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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.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
Daily updatesPerformanceEEX transparency wind/solar data gap resolved
Forecast and actual generation data missing since 7 September 2026 has been restored on EEX Transparency.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
Daily updatesPerformanceBritain sets July solar generation record at 14.4% share
Great Britain's solar fleet delivered its highest-ever July output, covering 14.4% of total electricity generation for the month.
By Vantage Editorial