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Samsung Ventures Backs GridBeyond in €12 Million Round

GridBeyond secures €12m with Samsung Ventures to turbocharge AI-driven demand response—aggregating industrial loads, BESS and EV fleets for instant grid flexibility, lower costs and new revenue.

Mar 18, 2026 // Storage, Grids, Flexibility, GridBeyond, demand response, Samsung Ventures

Eagle Point Lends $28.5 Million for Texas VPP

Eagle Point’s $28.5M senior loan powers Heritage’s 40-site Texas solar+storage VPP, speeding permits, stacking revenues, and delivering ERCOT flexibility with structured, bankable cash flows.

Mar 17, 2026 // Storage, USA, Texas, North America, virtual power plant, ERCOT, distributed storage, private credit

Idemitsu Starts 60-MW Azalea Solar-Battery in California

Idemitsu’s 60‑MW Azalea Solar+Storage flips sun to suppertime, powering 20,000 homes under a Sonoma Clean Power PPA, reinforcing CAISO evening peaks with 152‑MWh battery-backed reliability.

Mar 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, California, USA, PPA, North America, Idemitsu

WE Energies Buys 150MW Wisconsin Solar, 50MW Battery

WE Energies powers up Wisconsin with 150MW solar plus 50MW battery, delivering firm, low-cost energy, peak relief and grid services as demand grows.

Mar 16, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, solar plus storage, We Energies, Wisconsin, North America, acquisition

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

Edify Cleared for 100-MW Solar-Battery in NSW

Edify’s 100‑MW solar‑plus‑storage clears permits in NSW, targeting evening peaks and grid stability as coal exits—now racing through interconnection, EPC, and financing to deliver firmed renewables.

Mar 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, new south wales, Edify Energy, permitting

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

Tunisia Tenders First 300MW Solar-Storage Project

Tunisia launches its first solar-plus-storage: 300 MW PV with 150 MW/540 MWh batteries in Bazma, Kebili. Registration by May 8; bids due Oct 14, 2026—pivot to 50% renewables.

Mar 9, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Tunisia, Africa, PV Power Plant

Genneia Gets IDB Backing for Argentina Solar, Storage

Genneia lands up to $320M from IDB Invest to turbocharge Argentine solar, battery storage, and grid planning—powering 349 MW of new projects and mining-ready transmission resilience.

Mar 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Solar, Battery Storage, Argentina, South america, Genneia, IDB Invest

CIP Backs Novar Push to 1.4GW by 2027

Novar powers up with €160m CIP loan—expandable to €260m—to fast-track Dutch solar, storage, acquisitions, and grid works on the path to 1.4 GW by 2027.

Mar 5, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Europe, Netherlands, Novar

NSW Fast-Tracks Hunter REZ Upgrades, Unlocking 1.8GW

NSW fast-tracks 1.8 GW Hunter–Central Coast REZ, first to use existing poles—slashing delays, creating jobs, and upgrading substations and fiber as coal gives way to clean power.

Mar 2, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, rez, transmission

EBRD Backs Virya; Poland’s Largest Solar Starts Build

EBRD backs Virya’s €85m push as 722‑MWp Sidłowo—Poland’s largest solar—connects to 400‑kV PSE, slashing curtailment and CO2, powering 666 GWh/year and scaling a platform toward 4.3 GW.

Mar 2, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Poland, EBRD, Europe, Virya Energy, Sidlowo

EBRD Weighs €40m Loan for Tunisia’s Firmed Solar

Tunisia powers ahead: STEG eyes €40m EBRD-backed solar-plus-storage to firm the grid, slash fuel imports, shift sun to peaks, and unlock bankable, reliable clean energy.

Feb 26, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, STEG, EBRD, solar-plus-storage, Tunisia, Africa, financing

GreenYellow Taps €32m for Spain C&I Solar-Storage

GreenYellow nets €32m to turbocharge Spain’s C&I solar-storage: refinancing 50 MWp across 23 PV sites plus batteries, fueling JV expansion with Enhol and blue-chip clients amid midday-saturated grids.

Feb 25, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Spain, Battery Storage, Europe, financing, c&i solar, GreenYellow

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

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