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Portugal's Renewables Surge to 73% Power Supply
Portugal's renewable energy soared to 73% of electricity needs in early 2024, led by hydropower and wind. A greener future is on the horizon!
Oct 2, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, Portugal, Europe
Learnings From the $12 billion Brookfield Bid For Australia's Origin Energy
Global investment administration firm Brookfield's $11.8 billion bid that is also sustained by the target firm's board is a clear indicator of the volume as well as direction of money chasing renewable energy assets and growth. Origin energy, which has 4.5 million customrs in Australia, has comitted to a phase out of its non renewable assets.
Nov 11, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, energy transition, Origin Energy, Brookfield, australia energy market, legislative commitment to emissions reductions, renewable energy bid
University of Sydney's project with SunDrive on commercializing perovskite-silicon cells secures ARENA funding
University of Sydney's Professor Anita Ho-Baillie is joining forces with Sydney-based renewable technology firm SunDrive to commercialize perovskite-silicon cells, with support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) of AUD$ 2.78 million (over USD$ 1.9 million).
Jan 4, 2023 // Technology, Anita Ho-Baillie, University of Sydney, perovskite-silicon cells, David McKenzie, Jianghui Zheng, Arafat Mahmud
Investors wagered $27.5 million that Nanotech Energy's graphene battery advancement is the actual point
The start-up asserts to be "the globe's leading distributor of graphene" and also prepares to launch a non-flammable, eco-friendly lithium battery that can bill "18 times faster than anything that is presently readily available on the marketplace"-- within the following year.
May 25, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, Graphene, Nanotech Energy, Jack Kavanaugh
Liberty Global Buys Battery-Ready 70-MW UK Solar Project
Liberty Global snaps up a 70‑MW, shovel‑ready UK solar farm—battery-ready and grid-primed—targeting rapid build, evening power, and flexible PPA/merchant returns as it scales its clean-energy footprint.
Jan 9, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, PV Power Plant, Liberty Global
Jinko, XtalPi Forge AI-Powered Perovskite Tandem JV
Jinko Solar and XtalPi unite AI and robotics to accelerate perovskite–silicon tandem cells, targeting mass production in three years with a closed-loop, high-throughput R&D revolution.
Jan 12, 2026 // Technology, Jinko Solar, Perovskite Solar, XtalPi
Egypt’s Obelisk Brings Round-the-Clock Solar Online
Egypt’s Obelisk lights up: first-phase solar-plus-storage delivers dispatchable clean power, shaping evenings, stabilizing the grid and prices, creating jobs, and de-risking a modular path to 1 GW.
Jan 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Battery Storage, Asia, Africa, Egypt, hybrid solar, Grid reliability, commissioning
Encavis Closes on 199-MW Spanish Wind-Solar
Encavis seals financing for a 199‑MW solar‑wind hybrid in Spain, boosting bankable buildout with hedged cash flows, flexible PPAs, grid‑savvy design—and future battery optionality.
Jan 14, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, encavis
CleanPeak Snaps Up Five NSW Solar-Battery Sites
CleanPeak snaps up five NSW solar-plus-storage sites, bolstering near-load, distribution-connected capacity to deliver evening MWh, firmed renewables and higher-margin grid services as coal retires—without interconnection delays.
Jan 16, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, CleanPeak, Oceania
Brookfield-Backed Clean Max Trims India IPO Target
Brookfield-backed Clean Max trims February IPO to $350-$400M amid India renewables slump; timing fluid as peers sink, transmission woes bite, and eight January listings raise just $160M.
Jan 19, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Clean Max
Munich Re De-risks ilos’s 222-MW Irish Solar Bet
Ilos secures Munich Re–backed financing for 222 MWp of Irish solar, blending bank debt with insurance shields to de-risk builds, trim lender margins, and accelerate grid-ready, PPA-savvy capacity.
Jan 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Ireland, Europe, MUNICH RE, utility solar, project finance, ilos energy
Casa dos Ventos Commissions 100-MW Bahia Solar Plant
Casa dos Ventos flips the switch on 100‑MW Bahia solar, blending smart O&M, grid‑ready tech, and battery‑ready substations to deliver cheaper, steadier energy and local jobs.
Jan 22, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, bahia, utility solar, Casa dos Ventos, commissioning
Soleos Signals 1-GW Zambia Solar Investment
Soleos eyes 1 GW in Zambia, launching grid-ready solar near mines and factories, PPA and private-wire deals, battery-ready builds, DFI-backed, scalable jobs engine.
Jan 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Africa, zambia, investment, utility solar, project pipeline, industrial load, Soleos
€250m Fuels Enery’s Europe Solar-Storage Buildout
Enery lands €250m to fast-track European solar-plus-storage, boosting grid flexibility with evening-shifted power, frequency services, and smarter, diversified revenue strategies.
Jan 26, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Battery Storage, Europe, utility solar, Enery, project finance
Enlight Funds 2 GWh German Solar-Storage Hybrid
Enlight powers Germany’s evenings: a co-located solar + 2 GWh battery hybrid using one interconnection to time-shift output, steady the grid, and deliver bankable, repeatable clean dispatch.
Jan 29, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Germany, Battery Storage, Europe, solar hybrid, ENLIGHT, project finance