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Daily updatesBESSGreek power market volatility lifts BESS returns to ~12%, per Aurora
High price swings in the Greek bidding zone are driving battery storage revenue above levels seen in most western European markets.
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Daily updatesPolicyEuropean hydrogen market could top €120bn by 2050, Germany leads
Aurora sees Germany as the most favourable electrolyser market in Europe, with the continent's hydrogen sector potentially exceeding €120bn.
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Daily updatesWindNordex enters 7 MW turbine class with new onshore model
The German manufacturer's latest launch targets the growing segment of high-yield onshore sites across Europe.
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Daily updatesWindSiemens Gamesa offshore chief flags German FID gap hitting factories
A shortage of final investment decisions in the German zone is squeezing utilisation at Siemens Gamesa's offshore wind turbine plants.
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Daily updatesGridSpain-France Bay of Vizcaya interconnection reaches 70% completion
Redeia's Gatika converter station civil works are done; electromechanical assembly is now underway.
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Daily updatesData centersOracle invokes force majeure on data centre after power delays
Oracle has triggered a force majeure clause on at least one data centre project, citing grid connection delays, per Reuters.
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Daily updatesRegulationAR8 CfD auction results set to slip into 2027
The UK's eighth contracts-for-difference round is now on its third of five timetables, with further delays still possible.
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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 updatesRegulationGerman EEG overhaul back on the agenda at Hamburg 2026
A trade group is pushing for a southern quota in onshore wind auctions as Ming Yang backs a parallel offshore rules rewrite.
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Daily updatesWindSiemens Energy CEO warns German offshore stall is costing real investment
Christian Bruch says uncertainty over 16 GW of stalled capacity is now actively holding back capital deployment.
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Daily updatesMarketsHigh gas prices drive European power producers back to coal
Elevated TTF levels are shifting the merit order, making coal competitive again across multiple European bidding zones.
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Daily updatesData centersEU proposes efficiency standards as data center load heads to 114 TWh
The European Commission has launched a consultation on minimum energy-efficiency standards and a classification system for data centers.
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Daily updatesWindEnvision enters European offshore wind as Vestas unveils new onshore turbine
Vestas's turbine debut at Hamburg 2026 and Envision's separate offshore launch signal a more competitive European wind supply chain.
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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 updatesRegulationPortugal delays renewables-plus-storage auctions after consultation
Tenders covering 1,050 MVA of grid injection capacity are pushed back following a public consultation process.
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Daily updatesBESSGreece's Go Beyond Solar Battery program awards just 5% of budget
Athens provisionally approved €8.15 million for 49.3 MWh of C&I-linked storage, far short of the program's €153.7 million target.
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Daily updatesWindØrsted inaugurates 913MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 as Hamburg WindEnergy opens
The North Sea project, co-owned with Nuveen, sits 72km off Germany's coast and marks one of Europe's largest offshore completions this year.
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Daily updatesPolicyNorth Sea transition risks workforce losses without faster action
A taskforce warns that emerging energy industries are not scaling fast enough to absorb workers leaving fossil-fuel roles in the North Sea.
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Daily updatesWindVestas and Nordex unveil larger onshore turbines at Hamburg 2026
Two major OEMs launch next-generation onshore models as the industry pushes for higher energy yields per site.
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Daily updatesData centersEU mandates data centre energy and water efficiency disclosures
The European Commission published rules requiring data centres to report energy and water efficiency under a common EU rating scheme.
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Daily updatesGridIreland and Finland tackle grid bottlenecks with separate policy moves
Dublin's 15-measure action plan and Helsinki's proposed connection priority system both target congestion blocking new capacity.
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Daily updatesWindEuropean Energy wins 90 MW of German onshore wind auction capacity
Four projects secured long-term remuneration in the latest German onshore wind tender, per Renews.biz.
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Daily updatesBESSDutch BESS revenues in 2026: volatility helps, congestion hurts
Aurora Energy Research flags price volatility as a revenue driver for Dutch BESS while grid congestion limits returns.
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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 updatesGridTerna releases 2025 grid development plan overview
Italy's TSO has published its 2025 Development Plan, setting out the investment roadmap for the Italian transmission grid.
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Daily updatesPolicyEDF targets 10 small nuclear plants across Europe by 2035
The French utility is pushing SMR deployment continent-wide as nuclear policy momentum builds in several European zones.
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Daily updatesData centersScotland tightens data centre planning rules amid AI grid pressure
New restrictions target data centre connections as AI-driven load growth strains the Scottish transmission system.
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Daily updatesGridSpain-Portugal 400 kV northern link opens, adding 1,000 MW capacity
The Pontevedra–Viana do Castelo interconnection raises cross-border transfer capacity to 4,200 MW westbound and 3,500 MW eastbound.
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Daily updatesRegulationRegulatory uncertainty threatens German PV deployment in 2027
Proposed feed-in limits and tighter financing could trigger insolvencies and a sharp market contraction across the German zone next year.
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Daily updatesBESSGrid operator dispute blocks full battery use at 76.5 MWh German hybrid plant
Eon Edis withdrew previously agreed import capacity, confining the battery to on-site solar storage only.
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Daily updatesWindGerman onshore wind tender clears 2.5 GW at 4.79 ct/kWh
The August 2026 EEG auction was greatly oversubscribed, pushing the average award price down to 4.79 ct/kWh.
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Daily updatesBalancingNordic frequency control overview published by Energinet
Energinet has released a structured overview of frequency control arrangements across the Nordic power system.
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Daily updatesGridSpain's August electricity demand rises 2.4% on adjusted basis
Renewables covered 53.6% of Spanish generation in August, with solar PV leading for a fifth straight month.
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Daily updatesWindEnBW opens 960 MW He Dreiht as North Sea pipeline fills
Three major European offshore wind projects hit milestones, adding capacity from Germany to the Netherlands and the UK.
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Daily updatesRegulationSpain launches capacity market with €17bn grid investment plan
A new remuneration mechanism for generation, storage, and demand flexibility anchors Spain's electricity grid overhaul through 2030.
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Daily updatesRegulationBNetzA rules on renewable grid cost allocation in Germany
Germany's network regulator has decided how integration costs for renewables will be distributed across network users.
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Daily updatesWindVestas secures European onshore orders across four zones in one day
Italy, Netherlands, Belgium and Poland awards totalling 289MW, with installation targeted from 2027.
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Daily updatesData centersFront-of-meter netting construct could ease datacenter grid access
Aurora Energy Research says a new netting model may let co-located datacenters interconnect without adding reliability risk.
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Daily updatesGridSpain raises planned grid investment to over €17 bln through 2030
The revised figure marks an increase on prior plans and signals accelerating Spanish transmission build-out to 2030.
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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 updatesGridBelgian energy island construction begins in North Sea
Elia places first structural elements of the Princess Elisabeth Island, a hub linking future offshore wind capacity to shore.
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Daily updatesRegulationEU mandates 24-hour electricity supplier switching by end of 2026
New implementing rules from the European Commission set a hard deadline for member states to cut supplier switching times to one day.
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Daily updatesWindWindEurope installs new leadership as Europe tracks record 24 GW in 2026
Ørsted CEO Rasmus Errboe takes the chair as the industry aims to lock in a record installation year.
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Daily updatesBalancingEnerginet opens aFRR procurement for Q4/2026
Denmark's TSO has launched the tender process for automatic Frequency Restoration Reserve capacity covering the fourth quarter of 2026.
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Daily updatesMarketsNord Pool day-ahead prices fall to record low
Electricity prices on the Nord Pool exchange hit a record-low level, according to Latvia's Public Utilities Commission.
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Daily updatesGridNational Grid launches local voltage flexibility service
The new service targets local voltage management, adding a demand-side tool alongside existing system-wide balancing products.
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Daily updatesPolicyItaly moves to protect national ownership of hydro assets
Rome signals it will resist foreign acquisition of hydropower plants as concession renewal debates intensify across Europe.
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Daily updatesWindEEW to expand Rostock monopile plant for next-gen foundations
The German factory will produce monopiles up to 12 metres in diameter from 2028, targeting the largest offshore turbine classes.
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Daily updatesRegulationOfgem rejects seven 2026 Capacity Market change proposals without consultation
The regulator dismissed CP362, CP364, CP372, CP374, CP375, CP380, and CP383 in a single decision.
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Daily updatesWindRWE and Masdar seal €3bn offshore wind pact as North Sea project closes
Two major offshore wind milestones landed, one a new partnership, one a financial close.
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Daily updatesData centersBESS wins two data-center use cases, loses two, per Volta Foundation
A July 2026 Volta Foundation report maps where battery storage beats, ties, and trails rival technologies inside data centers.
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Daily updatesGridNetherlands targets grid congestion with faster connection law
New Dutch legislation aims to halve permitting and connection timelines as congestion continues to constrain new capacity.
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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 updatesMarketsEEX reshapes solar futures timing and launches TB power market maker scheme
EEX announced two product changes: amended hours for Solar Block futures and a new market maker initiative for TB Power Futures.
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Daily updatesRegulationOrsted wins commission backing in UK wind farm double-tax dispute
A commission ruling supports Orsted's position that its UK offshore wind assets will not face double taxation under British law.
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Daily updatesWindSkyborn closes €3bn Gennaker financing as offshore wind milestones pile up
Three separate offshore wind developments reached funding or construction milestones on 11 September 2026.
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Daily updatesPolicyRomania puts €650 million behind solar-plus-storage at public buildings
New subsidy schemes cover up to 100% of installation costs; calls for proposals open 11 September 2026.
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Daily updatesData centersFinland power supply risk flags after Google AI data center deal
Opposition politicians warn that a major Google AI data center agreement could strain Finland's electricity system.
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Daily updatesWindHornsea 3 tower deliveries begin at Able Seaton port
Siemens Gamesa and Ørsted have established operations at Able Seaton as tower sections for Hornsea 3 start arriving.
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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 updatesBESSThree BESS projects advance across Europe
Romania, Germany, and Scotland each logged a major battery milestone, with Romania's dated 10 September 2026.
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Daily updatesData centersGoogle commits $15 billion to AI infrastructure and buys Finnish nuclear power
The deal links one of Europe's largest hyperscaler investments directly to firm, low-carbon baseload in the Nordic 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 updatesPolicyEU's Russian energy exit is faltering, auditors warn
European Court of Auditors says the bloc's plan to end Russian energy dependence is off track.
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Daily updatesWindAlcazar closes Štip financing as Vestas lands 105MW Italy orders
Two onshore wind deals closed this week signal continued private appetite for European wind investment.
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Daily updatesBESSEurope's BESS market set for 78% surge to 57 GWh in 2026
EUPD Research projects record deployment led by Germany, Bulgaria, Italy, the UK, and Spain as costs fall.
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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 updatesGridElia locks in €1 bn EIB green loan for Princess Elisabeth Island
The European Investment Bank credit facility funds the second phase of Belgium's offshore energy island.
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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 updatesRegulationUK grid connections reform mishandled, Ofgem finds
NESO missed deadlines and issued inaccurate offers during the GB queue overhaul, though it met seven of eight performance obligations.
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Daily updatesPolicyLatvia raises battery floor to 10 kWh in expanded €85 m rebate scheme
Riga lifts minimum supported battery capacity and increases grant levels after 15,700 projects were approved under the existing programme.
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Daily updatesWindStandardisation could cut offshore wind costs 25% by 2050, DNV finds
Longer production runs are the key lever, according to a new DNV study on offshore wind cost reduction.
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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 updatesGridEnerginet tightens grid connection rules to accelerate project queue
Denmark's TSO is introducing new requirements for projects seeking grid access, aiming to cut delays in the connection queue.
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Daily updatesData centersACER flags data centre demand straining Portugal's electricity adequacy
The EU regulator calls for better market modelling after finding data centre load is outpacing supply in the Portuguese zone.
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Daily updatesGridElia and Amprion commit to second German-Belgian interconnector
The two TSOs have agreed to close collaboration on a new direct link between the Belgian and German bidding zones.
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Daily updatesMarketsEuronext Nord Pool Power Futures goes live
The joint Euronext and Nord Pool power futures venue is now operational, adding a new trading layer to European electricity markets.
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Daily updatesRegulationBNetzA launches scenario framework consultation for 2027–2045
Germany's grid regulator opens public input on electricity and gas/hydrogen planning horizons stretching to 2040 and 2045.
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Daily updatesData centersIreland mandates 80% onsite renewables for large data centers
The LEAP policy requires 10 MW-plus facilities to self-supply most of their load, tying grid access to new generation and storage.
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Daily updatesWindVestas lands 58MW onshore order in Germany
V172-7.2MW turbines are set for the Überhäsiges Viertel site, adding to Vestas's German order book.
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Daily updatesPolicyBNetzA clears German grid without coal-fired operation ban
Germany's network regulator confirmed coal plants need not be barred from running, signalling the grid remains adequately covered.
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Daily updatesGridGerman police respond to new power grid sabotage attempts
German authorities are reacting to fresh sabotage attempts on power grid infrastructure, according to Bild via Reuters.
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Daily updatesBalancingElia launches trial publication of imbalance price forecasts
Belgium's TSO begins publishing forward-looking imbalance price signals, giving BRPs a new tool for real-time position management.
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Daily updatesMarketsGas storage shortfall drives European power prices to 3-year high
Tight gas inventories are pushing wholesale electricity prices to levels not seen since 2023, with Baltic spot rates nearing €400/MWh.
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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 updatesRegulationDansk Vindenergi files ECJ challenge against offshore CfD rules
Dansk Vindenergi has taken a legal case to the European Court of Justice targeting Denmark's offshore contract-for-difference framework.
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Daily updatesWindThree onshore wind deals close across Europe
Vestas, GE Vernova, and Eurowind each confirmed separate agreements, spanning Germany, Scotland, and Sweden.
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Daily updatesData centersFlex buys EPC Power for $4.4 bn as data centre supply chain consolidates
Two major acquisitions signal accelerating consolidation in data centre power infrastructure.
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Daily updatesGridTenneT raises €2.5bn green bond as Germany probes grid sabotage
Dual-tranche issuance drew €17bn in orders; a second sabotage investigation raises hybrid-warfare concerns.
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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 updatesBESSSUNOTEC advances 441MWh battery project in Germany
The Stendal storage system is scheduled for commissioning in Q1 2027, adding utility-scale capacity to the German zone.
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Daily updatesWindHeerema completes 100-monopile Bałtyk 2 and 3 foundation campaign
Thialf finishes installing all 100 monopiles and 100 transition pieces for the Polish Baltic offshore projects.
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Daily updatesRegulationEU approves German capacity mechanism
The European Commission cleared up to €35.2 billion in state support for generation, storage, and demand-side flexibility in Germany.
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Daily updatesMarketsLithuania hits highest price in more than six months as Nordic markets tighten
Nord Pool data show Lithuanian wholesale power at its highest level in over six months, with Finland also flagging an early-week spike.
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Daily updatesRegulationOfgem opens offshore transmission tender for Hornsea 3
The regulator has launched the TR14 tender exercise covering the Hornsea Project 3 offshore transmission licence.
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Daily updatesMarketsRising negative prices reshape Europe's solar, storage and PPA markets
S&P Global links wider price spreads to a stronger investment case for batteries and structured renewable contracts.
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Daily updatesGridBrandenburg power grid hit by sabotage attack, minister confirms
A German minister confirmed the Brandenburg transmission grid was deliberately targeted, per Reuters reporting.
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Daily updatesData centersMeta exits RE100 as tech sector pivots to gas for AI power
Big tech's clean-energy commitments are fraying as AI load growth pushes operators toward firm gas capacity.
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Daily updatesWindEurope installs 8.8 GW of wind in H1 2026, up 30% year on year
WindEurope says the continent is on track for a record full-year build, but permitting and grid bottlenecks still threaten the run rate.
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Daily updatesGridTerna breaks ground on Veneto–Emilia Romagna underground cable link
Italy's TSO starts construction on a new underground transmission line connecting the Veneto and Emilia Romagna zones.
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Daily updatesBESSBW ESS breaks ground on 5.7 GWh Klostermansfeld battery in Germany
The project is one of Europe's largest BESS sites and anchors a push toward 20x growth in deployed storage capacity.
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Daily updatesRegulationBNetzA opens scenario framework consultation for 2027–2045
Germany's grid regulator invites public input on electricity and gas/hydrogen planning horizons through 2040 and 2045.
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Daily updatesMarketsOctopus Energy buys Danish automated power trader BD Energy
The acquisition adds algorithmic short-term trading capability to Octopus's European market operations.
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Daily updatesWindEurope adds 8.8 GW wind in H1 2026, on track for 24 GW full-year record
WindEurope data show first-half installations running at a pace that would beat any previous annual total if sustained.
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Daily updatesBESSShell sells residential battery provider Sonnen to Tiven
Asset manager and family office Tiven has acquired Sonnen from Shell, with a restructuring planned but no strategy details disclosed.
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Daily updatesWindBorkum Riffgrund 3 enters commercial operation at 913 MW
The Ørsted and Nuveen offshore wind project in the German North Sea is now fully operational.
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Daily updatesPolicyBelgium must scale renewables even under high nuclear scenario, Aurora finds
A 33% demand increase by 2040 means renewables are not optional, regardless of Belgium's nuclear build-out path.
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Daily updatesBESSWasted wind power makes the case for batteries
Recharge News argues curtailed wind is the strongest economic argument for utility-scale BESS deployment.
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Daily updatesMarketsEuropean power market headlines: 26 August
Two market updates cross the wire today, covering Finnish power dynamics and a broader European markets rundown.
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Daily updatesWindUK wind constraint costs hit £1 billion as grid bottlenecks widen
Curtailment payments to wind operators have crossed the £1 billion mark, underscoring the grid infrastructure gap behind the UK's buildout.
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Daily updatesGridI-SEM constraint exposure flagged as grid congestion risk grows
Aurora Energy Research warns asset owners in the I-SEM to assess constraint exposure as grid pressure mounts.
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Daily updatesPolicyPolish nuclear policy back in focus as Aurora weighs plant prospects
Aurora Energy Research examines the outlook for Polish nuclear power in a new report.
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Daily updatesMarketsEEX resolves available capacity data delay for DE and AT zones
A data alert delay affecting published available capacity updates for the German and Austrian zones has been fixed, per EEX.
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Daily updatesPolicyNorthern Ireland renewable price guarantee gets green light
Aurora Energy Research flags approval of the Renewable Electricity Price Guarantee for Northern Ireland.
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Daily updatesBalancingBorkum 1 wind farm secures German balancing market prequalification
The offshore array off Germany has joined the balancing market, adding variable renewable capacity to the zone's ancillary services pool.
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Daily updatesData centersSpain mandates data centres run mostly on renewables
New Spanish rules require data centres to source the majority of their power from renewable energy, raising the bar across the EU.
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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 updatesWindSowitec's 32GW development portfolio hits the market after insolvency
The distressed sale puts one of Europe's largest onshore wind pipelines in play, weeks after Sowitec filed for insolvency in July.
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Daily updatesGridInterconnectors set to reshape Greece's power market, per Aurora
Aurora Energy Research says new cross-border links will drive structural market change in Greece, independent of geopolitical pressures.
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Daily updatesMarketsLithuania wholesale power price surges 84% in a single week
A sharp weekly spike in the Lithuanian bidding zone highlights the tighter energy market conditions flagged across Europe through 2027.
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Daily updatesRegulationUK energy price cap to rise 4% as Iran conflict lifts gas costs
Ofgem's next quarterly reset will push household bills higher, with the Iran war cited as the primary cost driver.
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Daily updatesBESSGreenvolt and European Energy add BESS capacity in Poland and beyond
UniCredit backs 400 MW of Polish battery storage while European Energy brings 167 MW/545 MWh online in 2026.
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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 updatesData centersSpain sets 80% additional renewables rule for data centers
Facilities of at least 1 MW must match consumption to new renewable supply on an hourly basis under the proposed framework.
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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 updatesMarketsEEX to launch renewable power futures and handysize freight futures
EEX is adding new Renewable Power Futures and additional Handysize Freight Futures to its derivatives suite.
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Daily updatesWindVestas wins 86MW from Juwi for two German onshore sites
Fourteen V162 turbines are lined up for two sites in the German zone, per Renews.biz.
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Daily updatesBESSAlpiq acquires 103.5 MW German BESS in Bollingstedt
The Swiss energy firm adds 238 MWh of storage capacity in northern Germany through the Bollingstedt facility acquisition.
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Daily updatesGridElia completes Princess Elisabeth Island foundations ahead of HVAC works
Jan De Nul and DEME placed the 22,000-tonne structures for Belgium's offshore energy hub, with HVAC installation now under way.
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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 updatesWindGermany and Denmark agree joint development of Bornholm Energy Island
The two zones will co-develop the Bornholm offshore wind project under the EU Energy Highways initiative.
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Daily updatesBESSUK clears 600 MW BESS at Beacon Fen as Masdar brings Rochdale online
Two separate UK battery storage milestones landed, adding capacity at both the planning and operational stages.
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Daily updatesBESSGermany, GB, Italy lead European BESS investment as SEE gains ground
Aurora Energy Research ranks the three zones at the top of European battery investment while south-east Europe records a rising uptick.
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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 updatesBESSLow Carbon wins consent for 600 MW BESS at Beacon Fen solar site
The Lincolnshire project pairs a 400 MW solar farm with one of the UK's largest permitted battery storage systems.
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Daily updatesRegulationBreaking the marginal price link gets widespread backing
Support is growing across Europe for decoupling renewable power prices from the marginal gas price in wholesale electricity markets.
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Daily updatesMarketsLithuania electricity prices spike on Nord Pool
A price spike in the Lithuanian bidding zone was reported by Nord Pool, per Infoerdve.lt.
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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 updatesWindMajor North Sea offshore wind project postponed
A significant North Sea development has been delayed, adding to a string of mixed offshore wind signals across Europe.
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Daily updatesGridTenneT completes Maasvlakte cable drilling for offshore wind link
Protective tubes are now installed, clearing a key civil works milestone for the Dutch offshore wind grid connection.
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Daily updatesMarketsEuronext and Nord Pool to launch Nordic-Baltic power futures market
The two exchanges will jointly operate a new listed futures venue covering Nordic and Baltic bidding zones.
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Daily updatesData centersVattenfall moves offshore as data centre power demand reshapes grid strategy
The Swedish utility is targeting offshore data centre hosting, while Nvidia backs US developer Cloverleaf in a separate capacity push.
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Daily updatesPolicyAustria to redirect solar subsidies toward storage from 2027
Vienna targets up to 8 GW of market-oriented storage capacity by 2030 as it overhauls its PV support framework.
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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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Daily updatesBESSEurope adds 36 GWh of battery storage in 2025, Ukraine enters top five
SolarPower Europe data shows a 48% year-on-year jump, with Germany holding top spot and two new markets breaking through.
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Daily updatesWindEnercon locks in €1bn guarantee facility as wind supply chain tightens
An 11-bank consortium backs the German turbine maker, signalling lender confidence in onshore wind manufacturing at scale.
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Daily updatesSolarGermany hits 128 GW solar as July auction draws bids
BSW-Solar flags policy risk to further growth even as Bundesnetzagentur reports oversubscription in its latest tender.
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Daily updatesWindVestas EnVentus platform crosses 15 GW installed milestone
The turbine line now has more than 24 GW in firm orders, underlining its position as Vestas's core onshore product.
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Daily updatesBESSClearstone's 150 MW Axminster BESS appeal dismissed on pollution risk
Planning inspector Helen Heward rejected the site on 13 August 2026, citing unresolved explosion and groundwater contamination risks.
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Daily updatesData centersEuropean AI data centres chase cheaper energy and face tighter rules
Operators are hunting lower-cost power and faster land access across Europe as regulators in some zones move to restrict new builds.
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Daily updatesMarketsUK energy price cap set for three-year high this October
Cornwall Insight forecasts the GB price cap will reach a three-year high, lifting household bills heading into winter.
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Daily updatesSolarPerigus brings 81 MW Garreenleen solar farm online in Carlow
Ireland's first Perigus-operated solar farm is fully operational, adding 81 MW to the Irish grid.
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Daily updatesSolarGermany clears 2.1 GW in ground-mounted solar tender at €0.0479/kWh average
Bundesnetzagentur awarded 261 bids in its July auction, with the lowest bid hitting €0.043/kWh and Bavaria taking the largest share.
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Daily updatesBESSArenko to optimise 300 MW Iceni BESS at Hornsea 3
Arenko will deploy its optimisation technology at the 300 MW Iceni battery co-located with Ørsted's Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm.
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Daily updatesGridGerman wind industry threatens legal action over grid reform
A proposed grid restructuring in Germany puts approved wind projects at risk, prompting the industry to signal litigation.
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Daily updatesMarketsGrid positioning shapes renewable returns beyond LCOE, Aurora argues
Aurora Energy Research says where a project sits on the grid is a key driver of capture prices and overall project returns.
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Daily updatesBalancingEnerginet explores electrolyzers as balancing assets in Danish grid
Energinet published analysis on how electrolyzers can provide grid balancing via linepack flexibility or onsite hydrogen storage.
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Daily updatesMarketsRTE éCO2mix market data update: French zone live feed refreshed
RTE published a fresh éCO2mix market data release for the French bidding zone.
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Daily updatesWindInch Cape turbine components arrive in Dundee ahead of November install
First hardware deliveries mark a concrete milestone for the Scottish offshore wind project as installation is set to begin in November.
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Daily updatesPolicyEU proposes regulation to phase out Russian gas imports
The European Commission has tabled a draft regulation to end Russian gas purchases and tighten monitoring of energy supply dependencies.
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Daily updatesSolarStatkraft wins consent for 32 MW Cornwall solar-plus-storage site
The project pairs a 32 MW solar array with a battery energy storage system and is Statkraft's latest UK development approval.
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Daily updatesRegulationGermany urged to adopt CfD-only offshore wind tender model
Trade body BWO says Berlin's current two-stage tender proposal falls short and should be replaced with a pure CfD mechanism.
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Daily updatesMarketsEEX group monthly volumes for July 2026 released
EEX published its July 2026 exchange-traded power and emissions volume figures.
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BriefingsBESSSpainSpanish BESS spread hits €237/MWh: a 148% premium to baseline
The 27 July 2026 intraday spread in the ES zone reached the 99th percentile of a 730-day sample, z-score 3.86.
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Daily updatesPerformanceSerbia's largest hydro plant output drops to a third on low Danube levels
Drought conditions on the Danube have slashed generation at Serbia's biggest hydropower facility, per Reuters.
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BriefingsBESSSpainSpanish BESS spread hits 99.9th percentile in W31 2026
The 7-day mean daily spread in the ES zone reached €178.8/MWh: 87.6% above the 733-day baseline of €95.3/MWh and a z-score of 3.29.
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Daily updatesRegulationBNetzA decision chamber BK6-23-010 published
Germany's federal network agency issued a ruling under case BK6-23-010, adding to its grid regulation record.
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Daily updatesPolicyNetherlands opens consultation on new nuclear power plants
Dutch government moves toward new nuclear capacity, framing it as cheaper and safer than wind or solar.
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Daily updatesBESSPVFarm launches RE STACK software for utility-scale BESS planning
The tool spans multiple geographies, manufacturers, and sites, targeting faster and more comprehensive BESS site planning.
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Daily updatesWindScottish minister backs rethink on Ming Yang UK ban
Gethins says the £1.5 billion Ardersier project would support 1,500 Scottish jobs if the ban on the Chinese turbine maker is reversed.
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Daily updatesPolicySpain extends Almaraz nuclear plant life through 2030
Madrid grants a new operating licence to Almaraz, reversing its prior phase-out timeline for the Spanish zone's largest nuclear station.
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Daily updatesMarketsCIP closes $3bn growth fund with $1.6bn deployed across nine deals
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' GMF II reaches final close as clean energy capital allocation accelerates.
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Daily updatesGridRTE contracts 5,000+ km of HV underground cables from five European suppliers
France's transmission operator locks in strategic cable supply to support grid expansion and domestic industrial development.
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Daily updatesData centersFLAP-D grid connections now take up to 10 years as data centers pile in
Europe's top five data center hubs face grid queues far outlasting build times, reshaping how operators structure new projects.
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Daily updatesRegulationACER's 45th REMIT Quarterly puts algorithmic trading back in focus
ACER's latest REMIT Quarterly covers Q2 2026 developments and returns to algorithmic trading as a regulatory concern.
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EditorialMarketsSwedenThe summer Malmö stopped paying German prices
Southern Sweden's only direct link to Germany went dark on 21 June. Six weeks later SE4 cleared at €3.70 while Germany paid €94.84.
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Daily updatesPerformanceHeatwave and drought strip 15% of French nuclear output on Friday
Simultaneous heat and low river flows are knocking nuclear capacity offline in France and Romania on the same day.
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Daily updatesBESSSSE wins consent for 80MW/320MWh BESS in County Mayo
The revised Irish project adds to a busy day for European battery storage news, with NextEnergy also closing a 107MW UK portfolio deal.
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Daily updatesPolicyFrance extends C3IV cleantech tax credit by three years
The C3IV scheme covering batteries, wind, solar and heat pumps gets a three-year extension, targeting around 40 projects by 2030.
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Daily updatesWindOrsted lines up four offshore tenders in next 12 months
The developer is targeting auctions in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Taiwan as its pipeline rebuilding accelerates.
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Daily updatesSolarFinland adds 478 MW of utility-scale solar in H1 2026
Eight plants larger than 1 MW commissioned in six months, more than doubling Finland's installed utility-scale capacity.
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Daily updatesBESSCoalburn 1 becomes Europe's largest operational battery at 500 MW
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' first GB transmission-connected BESS enters commercial operations in Scotland.
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Daily updatesData centersIreland mandates 80% onsite renewables for large data centers
Under LEAP, facilities above 10 MW must self-supply at least 80% of demand via onsite generation and storage.
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Daily updatesPerformanceØrsted and RWE post strong H1 as offshore generation climbs
Both majors beat first-half targets on higher wind resource and new capacity, with Ørsted's offshore output up 23% year-on-year.
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Daily updatesWindEnBW finishes turbine installation at 960MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm
Vestas blade failure on 22 July is still under investigation as the German North Sea project reaches a key construction milestone.
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Daily updatesSolarIreland sets new daily solar peak above 1.2 GW
Tuesday's record output marks a milestone for a market that has added utility-scale solar capacity rapidly.
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Daily updatesMarketsHeatwave lifts European power prices as French nuclear, German wind fall
A summer heatwave is curbing French nuclear output and German wind generation, pushing day-ahead prices higher across the continent.
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Daily updatesPerformanceVestas lifts full-year outlook after Q2 profit surge
Turbine order intake rose 67% year on year in Q2, prompting Vestas to raise its annual guidance.
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Daily updatesGridEurope's solar eclipse triggers grid backup mobilisation
TSOs across Europe and Britain activated reserves to cover solar output loss during the eclipse.
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Daily updatesSolarEuropean Energy banks €234m for Italian agrivoltaic solar build
Four lenders back a Sicilian agrivoltaic development as Italy's solar capture price holds at €125/MWh.
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Daily updatesRegulationGermany adopts offshore wind CfDs as fallback, not primary route
Berlin will allow contracts for difference for offshore wind but keeps merchant exposure as the default framework.
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Daily updatesBESSEncavis enters Italian BESS market with 260 MWh Ceprano project
The German renewable developer adds its first battery storage asset in Italy, anchored at the Ceprano facility.
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Daily updatesWindSumitomo takes stake in 1.5GW Gwynt Glas floating wind project
Three equal partners now hold the Welsh floating offshore wind development, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.
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Daily updatesGrid12 offshore TSOs push for integrated North Sea grid
A coalition of offshore transmission operators is aligning on a shared grid architecture to reduce Europe's dependence on imported energy.
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Daily updatesPerformanceDrought corridor cuts hydro output a fifth below norm, squeezes Danube nuclear
Rhine-to-Danube drought hit hydropower and nuclear from April to July 2026, with gas and Iberian imports filling the gap at rising prices.
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Daily updatesRegulationBerlin under fire for 'two-stage' offshore CfD model
BWO says German offshore wind support contracts should be available from project outset, not delayed under a staged approach.
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BriefingsBESSPortugalPortuguese BESS spread hits €185.56/MWh, 99th percentile of 733-week history
The 7-day mean daily spread in the PT zone reached €185.56/MWh on 2026-08-10, nearly double its long-run baseline.
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BriefingsMarketsSE4 July 2026: highest YoY price swing in Europe at +88.9%
SE4 averaged €78.22/MWh in July 2026, up 88.9% from €41.42/MWh a year earlier, the largest YoY gain across all tracked zones.
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EditorialGridThe week the Danube ran out
Record-low water walked Hungary’s four reactors down in seven steps, took a Romanian unit the same week, and repriced the CEE bloc 81 €/MWh above Germany.
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Daily updatesWindNeshion files planning application for eight-turbine energy park
The developer's project pairs onshore wind with battery storage and includes a community ownership offer.
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Daily updatesGridTerna and Sicily region sign agreement to build Italy–Tunisia power link
The deal advances a subsea HVDC interconnector that would be Italy's first direct electricity link to North Africa.
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Daily updatesRegulationOfgem holds first industry meeting on grid connection backlogs
Ofgem convened its first industry session to address the queue of delayed grid connections in Great Britain.
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Daily updatesMarketsDay-ahead 15-minute resolution transition delayed to 30 September 2025
Energinet has pushed back the shift to quarter-hour day-ahead trading.
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Daily updatesBalancingRTE launches carbon-free flexibility tender for 2025-S1 2026
France's TSO opens a new call for tenders targeting carbon-free flexible assets to cover the 2025 first-semester and 2026 delivery periods.
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Daily updatesPolicySpain and Netherlands unlock over $1 billion for renewable hydrogen
Madrid allocates €274.2 million across four projects; the European Commission clears a €780 million Dutch production scheme.
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Daily updatesBalancingEnerginet publishes MARI activation market explainer for Danish operators
Energinet has released fresh documentation on the MARI European mFRR energy activation market and Danish energy island reserve dimensioning.
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Daily updatesRegulationEEX mandate as German EUA auction platform extended
Germany has renewed EEX's role as its designated auction platform for EU emission allowances, per an EEX announcement.
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Daily updatesWindVestas blade failure at He Dreiht halts certain construction activities
EnBW has paused work at the German offshore wind farm after a blade broke on 22 July; Vestas is investigating.
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Daily updatesSolarSpain braces for 5 GW solar drop during 12 August eclipse
Red Eléctrica estimates peak PV output will fall ~5 GW, around 13% of typical August Wednesday demand, but system adequacy is not at risk.
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Daily updatesPerformanceAugust 12 eclipse set to stress-test European solar ramp management
Solcast flags steep generation ramps across European and US grids as the partial solar eclipse tracks across both regions on 12 August 2026.
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Daily updatesRegulationOfgem publishes interim RIIO-3 reporting pack for electricity transmission
Ofgem has released interim RRP templates and guidance for electricity network operators ahead of the RIIO-3 Annual Iteration Process.
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Daily updatesBalancingGerman ancillary service saturation: lessons from Great Britain
Modo Energy draws parallels between GB balancing market saturation and emerging pressure in the German ancillary services market.
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Daily updatesMarketsEEX publishes final settlement prices for financial power futures July 2026
EEX released settlement prices for July 2026 financial power futures, closing out the front-month contract.
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Daily updatesSolarLatvia's solar capacity passes 1.5 GW after record 2026 build
Around 600 MW installed year-to-date already makes 2026 Latvia's biggest solar deployment year on record.
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Daily updatesWindFoundation work nears completion at 1.4GW EA3 offshore project
The 95-turbine East Anglia Three wind farm is on track to finish foundation installation by year-end.
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Daily updatesBESSTwo BESS deals in one day: UK financing and a German tolling agreement
Econergy closes debt on its Immingham project as Centrica and Zelestra agree terms on a 99MW/297MWh German asset.
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Daily updatesRegulationBundesnetzagentur opens consultation on German network tariff reform
Germany's federal network regulator has launched a public consultation on restructuring the electricity network tariff system.
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Daily updatesWindDanish 1.8 GW offshore auction clears after CfD redesign rescues tender
Denmark awarded two offshore wind sites totalling 1.8 GW; a prior round with uncapped negative bidding attracted zero bids.
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Daily updatesGridRed Eléctrica begins submarine cable lay for Bay of Bizkaia France link
NKT's vessel Victoria is laying the first 65 km segment off the Basque coast, with offshore works running through summer 2027.
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