CPP Investments and Equinix have completed their $4B acquisition of atNorth, a renewables-powered Nordic data centre operator. CPP Investments will take a 51% controlling stake with a $1.3B commitment, while Equinix will own 34% with a $895M investment. The deal is backed by a $4.1B financing package to fund the acquisition and future expansion. atNorth currently operates eight data centres across the Nordics, with additional projects underway in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark.

Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) has completed its acquisition of UK hydrogen power provider GeoPura for £275M upfront, plus up to £27.5M in contingent payments. The deal combines Ballard’s fuel-cell technology with GeoPura’s hydrogen production, distribution and Energy-as-a-Service platform, transforming Ballard into an integrated hydrogen energy provider serving off-grid power and heavy-duty mobility markets across Europe and North America.

Canada’s Westbridge Renewable Energy has agreed to sell its Red Willow solar-plus-storage project in Alberta for up to C$26.7M. The advanced-stage project includes up to 225 MWac of solar and a 100 MW BESS, with key regulatory approvals already secured. Westbridge will receive C$10.5M at closing plus reimbursement of a C$4.7M security deposit and up to C$11.5M in milestone payments as the project reaches commercial operation.

Eelpower Energy has acquired the 50 MW / 200 MWh Silkstead battery energy storage project near Winchester, England, from independent developer Balanced Grid Works. Financial terms were not disclosed. Backed by Equitix, Aware Super, and the UK’s National Wealth Fund, Eelpower Energy plans to deploy £500 million into UK battery storage and build a portfolio of more than 1 GW of grid-scale BESS. The project is expected to begin construction in 2027 and enter commercial operation in 2028. The acquisition marks Eelpower Energy’s fifth asset purchase since launching in 2025.

U.S clean energy platform Odyssey Energy Solutions has raised $74 million in equity and debt to expand its distributed renewable energy financing platform across Africa, Asia and Latin America. The round includes $27 million in equity from Broadscale Group, FMO and AI Mada Ventures, alongside $47 million in debt. Odyssey has facilitated $3.6 billion in capital for distributed energy projects and unblocked 1.5 GW of projects to date, supporting Nigeria’s $750 million Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up (DARES) electrification programme.

The University of Washington has opened a $7.5 million public-access battery manufacturing lab designed to help researchers and startups develop next-generation battery technologies. The 1,600-square-foot facility supports pouch-cell production and technologies including sodium-ion, potassium-ion, and silicon-carbon batteries. Seattle startup Emerald Battery Labs has already produced its first cells there, while the lab is booked for the coming months as U.S demand for grid-scale storage continues to surge.

UK energy storage startup Certain Energy has raised €11.6 million in Series A funding to commercialize its manganese-based flow battery technology and prepare for grid-scale deployment. Unlike lithium-ion batteries, its systems store energy in liquid electrolytes held in external tanks, allowing storage duration to scale with tank size. The company targets 20-year lifespans, > 75% round-trip efficiency, and costs around one-tenth of vanadium flow batteries. The raise also reflects growing European investment in long-duration energy storage, with at least €167 million raised across seven comparable companies in 2026. The round was led by the British Business Bank, with participation from Centrica Energy, Ceres Power Holdings, and Temasek Trust C3H. The company will use the funding to develop a grid-connected MWh-scale project in India, expand UK R&D and build its supply chain.