753 MW agrivoltaic facility: SUNfarming GmbH is advancing the Steinhöfel Climate Park in Brandenburg, Germany. Upon completion, it will be one of Europe’s largest agrivoltaic projects with 753 MW installed capacity. Located in the municipality of Steinhöfel, the project will span about 500 hectares. Permits have already been granted for the initial 550 MW capacity along with a substation that will connect the project to the regional high-voltage grid through 110 kV cables operated by E.DIS Netz GmbH. The initial 106 MW phase secured support under Germany’s Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) auction in July, with construction beginning in Q4 2025. The project will use bifacial glass-on-glass solar modules installed at a minimum height of 2.1 m, allowing agricultural activities such as crop rotation and herb cultivation beneath the panels. SUNfarming says the climate park aims to combine renewable energy generation with sustainable farming while supporting regional economic development. In 2024, the company brought on board France’s SPIE to build a substation for this facility (see Europe’s Largest Agrivoltaic Project To Sport 753 MW Capacity).
31 MW floating solar project: TotalEnergies has brought a 31 MW project online in Belgium, calling it the largest floating solar power plant in Europe for self-consumption. The project is located in the Obourg region on a former chalk quarry site that has been rehabilitated into a lake. Commissioned for sustainable construction company Holcim, the project will develop 30 GWh annually to be entirely consumed by the company’s industrial facilities.
151 MW changes hands in Italy: European Energy of Denmark has divested its remaining stake in a 151 MW solar PV project in Sicily, Italy. With this divestment, the transfer of ownership to Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners is complete. The project, located in Mineo, was previously developed by European Energy before being sold to the infrastructure investor as part of its capital-rotation strategy. European Energy said it will continue to focus on expanding its renewable energy development pipeline in Italy and other markets. The Danish developer added that Italy remains an important market for its solar portfolio, where it is advancing several large-scale renewable energy projects.
162 MW online in Spain: Spain’s Zelestra has brought 3 new solar plants – Belinchón I, II, and III – online in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, with a combined capacity of 162 MW. Built in under 14 months by Zelestra’s in-house EPC team, ahead of the commissioning deadline, the projects created around 400 construction jobs and are expected to avoid over 42,700 tons of CO₂ emissions annually. The plants feature 275,000 solar modules on single-axis trackers and are supported by a long-term multi-buyer PPA under Schneider Electric’s Energize program, which helps pharmaceutical companies and suppliers reduce emissions across the value chain. Luis Alvargonzalez, Zelestra’s Country Manager in Spain, said that the Belinchón cluster supports energy transition and industrial decarbonization. Zelestra currently has 1.1 GW of contracted projects in Spain and a global EPC track record of approximately 3.5 GW, with a wider development pipeline exceeding 7 GW.
