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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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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 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.
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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 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.
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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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