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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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