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Daily updatesSolarQair wins consent for 98 MW Scottish solar site with 100 MW BESS
The South Lanarkshire project is Scotland's largest permitted PV development and pairs generation with grid-scale storage.
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Daily updatesPPAsAmazon backs 156MW Sicilian agrivoltaic PPA as CWG locks in 10-year solar deal
Two PPA signings signal continued corporate appetite for long-term renewable offtake in Europe.
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Daily updatesSolarGülermak acquires 69 MW Powidz 2 solar project in Poland
The ready-to-build site is slated for construction in 2027, expanding Gülermak's renewable footprint in Central Europe.
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Daily updatesSolarSpain added 10.1 GW of solar in 2025 as capture prices weigh on pipeline
UNEF data shows ground-mounted PV led with 8.97 GW, but falling captured prices are raising pressure on new project economics.
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Daily updatesPerformanceFrench power sector strike pulls 6.5 GW offline overnight
Industrial action across the French zone removed 6.5 GW of generation capacity in a single overnight window, per Reuters.
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Daily updatesPerformanceEEX transparency wind/solar data gap resolved
Forecast and actual generation data missing since 7 September 2026 has been restored on EEX Transparency.
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Daily updatesSolarIrish summer solar generation jumps 58% as 1.3 GW peak set in August
Grid-scale solar hit a new record peak this summer, underlining rapid capacity buildout across the Irish zone.
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Daily updatesPPAsValorem and Google sign 10-year Finnish wind PPA
The deal covers 97.3 MW from the Matkussaari wind farm in Finland.
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Daily updatesPerformanceSpain's renewable output hits 53.6% share in August 2026
Red Eléctrica data show solar PV led generation for a fifth straight month as adjusted demand rose 2.4% year-on-year.
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Daily updatesSolarEU solar on track for 68.1 GW in 2026 despite grid and policy drag
SolarPower Europe reports 33.8 GW deployed in H1 2026, putting the full year 2.1% below the 2025 record.
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Daily updatesSolarEnerparc files for insolvency months after €1 bn financing deal
The German solar developer entered preliminary insolvency proceedings at the parent-company level on 8 September 2026.
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Daily updatesSolarAlight commissions 101 MW solar park in Finland
The Eurajoki solar park is online, with a co-located BESS planned for next year.
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Daily updatesSolarIberian solar ancillary services participation lifts revenues up to 35%
Aurora Energy Research finds solar assets active in ancillary services in Iberia can earn up to 35% more than those that do not.
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Daily updatesPPAsAmazon signs four Swedish wind PPAs adding nearly 200 MW
The deals expand Amazon's contracted renewable capacity in Sweden as corporate PPA appetite remains firm.
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Daily updatesSolarPortugal's 220 MW Solara4 enters administration as price pressure bites
Welink Energy Portugal 2 UK cited weak generation, low wholesale prices, technical issues and rising costs as cash flow collapsed.
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Daily updatesPPAsAxpo seals 10-year vPPA with Flemish public sector for onshore wind
Six Flemish public organisations will source Belgian onshore wind power through a decade-long virtual PPA structured by Axpo.
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Daily updatesSolarZelestra brings first German solar plant online at 27.5 MWdc
The Klevenow plant marks Zelestra's operational debut in the German zone.
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Daily updatesPPAsEuropean PPA prices rise 2.3% in July as contracting stays active
Twenty-four PPAs totalling 1.1 GW were signed in July, alongside nine battery storage agreements representing 865 MW.
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Daily updatesPerformanceFire breaks out in Siemens Gamesa turbine at Orsted's Greater Changhua 4
Orsted has isolated the affected unit and established an exclusion zone at the 42-turbine offshore array.
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Daily updatesPerformanceSolar filled the hydro gap across Europe in summer 2026
Reservoir stocks ended the period 7.7% below their eleven-year median, but a 39 TWh solar rise since 2022 absorbed the shortfall.
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