Italy’s Whysol bags financing for 328MW agriPV, energy storage portfolio

Italy’s Whysol bags financing for 328MW agriPV, energy storage portfolio

The projects will be developed in the regions of Apulia, Sardinia and Campania in southern Italy. The financing was led by Italian bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), along with Italian branches of BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment, ING Bank N.V, and Intesa Sanpaolo-IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division and UniCredit. The agriPV projects will be eligible for the Italian government’s FER-X scheme, which provides contracts for difference (CfDs) for ren...
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SolarPower Europe’s new hybrid solar + BESS due diligence reports seek to ensure ‘long-term technical excellence’

SolarPower Europe’s new hybrid solar + BESS due diligence reports seek to ensure ‘long-term technical excellence’

The reports were launched in conjunction with SolarPower Europe’s Solar Quality Summit in Barcelona, Spain, this week, a conference focusing on solar quality and technical due diligence. “Quality hybrid solar and battery storage projects are powering Europe’s clean energy,” said Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of SolarPower Europe. “These landmark reports will support the sector in building and maintaining high-calibre hybrid solar projects with flexibility and confidence, while driving Eur...
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Canadian Solar sees solar slump and storage surge in steady Q3 2025 results

Canadian Solar sees solar slump and storage surge in steady Q3 2025 results

The company said the sequential decrease in margin was due to the absence of profit released from the sales-type leasing of a US-based project in Q2, and the YoY increase was down to increased BESS sales, which have had a better margin than solar PV modules. Simultaneously, earnings per share recorded a loss of US$0.58 per share, equating to a net loss attributable to Canadian Solar of US$26 million. Losses increased slightly from US$23 million (US$0.53 per share) in Q2 2025. Net income was US$9...
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