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Founder Group's Nasdaq Debut Sees Shares Plummet 20%
Founder Group's Nasdaq debut falters as shares plummet over 20%, shifting focus towards ambitious expansion in Southeast Asia's renewable energy landscape. What’s next for this solar hopeful?
Oct 24, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, nasdaq, Founder Group
Texas Solar Surpasses Coal as Batteries Rewire ERCOT
Sun beats coal in Texas: ERCOT’s 2025 grid turns solar-led, battery-boosted and evening-shaped—cheaper middays, sharper dusk ramps, and developers racing to deliver dependable nightfall megawatts.
Dec 10, 2025 // Storage, Grids, USA, Texas, North America, ERCOT, coal decline, solar milestone, grid storage
Origis Seals $290 Million for West Texas Solar
Origis clinches $290M for Swift Air Solar in Ector County, powering a 600‑MW ERCOT buildout by Q4 2025, with bifacial tech and battery-ready design attracting bullish lenders.
Dec 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, North America, origis, ERCOT, utility solar, project finance
EU Solar Taps Brakes as 2025 Additions Dip
EU solar growth pauses: 65.1 GW in 2025, first dip since 2016. Residential cools, storage surges, PPAs steady—grids, permits pinch, but easing rates and EU push hint 2026–27 rebound.
Dec 12, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, installations, SolarPower Europe, European Union, market outlook
RWE Energizes Motorway Solar on Reclaimed German Mine
RWE fires up 74.6 MWac along the A44n, turning mine scars into grid-smart solar for 27,700 homes—and leaving room for batteries as Germany taps “difficult acres.”
Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Germany, Europe, rwe, recultivated land, motorway solar
Sonnedix Snags 805MW in Italy Solar Auctions
JP Morgan-backed Sonnedix sweeps 805 MW in Italy—FER-X, Energy Release, China-free pilot—at higher prices, spotlighting supply-chain resilience, advanced n-type builds, and lingering grid/EPC bottlenecks.
Dec 17, 2025 // Plants, Italy, Sonnedix, auctions, Europe, supply chain, FER-X
Santander Lends €98.8m to Grenergy’s Ayora Solar
Grenergy clinches €98.8m from Santander to finish 172‑MW Ayora solar park in Valencia, commissioning now; 15‑year PPA locks cash flows; bifacial, tracker, battery‑ready design underscores bankable build.
Dec 18, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, Banco Santander, Europe, Grenergy, project finance
European Energy Greenlights Sicily’s 225-MW Agri-Solar
European Energy greenlights Italy’s largest agrovoltaic: 225 MW in Sicily, operational by 2027, CfD-backed, farm-friendly bifacial trackers, SCADA-led uptime, battery-ready—scaling dual-use solar as a replicable model.
Dec 23, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, european energy, sicily, agri-pv, FER-X
AEI Secures PLN 227m to Refi Polish Solar
PLN 227m refinance powers 114‑MW Polish solar fleet as AEI fund locks long-term, non-recourse debt from mBank/BOŚ—signaling a maturing market and more portfolio deals ahead.
Dec 24, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, financing, solar portfolio, Lords LB, AEI fund
Nofar Buys Pine Gate’s US Solar for $575M
Nofar Energy snaps up Pine Gate’s near-1GW solar portfolio for $575M via Chapter 11, expanding its US pipeline to 1.3GW solar/1GWh storage, pending court, FERC approvals.
Jan 5, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Nofar Energy
AI-Guided Passivation Supercharges Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells
Machine-learning tuned, amorphous-passivated flexible perovskites hit 24.52% efficiency and bend-proof longevity, enabling lightweight, roll-to-roll modules for wearables and buildings with record power densities.
Jan 6, 2026 // Technology, perovskite, efficiency, Flexibility, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Jinan University, Solar Stability, Guangdong Mellow Energy
Schneider Picks ACEN to Green Cavite Factories
Schneider Electric taps ACEN to power five Cavite sites with 100% renewables via GEOP—Luzon eco-zone first, 11,600t CO2 avoided—setting a scalable corporate PPA blueprint for Southeast Asia.
Jan 7, 2026 // Plants, Asia, Schneider Electric, Philippines, ACEN
Voltalia Launches 100-MW Solar Farm Project in Albania
Voltalia launches its 100-MW Spitalla solar farm in Albania, set to energize 150,000 homes by 2027—powering the future with sustainable energy along the Adriatic coast!
Dec 24, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Voltalia, Europe, PV Power Plant, Albania
Bigging UP the carbon-free pioneers: Step forward 3S Solar Plus
pv magazine’s UP campaign aims to highlight industry movers who embrace carbon reduction and the circular economy in their operations and Swiss BIPV manufacturer 3S Solar Plus boasts an impressive sustainability record.
Sep 25, 2019 // Manufacturing News, China, Europe, JinkoSolar, Asia, Switzerland, PERC, carbon-free, 3S Solar Plus, Patrick Hofer-Noser
IEA upgrades renewables anticipate as solar PV continues to damage new records
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has stated it expects yearly solar PV additions worldwide to surpass 160GW by 2022, affirming the technology's placement as the "brand-new king" of worldwide electricity markets.
May 12, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Markets & Finance News, Policy, China, Asia, IEA, Fatih Birol, International Energy Agency, solar installations, install forecast