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Zelestra begins construction at 242MW solar PV plant in Perú
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (275+ words) Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Zelestra has started construction at a 242MW solar PV project in Per. Located in the southern region of Arequipa, the Babilonia solar project forms part of a wider solar complex'dubbed La Joya'that is forecast to have…...
Co-located storage ‘overhyped’ as fix for underperforming solar PV
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (588+ words) Co-located storage has been "overhyped" as a prop for commercially underperforming solar assets in Europe and should not be regarded as a "silver bullet". That was a key takeaway from a panel discussion on energy storage business models at this…...
R.Power raises US$50 million to develop 70.5MW Polish solar PV portfolio
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (238+ words) The number one source for in-depth and up-to-the-minute news, technical articles, blogs and reviews on the international solar PV supply chain. R.Power raises US$50 million to develop 70.5MW Polish solar PV portfolio Polish independent power producer (IPP) R.Power has raised US…...
FRV to hybridise Spanish PV fleet with batteries
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (335+ words) International developer Fotowatio'Renewable'Ventures (FRV)'is to hybridise a swathe of its Spanish PV fleet with batteries as part of a wider storage push in the country. The move follows the passing of a Royal Decree in Spain last year, which…...
‘Think about this in terms of portfolios’: how Europe’s solar investment landscape has shifted towards big-picture thinking
1+ week, 49+ min ago (854+ words) Making investment decisions based on the value of an entire renewable energy portfolio, rather than the merits of an individual project, has become the norm for Europe's renewable energy investors. This was a key takeaway from Solar Media's Solar Finance…...
Grenergy secures financing for 400MW/1.4GWh Central Oasis solar-plus-storage platform in Chile
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (445+ words) Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Grenergy has closed a US$355 million senior non-recourse financing agreement for its Central Oasis solar-plus-storage platform in Chile. The financing will cover three projects under the Central Oasis platform, which was unveiled in May 2025, totalling…...
EUROPE ROUND-UP: METLEN signs offtake deal in Italy, European Energy to finance Danish solar-plus-storage, TSE acquires French PV projects
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (451+ words) A round-up of a number of European project stories from this week, including METLEN's involvement in an offtake deal in Italy, as part of the government's Energy Release 2.0 programme; European Energy's securing of finance to add storage to an operational…...
EU Commission approves €3 billion German clean energy manufacturing scheme
2+ week, 3+ day ago (279+ words) The European Commission has approved a "3 billion (US$3.55 billion) clean energy manufacturing aid scheme submitted by the German government. The scheme is aimed at supporting strategic investments in solar panels, batteries, electrolysers and other technologies covered in the EU's Net…...
Sungrow to open PV inverter, ESS manufacturing plant in Poland
2+ week, 5+ day ago (497+ words) Chinese solar PV inverter and energy storage manufacturer Sungrow will build a solar inverter and energy storage system manufacturing facility in southwest Poland. Located in Wa'brzych, Lower Silesia, the planned 65,400 m" facility will manufacture both solar PV inverters and energy…...
Grenergy powers fourth phase of solar-plus-storage Oasis de Atacama project
2+ week, 5+ day ago (249+ words) Spanish independent power producer (IPP) has energised the fourth phase of its flagship solar-plus-storage project in Chile, Oasis de Atacama. Dubbed Gabriela, the fourth phase of the Oasis de Atacama project comprises 272MW of solar PV and 1.1GWh of battery energy storage…...