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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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