Alpiq’s 2025 earnings plunged after an unplanned shutdown of the Gösgen nuclear plant, cutting adjusted EBITDA to CHF 572 million and net profit to CHF 197 million. The outage, combined with low water inflows and gas‑plant overhauls, amplified the financial hit amid volatile energy markets. Despite the decline, Alpiq’s liquidity improved to CHF 1.749 billion and it secured a CHF 150 million ten‑year bond. The company is banking on a flexibility strategy, including battery storage, to drive growth in 2026 and beyond.
The RENIXX renewable‑energy index closed the week at a record 1,288.68 points, though it quickly retreated into a sideways range. German turbine maker Nordex led gains with a 26.3% jump after reporting record 2025 revenue of €7.6 billion and strong order...
The European solar market posted strong growth in 2025, with Germany, Spain, France, Italy and Poland driving capacity additions. At Intersolar Europe 2026, industry leaders will showcase PV‑wind‑storage hybrid plants and new financing structures, especially Contracts for Difference (CfD). Falling...
Sunrun posted a blockbuster Q4 and full‑year 2025, with revenue soaring to $1.16 billion in the quarter and $2.96 billion for the year. Net income flipped to $449.9 million, erasing a multi‑billion‑dollar loss from 2024, and diluted EPS rose to $1.71. The company’s...
Array Technologies posted Q4 2025 revenue of $226 million, an 18% YoY decline, while full‑year revenue jumped 40% to $1.28 billion. The company narrowed its net loss to $112 million but remained in the red, and its order backlog reached a record $2.2 billion. Guidance...
Nel ASA posted a steep revenue decline in Q4 and the full‑year 2025, with Q4 revenue down 21% YoY to NOK 330 million and full‑year revenue falling 31% to NOK 963 million. Net losses widened dramatically, driven by a NOK 799 million impairment charge that pushed...
Green Value GmbH assisted Balance Erneuerbare Energien GmbH in acquiring a 46 MW portfolio of biogas plants located in Saxony, Saxony‑Anhalt and Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern. The transaction includes technical due diligence and risk assessment performed by Green Value, with plans to modernize and...
Ormat Technologies reported a 19.6% rise in Q4 revenue to $276 million and a 12.5% increase for the full year, while GAAP net income slipped to $31.4 million in the quarter. The company’s energy‑storage segment more than doubled its revenue, and the...
Statkraft and Emsys VPP have successfully connected the 300‑MW Thurrock battery storage system to the UK grid, marking a major milestone for the partnership. The connection enables the virtual power plant to manage a gigawatt‑scale portfolio of Statkraft batteries across...
Nordex SE posted record Q4 2025 results, with order intake rising 9.2% to €3.2 billion and revenue up 16% to €2.5 billion. EBITDA surged to €307 million, delivering a 12.1% margin, while net profit jumped to €184 million. Full‑year 2025 figures also broke records,...
Aurora Energy Research's BATMAR report shows European battery storage capacity surpassing 17 GW in 2024‑25. Forecasts project over 80 GW by 2030, with long‑duration (four‑hour) batteries receiving half of the anticipated €24 bn investment. Germany leads the market, followed by the United Kingdom...
Vestas has secured a firm 1.38‑GW offshore wind order from RWE for the Vanguard West project in the UK, encompassing 92 V236‑15 MW turbines. The deal includes supply, transport, commissioning, a five‑year service agreement and subsequent long‑term O&M contract. The project,...
More than 20 Hamburg‑based energy firms have urged the CDU to reject Federal Minister Katherina Reiche’s draft “grid package.” The proposal would end compensation for curtailed renewable installations and impose special rules on roughly 900 distribution‑grid operators, raising costs and...
A joint white paper by 8Energies, Enspired and Goldbeck Solar proposes co‑locating battery energy storage systems with photovoltaic parks to counter falling solar revenues. The paper shows that shared‑grid “cable pooling” can raise the internal rate of return by up...
Trina Storage announced that its cumulative battery energy storage system (BESS) volume in Europe has reached 6 GWh, covering more than 65 large‑scale projects across 12 countries since December 2020. Flagship installations include sites in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Greece,...
Swiss-based Terralayr announced the full acquisition of German battery developer BBD, consolidating its development platform and expertise in utility‑scale storage. The deal adds a pipeline of over 1 GW and expands Terralayr’s operational capacity in Germany, bringing the combined portfolio to...
The Spanish Regional Resilience Fund announced a €62 million capital injection into the Qualitas Energy Credit Fund to support renewable energy and energy‑transition projects across Europe. The investment, implemented by the European Investment Fund and financed through the NextGenerationEU recovery program,...
Berlin‑based Greenwind Group announced it has acquired the project rights for four Vestas V150‑5.6 MW turbines at the Freudenberg wind farm in Brandenburg, totaling 22.4 MW. Construction will begin this year with turbine deliveries slated for August and commissioning expected by January 2027.
Ørsted announced it has signed an agreement to sell its entire European onshore wind business to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners for €1.44 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, marking a strategic realignment for Ørsted towards...