Europe

TotalEnergies, Holcim Launch Europe’s Largest Self-Use Floating Solar

Europe’s largest self-consumption floating solar powers Holcim Belgium: 31‑MW, 30 GWh/year from quarry lake, slashing emissions as TotalEnergies accelerates toward 34 GW+ renewables and 2030 100 TWh ambitions.

Mar 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Europe, Belgium, Floating solar, self-consumption, TotalEnergies, Holcim

Statkraft Adds 206MW, Takes 40% of Irish Solar

Statkraft sparks 206 MW of new Irish solar, boosting its footprint to 560 MW—over 40% of utility-scale capacity—as Ireland races toward 80% renewables and soaring data-center demand.

Mar 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Ireland, Europe, Statkraft, utility solar, energy security, commissioning

Zelestra Fast-Tracks 162-MW Solar for Pharma Buyers

Zelestra powers pharma’s decarbonization with a 162‑MW Cuenca solar cluster delivered early, selling via Schneider’s Energize as Belinchon I–III’s 275,000 modules on trackers boost a 1.1‑GW national portfolio.

Mar 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, corporate ppas, supply chain, Zelestra, commissioning

Pacifico Fund Snaps Up 24.4-MWp German Solar Park

Pacifico fund snaps 24.4‑MWp German solar park—bankable, battery‑ready, performance‑proven. Investors gain construction‑risk‑free yields, O&M upside, hybridization potential, and secondary‑market scale for resilient, long‑term returns.

Mar 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Pacifico, renewables fund, portfolio, solar acquisition

Solarigo Snaps Up Skarta’s 13-MWp Finnish Park

Skarta flips a 13‑MWp Finnish solar park to Solarigo, spotlighting Nordic build‑and‑recycle strategy as corporate demand surges and performance ops—not hardware—win returns for both portfolios.

Mar 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Finland, Solar Park, acquisition, Solarigo, Skarta

Zelestra Inks 1.5 TWh Italy Solar Offtake

EQT-backed Zelestra inks 1.5 TWh in Italy via Energy Release 2.0, incl. 950 GWh with Burgo, securing bankable solar buildout toward 3 GW by 2026 and taming power volatility.

Mar 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, GSE, Zelestra, corporate contracts

Kommunalkredit Backs Econergy’s 60-MW Romanian Solar

Econergy clinches Kommunalkredit financing for a 60‑MW Romanian solar farm, unlocking construction, EPC rollout and bankable routes to market while scaling its platform and cutting capital costs.

Mar 16, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Romania, Econergy, Kommunalkredit

Revergy Clinches 98.8 MW Solar O&M in Andalusia

Revergy lands 98.8 MW Andalusia O&M, sharpening uptime and yield with string-level analytics, thermography and IV curves—rapid faults, soiling control, and curtailment-savvy ops as storage-ready EMS looms.

Mar 16, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, O&M, Europe, solar farm, Andalusia, Revergy

Grenergy Secures UK Capacity for 760 MWh Storage

Grenergy locks UK capacity deals for 760 MWh batteries, stabilizing revenues and financing while delivering multi-hour flexibility to ease evening peaks and cut fossil peaker reliance.

Mar 13, 2026 // Storage, United Kingdom, Europe, Grenergy, capacity market, revenue contracts

Nexwell Power Lines Up €167m for Spanish Solar

EUR 167m propels Nexwell’s Spain PV buildout—portfolio-backed, grid-first, storage-ready plants beat cannibalization risk, lock gear, and sprint permits, interconnections and commissioning across constrained Iberian nodes.

Mar 13, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, financing, development, solar portfolio, Nexwell Power

Zenith Energy Buys 28-MWp Italian Agrivoltaics Portfolio

Zenith Energy snaps up 28-MWp Italian agrivoltaics—farms + solar, biodiversity-friendly, battery-ready. Streamlined builds, diversified grid nodes, and future storage boost value as markets shift.

Mar 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, agrivoltaics, Zenith Energy

Zelestra Activates 19MW Spain Solar for Graphic Packaging

Zelestra energizes 19‑MWdc Villamanan, third Spain vPPA with Graphic Packaging, delivering 28.7 GWh/year and avoiding 4,900 t CO2—pushing 100+ MWdc enabled, 1.1 GW contracted, 7+ GW pipeline.

Mar 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Zelestra

S2P Wins Grid Access for 70-MW Montenegro Solar

S2P Electric’s 70‑MW Tupan solar clinches CGES grid deal, bringing Trina Solar bifacial power to Niksic and accelerating Montenegro’s renewable push, grid upgrades, and investor confidence across the Balkans.

Mar 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Grids, Europe, Montenegro, S2P

Gazprom-Backed NIS Starts 6.8-MWp Solar in Novi Sad

At Novi Sad, NIS unveils a 6.8‑MWp solar farm, tripling capacity to 11.3 MWp, delivering 13.5 GWh a year and cutting 15,000 tonnes of CO2e.

Mar 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Serbia, NIS

Prime Capital Buys 170-MWh Pyhasalmi Battery Project

Prime Capital snaps up 85‑MW/170‑MWh Pyhäsalmi BESS for €5.5m, with profit‑share to July 2027, bolstering SENS’s big‑battery strategy for Finland’s grid services.

Mar 11, 2026 // Storage, Europe, Finland, Prime Capital

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