financing Subsidies and new business models from the capital market to finance the solar energy transition are the focus of this topic. Investors and banking experts in particular will find what they are looking for here. © SunCarlito Beta Token-based financing for a solar project in Serbia 06/19/2025 - A 2.2 MW solar park in northern Serbia is being financed through an innovative digital token model by SunCarlito Beta, with tokens available until 9 July. © Move On Energy Solar Investors Guide – ELTIF 2.0 and PPAs open doors for investment 06/17/2025 - The updated European Long Term Investment Fund regulation broadens access to solar projects for institutional and private investors, while PPAs now offer returns independent of public subsidies. © Jinko Solar IEA – solar PV draws more investment than any other energy tech 06/16/2025 - IEA forecasts a record $3.3 trillion in global energy investment for 2025, with clean technologies drawing twice as much capital as fossil fuels despite ongoing geopolitical and economic headwinds. © Segen BNP-Segen deal brings instant finance to solar and battery buyers 06/16/2025 - Installers in the UK and Germany can look forward to new financing options for solar and storage through a collaboration between distributor Segen and BNP Paribas, with a view to a wider European rollout © Comau EDP: more than 15 gigawatts under contract in PPAs worldwide 05/29/2025 - Global energy major EDP generates over 41 terawatt hours of renewable energy each year. Around a fifth of supply contracts serve data centres – a sector with a steadily growing appetite for electricity. © European Union EU moves to support European solar manufacturing 05/26/2025 - The European Commission has adopted the NZIA Secondary Legislation, outlining how Member States should factor in sustainability and resilience in renewable energy auctions. © Solar Promotion Future PPA market driven by tech and green hydrogen 05/19/2025 - Market players and policy-makers agree: To ensure a robust expansion of renewables, there must be more private-sector market mechanisms. The goal: fewer tenders and feed-in tariffs, and more direct power purchase agreements between electricity suppliers and consumers. © Metlengroup Greece: PPA between EDF Renewables and Axpo 04/28/2025 - The two companies have signed a short-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for the electricity from two EDF solar power plants in the Viotia region. © IB Vogt PPAs: Returns no longer tied to public subsidies 04/18/2025 - In order to ensure the robust expansion of solar energy in the future, more private market mechanisms must and will be created. Power Purchase Agreements play a decisive role in this. Find out more in next week's focus. © Nowos Nowos receives €6 million to expand battery repair 04/17/2025 - The Dutch company needs the growth capital to advance the repair and reuse of lithium-ion batteries in Europe. A new site is set to open in Poland this year. © Akuo Ardian enters agreement to acquire Akuo 04/15/2025 - France-based private equity firm Ardian has reached an agreement to acquire Akuo, an independent power producer specialising in renewable energy. © DH2 Energy Spain First renewable hydrogen auction on the Iberian market started 04/09/2025 - The Gas market operator MIBGAS has opened the auction process for the purchase of renewable hydrogen from DH2 Energy`s solar Hysencia plant in Aragón, which has an electrolysis capacity of 35 MW. Operations are anticipated to commence in the first half of 2027. © Goldbeck Solar Goldbeck Solar staff invest in company’s own solar roof 03/30/2025 - The solar energy company is offering employees a chance to invest in its new rooftop PV system in Polch, Germany – supporting the energy transition while generating financial benefits for the team. © Eurelectric Eurelectric calls for EU electrification bank in clean industrial deal 03/26/2025 - Industrial electrification in Europe is struggling under high upfront costs, long investment cycles, rising energy prices, unfair taxation, and fossil fuel subsidies that still exceed €55 billion a year. Eurelectric is calling for an Electrification Bank as part of the EU Clean Industrial Deal. © NextEnergy Capital NextPower UK ESG: £733 million fundraising exceeds expectations 03/12/2025 - NextEnergy Capital announces that NextPower UK ESG – the largest private fund focused specifically on new-build UK solar topped its original target of £500 million by nearly 50%. © Ampyr Solar Europe Netherlands: Ampyr and Rockwool conclude solar PPA 03/06/2025 - The two partners signed a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to supply over 50 GWh of solar energy annually from the new 96 MW Noordoostpolder solar park in Flevoland, starting in 2026. © Solarpro Bulgaria: EBRD lends €50 million to build and operate a 237 MW solar PV plant 02/11/2025 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending up to €50 million to Tenevo Solar Technologies EAD to build and operate a fully merchant solar photo-voltaic plant in southeastern Bulgaria. A parallel financing facility of €53 million will be provided by Raiffeisen Bank International, making the total finance package €103 million. © Heiko Schwarzburger Next investor newsletter: Funding solar projects with ELTIF and PPA 02/07/2025 - Our next newsletter for investors will be published on February 12, 2025. It deals with the European Long Term Investment Fund (ELTIF). Its reform offers institutional and private investors significantly better investments in solar projects. Sign up for the newsletter to receive the latest B2B information on your desk! © QEnergy France Q Energy: Financing for 74.3 MW floating solar plant secured 01/29/2025 - Q ENERGY announced the debt financial close of its “Les Ilots Blandin” project for a total amount of EUR 50.4m, arranged by Crédit Agricole Transitions & Energies, through its financing arm Unifergie, and Bpifrance. © Clenergy UK: Axpo signs PPA for co-located PV project 01/22/2025 - Axpo has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with British Solar Renewables (BSR) to buy clean energy from its 25 MW solar PV at Whaddon Farm, Wiltshire. The site is co-located with a utility-scale 16MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). © Capcora Lightsource BP sells solar park in Portugal to Exus Renewables 01/17/2025 - Capcora, an investment consultant specializing in renewable energies, supported the sale of the project. The huge solar park in the southwest of the country will start operating in 2026. Expansion to include additional technologies is possible. © CCE Italy: CCE concluded € 24 mio. transaction with Commerzbank for a 42 MW solar park 01/14/2025 - CCE Holding finalized a EUR 24 million project financing with Commerzbank AG. The loan amount will be used for the construction of a 42.08 MW photovoltaic plant in the municipality of Montalto di Castro in the Italian region of Lazio near Rome. © Lexy Ilsley/Manchester City FC Investor newsletter: ELTIF offers new opportunities for investors 01/14/2025 - In order to attract more private capital for renewable energies, the European Union has introduced new regulations into the European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF). Sign up for the newsletter to receive the latest B2B information on your desk. © Econergy Romania: Econenergy secures financing for large-scale solar projects 01/13/2025 - Econergy Renewable Energy won the recent Romanian Contract for Difference (CfD) auction with the Parau 2 solar project. Additionally a second project financing agreement was signed with Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI). © ib vogt Greece: ib vogt sells 780 MW solar and storage portfolio to Faria Renewables 01/09/2025 - International renewable energy development platform ib vogt has entered into an agreement to sell their Greek project portfolio to Faria Renewables, a leading Greek renewables IPP. The portfolio is comprised of around 780 MW of solar PV and BESS assets in various stages of development. Show more