‑MW solar park in Castile and Leon, boosting Spain’s clean‑energy push and the Paris‑listed group’s European portfolio.

Nov 12, 2025 // Plants, EPC, Spain, Voltalia, Europe

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