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Three ways to read the market: Daily updates keep you current in two minutes, Briefings dig into the numbers behind the week's moves, and Editorials tell the long stories of how Europe's power system really behaves. Combine the filters below to narrow what you see. Pick as many as you want at each level.
Daily updatesPPAsAmazon backs 156MW Sicilian agrivoltaic PPA as CWG locks in 10-year solar deal
Two PPA signings signal continued corporate appetite for long-term renewable offtake in Europe.
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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 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 updatesPPAsValorem and Google sign 10-year Finnish wind PPA
The deal covers 97.3 MW from the Matkussaari wind farm in Finland.
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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 updatesPPAsAmazon signs four Swedish wind PPAs adding nearly 200 MW
The deals expand Amazon's contracted renewable capacity in Sweden as corporate PPA appetite remains firm.
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Daily updatesPPAsAxpo seals 10-year vPPA with Flemish public sector for onshore wind
Six Flemish public organisations will source Belgian onshore wind power through a decade-long virtual PPA structured by Axpo.
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Daily updatesPPAsEuropean PPA prices rise 2.3% in July as contracting stays active
Twenty-four PPAs totalling 1.1 GW were signed in July, alongside nine battery storage agreements representing 865 MW.
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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 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 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 updatesPerformanceHeatwave and drought strip 15% of French nuclear output on Friday
Simultaneous heat and low river flows are knocking nuclear capacity offline in France and Romania on the same day.
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Daily updatesPerformanceØrsted and RWE post strong H1 as offshore generation climbs
Both majors beat first-half targets on higher wind resource and new capacity, with Ørsted's offshore output up 23% year-on-year.
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Daily updatesPerformanceVestas lifts full-year outlook after Q2 profit surge
Turbine order intake rose 67% year on year in Q2, prompting Vestas to raise its annual guidance.
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Daily updatesPerformanceDrought corridor cuts hydro output a fifth below norm, squeezes Danube nuclear
Rhine-to-Danube drought hit hydropower and nuclear from April to July 2026, with gas and Iberian imports filling the gap at rising prices.
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Daily updatesPerformanceAugust 12 eclipse set to stress-test European solar ramp management
Solcast flags steep generation ramps across European and US grids as the partial solar eclipse tracks across both regions on 12 August 2026.
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Daily updatesPerformanceBritain sets July solar generation record at 14.4% share
Great Britain's solar fleet delivered its highest-ever July output, covering 14.4% of total electricity generation for the month.
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Daily updatesPPAsEngie, Legrand sign France's first 24/7 renewable supply deal
The hourly-matched PPA, running 2029–2031, sets a precedent for round-the-clock clean procurement in the French zone.
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Daily updatesPerformanceHungary to shut Paks nuclear plant as Danube hits record low
PM Magyar confirmed the shutdown of Hungary's sole nuclear plant on Sunday due to critically low Danube water levels.
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Daily updatesPerformanceLow river levels cut nuclear output in Hungary and Romania
Record-low water levels are forcing reactor cooling curtailments across Central and Eastern Europe, squeezing thermal generation mid-summer.
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