Solar Plants News

Neoen Raises €164m for 203-MW French Renewables

Neoen secures €164m for 203‑MWp solar-wind bundle in France, with major banks betting on delivery despite slow permits, grid constraints and rising rates.

Feb 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, neoen, financing, wind

Australia Greenlights Wooderson’s 8-Hour Grid Battery

EPBC greenlight propels AUD 1.9b Wooderson: 980,000-panel solar plus 450‑MW/3,600‑MWh battery to power 235,000 homes and deliver dispatchable capacity to Queensland by 2031.

Feb 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Australia, queensland, Oceania, res, EnergyEstate

Origis Wraps Swift Air, Fuels Occidental’s Permian Decarbonization

Origis completes 500‑MWdc Swift Air in Texas; $650M project powers Occidental and STRATOS DAC, boosting ERCOT capacity and signaling soaring corporate appetite for long-duration clean energy.

Feb 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, North America, origis, Occidental, Permian

Ampyr Nabs DCO-Approved 530MW East Yorkshire Solar

Ampyr Solar Europe snaps up Boom Power’s 530MW East Yorkshire Solar Farm, DCO-approved for 2029, set to power 100,000 homes and boost ASE’s UK PV-plus-storage pipeline past 2.5GW.

Feb 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, AMPYR, BoomPower, EastYorkshire

Boom Power’s 237.5MW Fenwick Solar Clears U.K. DCO

Boom Power secures DCO, NSIP status, for 237.5-MW Fenwick Solar Farm in South Yorkshire, with co-located battery, set to power 75,000 homes; next: design, finance, grid.

Feb 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, Europe, Fenwick

Shell’s Savion Buys 2-GW Hanford Solar-Storage Project

Hecate sells up to 2‑GW Cereza solar-plus-storage at Washington’s Hanford Site to Shell’s Savion, which leads development; rare gigawatt project targets corporate offtake, grid services, and peak shifting.

Feb 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, Washington, North America, hecate, Savion

Egypt Opens 500MW West-of-Nile Solar Tender

Egypt opens RFQ for 500‑MW West of Nile solar under BOO IPP; bids due May 11, 2026. Prequal for seasoned IPPs backs 2030/2040 renewables push, grid‑ready, bankable delivery.

Feb 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, IPP, EBRD, tender, Asia, Africa, Egypt

Uniper, Innova Launch 100-MW UK Solar, Storage

Uniper teams with Innova on a 100‑MWp UK solar trio, two AR6 and one AR7 CfD-backed, plus 30‑MW battery—targeting 2027 builds as Uniper assumes full ownership.

Feb 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, BATTERIES, UK, Solar, Europe, Innova, UNIPER

Australia Clears Tonic’s Solar Park With 440-MWh Battery

Tonic Group secures approval for an Australian solar park with 440‑MWh battery, turning sun into dispatchable power—cutting curtailment, boosting capture prices, and bolstering evening peaks and grid reliability.

Feb 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Battery Storage, Australia, Oceania, Solar Park, Planning Approval, Grid reliability

Clearway Powers Up $685 Million ERCOT Solar-Storage Hub

Clearway’s $685M Texas solar-plus-storage shifts sunshine to evening peaks, stacking ERCOT revenues with EMS-optimized batteries, co-location efficiencies, and sharp O&M—delivering cleaner power, grid services, and bankable resilience.

Feb 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, Texas, solar plus storage, North America, clearway, ERCOT, ommissioning

Swelect, FortifyGrid Forge Asia-Wide Solar-Storage Push

Asia’s grids get smarter: Swelect and FortifyGrid fast-track bankable solar-plus-storage, standardizing designs with bifacial arrays, 2–4h batteries, and EMS control to firm evenings, cut costs, and monetize flexibility.

Feb 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Asia, BESS, Solar Storage, Partnership, project development

NordLB Backs Sun Investment’s 59-MW Polish Solar Portfolio

NordLB backs Sun Investment’s 59‑MW Polish solar portfolio, showcasing bankable, battery‑ready bundles with bifacial tech, standardized EPC, fleet O&M, and PPA/hedge-backed resilience amid grid constraints.

Feb 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, nordlb, solar portfolio, project finance, Sun Investment

Renvolt Wins 124-MW Wexford Hub EPC, O&M

Voltalia’s Renvolt lands ESB’s 124.2‑MW Wexford Hub EPC, adding O&M. Deal deepens services-first partnership, pushes third‑party builds past 1 GW, and streamlines Irish solar performance.

Feb 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, Voltalia, Ireland, Europe, Esb

German Court Voids Boitzenburger Land Solar Plan

Court axes plan for 180‑MW Boitzenburger Land solar park, exposing post‑build permitting risk and tougher biodiversity, alternatives and documentation scrutiny amid Germany’s solar push.

Feb 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, permitting, solar parks, Brandenburg, courts

Sudene Funds Qair’s Ceará Solar, Eyes Green Hydrogen

Sudene unlocks BRL 17m for Qair’s 119.2 MWp Ceará solar, advancing Bom Jardim and Port of Pecém links—powering future green hydrogen and low‑carbon industry with policy‑backed capital.

Feb 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, financing, Qair, Ceará, Sudene

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