Sebastian Montoya
Hello,
Welcome to this week’s Teaser Energy Europe, a curated roundup of M&A, joint ventures, and strategic investments powering Europe’s energy transition.
BESS wasn’t the busiest lane, but it stayed front and centre: FlexGen’s Powin assets take it to 25 GWh across 200 projects; ElectroRoute’s partnership with Arenko marks an entry into UK storage.
The UK led with eight deals: Bluefield sold 250 MW of solar and storage to Lyceum/GLIL, and Greenvolt Next–Tesco will roll out 5 MW of rooftop PV. Elsewhere, GIP is to buy half of Eni’s CCUS arm, Romania’s Hidroelectrica eyes 520 MW of wind/solar, EDF weighs a EUR 2 bn stake sale, and KKR readies a EUR 9 bn Viridor exit.
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Battery storage
- Germany; Austria | Ecobat agrees to sell three battery recycling plants to Clarios, refocusing on global lithium-ion growth while Clarios strengthens its European advanced battery supply chain
- United Kingdom | ElectroRoute partners with Arenko to enter UK BESS market, leveraging Nimbus Trade software as Arenko surpasses 2.5 GW under management
- United Kingdom; Portugal | FlexGen acquires Powin assets, boosting global grid-scale storage portfolio to 25 GWh across 200 projects in 10 countries including USA, UK and Portugal
Bio-fuels
- United Kingdom | EAG Bioenergy acquires North Lincolnshire biomethane plant Rockscape Energy, adding over 40 GWh of annual green gas capacity and targeting future expansion
- United Kingdom | KKR prepares $9bn sale of Viridor, its waste management and waste-to-energy platform, marking a pivotal reshaping of Europe’s recycling and energy sectors with capital shifting toward sustainable growth and advanced facilities
Multiple
- France | EDF explores €2bn sale of 50% stake in North American renewables arm, rebalancing capital toward nuclear build-out, grid upgrades, and domestic clean energy projects amid shifting U.S. policy headwinds
- Romania | Hidroelectrica targets 520 MW of wind and solar acquisitions, marking a major diversification from hydropower and reinforcing its role in the country’s clean energy transition with added focus on battery storage integration
- United Kingdom; Denmark | CoralPoint and Brinckmann form strategic partnership to deliver integrated strategy, intelligence, and execution services across the renewable energy value chain
Solar
- Austria | Green Planet Energy and oekostrom AG launch 17 MW agri-PV hybrid project in Parndorf, integrating solar, wind, storage, and agriculture to power 6,300 homes from 2026
- Ireland | Greenvolt Next partners with Tesco to roll out 5MW of rooftop solar across 24 stores, advancing carbon-neutrality goals and easing grid demand through distributed clean energy generation
- Turkey | Akdeniz University partners with Kopuz Group on 50.4 MW solar project at a total CAPEX of ~€52.6 million to meet full campus electricity needs
- United Kingdom | Bluefield Solar divests ~250MW solar and BESS portfolio to Lyceum Solar JV with GLIL, recycling capital into new developments while strengthening pension-backed ownership of UK infrastructure
- United Kingdom | Enviromena acquires 40 MW Rock Farm solar project in Shropshire from Anglo Renewables, backed by a CfD and targeting grid connection in 2026
