Zephyrus Wing Energies, an Israeli renewable energy company part of Doral Group, has entered the Romanian market. It recently announced an agreement to acquire a renewable energy platform from CCE, a European solar project developer. The portfolio comprises seven solar PV projects with a combined capacity of approximately 766 MW and four co-located battery energy storage projects with a combined capacity of 112 MW/390 MWh. The acquisition also includes CCE’s local Romanian platform and its team. The portfolio includes the operational 40 MW Horia 1 solar plant, while the remaining six solar projects are at different stages of development. Zephyrus expects this acquisition, its second in Europe after Poland, to double its mature project pipeline to approximately 1.5 GW.
Austria’s Federal Ministry for Economy, Energy and Tourism (BMWET) has announced 7,007 funding approvals under the country’s third and final solar PV and battery storage subsidy call for 2026. The call received 41,322 applications seeking approximately €192 million in funding. Earlier the ministry said it issued arund 43,300 application tickets in the first 10 minutes of the final 2026 solar subsidy funding call (see Austria Solar Subsidy Call: 43,300 Applications In 10 Minutes).
French energy group ENGIE has partnered with Google to explore energy solutions for a potential data center near Châteauroux, France. The collaboration will assess renewable energy generation, battery storage, grid flexibility and waste heat recovery to support the facility’s power needs. The data center project is currently under public consultation.
Sonnedix has acquired four operational solar PV plants in France with a combined capacity of 37 MW. Located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and Occitanie, the plants increase Sonnedix’s operational capacity in France to more than 430 MW.
Germany’s NORD/LB has closed €74 million in financing for the 97.5 MW Aussa Corno solar park in San Giorgio di Nogaro, northern Italy. Developed by MSE Solar and EnValue GmbH, the project is scheduled for completion in Q2 2028. It is expected to generate 115,783 MWh of electricity annually. It has secured a 20-year Contract for Difference (CfD) under Italy’s FER X scheme. NORD/LB said it acted as the sole lender, Mandated Lead Arranger and Facility Agent.
Finland-based Korkia has expanded its powered land portfolio for data centers to more than 2 GW of planned capacity across the UK, Finland, Sweden and Chile. The portfolio comprises five sites being developed alongside renewable energy generation and battery storage projects to provide data centers with access to electricity. Korkia said four of these sites target grid connections by the end of 2029, with the earliest expected in 2028. The largest project, Longmarsh in the UK, combines up to 1 GW of planned data center capacity with 1.3 GW of solar and battery storage.
Italy added approximately 6.7 GW of new solar PV capacity in 2025, taking its cumulative installed capacity to 43.7 GW, according to the International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (IEA PVPS). Its National Survey Report of PV Power Applications in Italy 2025 states that solar power generation increased by around 25% year-on-year (YoY) to a record 44.3 TWh. Plants larger than 1 MW accounted for more than half of new capacity additions, while residential installations slowed. The report writers identify grid capacity, permitting, and land availability as key challenges for the country as it targets to reach 79.2 GW of installed PV capacity by 2030.
MVV Energie AG, a German energy company based in Mannheim, has acquired all shares in enerix Franchise GmbH & Co. KG, a provider of decentralized energy systems. The companies plan to combine enerix’s solar PV installation and customer network with MVV’s energy expertise and digital solutions to offer integrated energy systems. The solutions cover solar PV, battery storage, heat pumps, electric vehicle charging and electricity supply. The Enerix brand, franchise network and headquarters in Regensburg will remain in place, while its founders will continue to lead the business.
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