Today’s renewable energy news includes announcements on Poland’s solar capacity in Q1-2025, €350 million energy park in Denmark, Sungrow’s BESS in Spain, among others.
Poland Adds 637 MW of Solar Capacity in Q1 2025
Poland added 637 MW of solar PV capacity in Q1 2025, bringing cumulative installed capacity to 9.3 GW. Of the new additions, 520 MW came from utility‐scale, ground‐mounted farms awarded under three government auction rounds, while 117 MW were rooftop installations supported by net‐metering and local grant schemes. Total investment for the quarter is estimated at €550 million, financed through a combination of project debt, equity and EU Recovery and Resilience Facility grants. Technology deployments included fixed‐tilt arrays at large sites and single‐axis trackers on farms seeking higher yield, all equipped with high‐efficiency monocrystalline modules and string inverters featuring remote monitoring. Key off‐takers span grid operators securing feed‐in‐tariffs, industrial consumers under corporate PPAs, and prosumer households exporting surplus power. Innovation in Q1 centered on digital performance analytics platforms and smart inverters providing dynamic grid support. Benefits observed include a 4 percent reduction in average wholesale power prices, over 1 TWh of clean generation, improved system resilience, lower coal‐fired output, and clear progress toward Poland’s 23 GW solar target by 2030, aligning with national climate and energy security objectives.
Eurowind Edora to Build Data Centres Within Danish Energy Park
Eurowind and Edora have formed a 60:40 joint venture to develop Energy Park South of Ribe, a €350 million integrated clean-power and digital infrastructure campus in Southern Denmark. The 200 MW hybrid energy park will feature 100 MW of onshore wind (20 turbines), 50 MW of ground-mounted solar PV, and a 100 MWh lithium-ion battery system, with construction under a turnkey EPC contract slated to begin in Q2 2026 following final permits. On a 400-hectare former agricultural site, a private 50 kV microgrid will deliver up to 20 MW directly to modular containerized data centers. These IT modules will use waste-heat recovery for district heating and advanced liquid-cooling to achieve a PUE below 1.2. Power supply is secured via a 15-year internal PPA with hyperscale cloud and latency-sensitive enterprise customers, while market-balancing services from the BESS will be sold to Energinet under a grid‐use agreement. A €300,000 community fund and local hire targets accompany habitat management plans. Benefits include a 30 percent reduction in carbon footprint for hosted data workloads, enhanced grid stability through fast‐response storage, optimized land use via co-location, and support for Denmark’s 2030 renewables and digitalization goals.
Sungrow to Launch 5 MW/10 MWh Stand-Alone BESS in Galicia, Spain
Sungrow will commission a 5 MW/10 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) at the As Gándaras substation near Lugo in Galicia by Q4 2025. The €7 million project is funded on Sungrow’s balance sheet, with a 30 percent grant from Spain’s Renewable Energy Communities (REC) program. Under a turnkey EPC contract, Sungrow will deploy modular containerized lithium-ion racks paired with its PCS-C10 central inverter and a 33 kV/400 V converter station. Cloud-based energy management software will enable real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance. The BESS will deliver frequency regulation and peak-shaving services under a 10-year grid‐services agreement with Naturgy. No co-located generation is used; the system demonstrates standalone grid support. Benefits include deferred transmission upgrades, enhanced voltage stability, reduced renewable curtailment during low demand, and improved resilience for Galicia’s distribution network. The deployment marks Sungrow’s first European standalone BESS and supports its strategy to expand storage in key markets.
GreentechLead.com News Desk