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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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