Markets & Finance

Involving asset managers in the entire lifecycle of a solar project could be the most effective way to maximise the value of their assets.

Investment in pan-European solar portfolios have become ‘narrow and deep’ rather than ‘broad and shallow’, according to speakers at SFIEU 2025.

Long-term solar project finance will need to be more reliant on flexible financing mechanisms, such as securitisation.

Growing hybridisation and co-location of renewable power projects and storage facilities could strengthen revenue in Europe’s power sector.

The projects, with 517MW cumulative capacity, are currently under construction and expected to begin operations by the end of 2025.

The gap between the largest and smallest markets in the European renewable energy sector have narrowed in recent years.

Economic trends and the US election have changed the conditions for investment in the European solar sector, say SFIEU panellists.

US president Donald Trump has brought in new tariffs on China with 10% and Canada with 25%, while Mexico tariffs have been halted for a month.

The deal will see Amazon buying 212MW of solar PV and 254MW of wind power from Iberdrola across Spain and Portugal

The portfolio comprises two projects: the 163MW Starr Solar in Starr County and the 125MW Second Division Solar project in Brazoria County.