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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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