From: Mercom Capital Group

ZE Energy, a France-based solar and energy storage project developer, closed an assetco financing to construct a 77 MWp solar project coupled with a 14.8 MW/33.5 MWh lithium-ion battery storage project. Sienna Investment Managers, a European asset manager firm, will provide the funding under its Predirec ENR 2 fund. The utility-scale hybrid project is located in Vert, Landes, France.

Grenergy, an independent solar and wind power producer, has acquired 1 GW of solar projects, including a 1 GW energized line, from Repsol and Ibereólica. The company will invest $128 million in this transaction. The transaction comprises the purchase of a 77 MW solar project and a solar portfolio totaling 923 MW in various stages of development.

Emeren Group, a solar project developer, announced the sale of 57 MW solar project portfolio to Trina Solar Systems, the French subsidiary of Trina Solar International System Business Unit. The portfolio consists of five solar projects in various stages of development. Of these five, one is in the early stage and one in the late stage, both sold in Q3 2024 to Trina. The remaining three projects are in the mid-stage to be monetized. In addition, there is potential for the addition of battery energy storage systems.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, a renewable energy investment firm, announced the acquisition of the 255 MW/1,020 MWh Scatter Wash standalone battery storage project in Phoenix, Arizona, from Strata Clean Energy, a vertically integrated solar and storage development, engineering, procurement, and construction, and operations and maintenance company.

BayWa r.e., a developer of renewable energy projects, announced the sale of four solar projects to Octopus Energy Generation, a renewable energy investment firm. The projects have a combined capacity of 222 MWp across the UK. All three projects are ready to build, with construction scheduled to begin this year. The construction of the fourth project will start in 2025, and all are expected to reach commercial operations between 2025 and 2026.

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