investment

Itochu Joins ContourGlobal on Colorado Mega-Solar
Itochu backs Colorado’s 324‑MW Black Hollow Sun, expanding its U.S. solar push with battery‑ready tech and hybrid offtake as data centers and growth drive demand.
Dec 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Colorado, investment, North America, Itochu, ContourGlobal
GB Energy targets fifteen gigawatts of clean power by 2030
The UK’s new state-owned GB Energy wants to help deliver 15 GW of clean capacity by 2030, mobilising billions in private capital.
Dec 5, 2025 // Storage, Grids, United Kingdom, Europe, investment, grid upgrades, GB Energy
Solar Slump Jeopardizes Australia’s 2030 Green Goals
Australia’s utility-scale clean energy investment slump—weakest since 2017—jeopardizes 82% by 2030, as grid bottlenecks, permitting delays and unstable revenues stall projects despite booming rooftop solar.
Dec 1, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, clean energy, Australia, Oceania, investment, wind power
Philippines Strengthens National Backing for Solar Expansion
President Marcos Jr. highlights renewed government support for solar after visiting a major rooftop installation.
Nov 25, 2025 // Policy, Rooftop PV, Asia, rooftop PV, investment, Philippines, Renewable Energy, government policy
Investors Eye Syria’s Renewables As Residential Solar Exceeds Two Gigawatts
Investor appetite for Syrian renewables is growing as residential solar capacity is estimated to exceed 2 GW amid efforts to rebuild a shattered power system.
Nov 24, 2025 // Residential, Grids, Asia, investment, middle east, Syria, grid recovery
Axian Energy buys majority of 54.3-MWp Zambian solar project
Axian’s energy arm entered Zambia by acquiring a majority stake in a 54.3-MWp solar farm in Kafue District, marking a strategic Pan-African expansion.
Oct 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Africa, zambia, investment, Axian Energy, Kafue District
Kitahama approves Hokkaido solar developments for sale to investors pipeline
Kitahama Capital Partners will develop and sell 21.5 MW of solar projects in Hokkaido, pursuing a build-to-sell strategy focused on bankable, grid-ready assets.
Sep 23, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, investment, development, hokkaido, Kitahama
OnPath boosts UK renewables investment after strong profit announcement today
OnPath Energy plans to step up investment in wind, solar, and storage across Great Britain after posting GBP 69.4m operating profit for 15 months.
Sep 19, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, storage, UK, Europe, investment, renewables, OnPath
Celsia seeks investors for Peru solar-wind portfolio worth billions plan
Colombia’s Celsia is courting investors for a USD 1.2-billion portfolio of wind and solar projects planned in Peru.
Sep 12, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, South america, investment, Peru, celsia, solar pipeline, wind hybrid
FRV Australia Finalises Gnarwarre Battery Financing, Supercharges Victoria's Solar Ambitions
FRV reaches financial close on 250 MW/500 MWh Gnarwarre battery near Geelong, providing grid stability and firming output from Victoria’s expanding solar portfolio.
Aug 4, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Energy, Australia, Oceania, battery, investment
Acciona, DTEK win energy approvals for projects in Croatia
The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Croatia has actually released energy authorizations to Acciona and DTEK for the construction of a solar energy plant and a wind farm, specifically.
May 11, 2023 // Plants, DTEK, Europe, investment, Acciona, solar power plants, Croatia, wind farms
Estonia plans 225MW pumped hydro power storage facility to help disconnect from Russia
State-owned Estonian energy firm Eesti Energia is planning to build a 225MW pumped hydro power storage facility, as part of a larger press to come to be independent of Russian energy.
Aug 11, 2022 // Storage, Europe, Asia, investment, Russia, Estonia, grid stabilising, renewables integration, pumped hydro energy storage
Fluence opening up new agreement making center in Utah to serve United States market
Global battery energy storage space system (BESS) integrator Fluence is setting up a new contract manufacturing center in Utah to serve the US market.
Aug 9, 2022 // Storage, USA, manufacturing, Ireland, Europe, Utah, investment, lithium-ion, North America, Fluence
UBS Asset Management gets 700MW ERCOT BESS portfolio from Black Mountain Energy Storage
Programmer Black Mountain Energy Storage (BMES) has marketed 700MW of development-stage projects to UBS Asset Management, its third substantial sale in the Texas ERCOT market in 2 months.
Aug 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Texas, investment, lithium-ion, North America, ERCOT, asset management, grid stabilising, renewables integration, standalone battery storage
State-owned power firm to build 800MWh BESS in Poland
State-owned power firm PGE Group has gotten regulatory approval to construct a 200MW/820MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Poland.
Jul 21, 2022 // Storage, Poland, Europe, Asia, investment, lithium-ion, Russia, Wind Energy, renewables integration, interconnector