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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 updatesWindSiemens Gamesa offshore chief flags German FID gap hitting factories
A shortage of final investment decisions in the German zone is squeezing utilisation at Siemens Gamesa's offshore wind turbine plants.
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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 updatesWindSiemens Energy CEO warns German offshore stall is costing real investment
Christian Bruch says uncertainty over 16 GW of stalled capacity is now actively holding back capital deployment.
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Daily updatesWindEnvision enters European offshore wind as Vestas unveils new onshore turbine
Vestas's turbine debut at Hamburg 2026 and Envision's separate offshore launch signal a more competitive European wind supply chain.
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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 updatesWindØrsted inaugurates 913MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 as Hamburg WindEnergy opens
The North Sea project, co-owned with Nuveen, sits 72km off Germany's coast and marks one of Europe's largest offshore completions this year.
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Daily updatesWindVestas and Nordex unveil larger onshore turbines at Hamburg 2026
Two major OEMs launch next-generation onshore models as the industry pushes for higher energy yields per site.
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Daily updatesWindEuropean Energy wins 90 MW of German onshore wind auction capacity
Four projects secured long-term remuneration in the latest German onshore wind tender, per Renews.biz.
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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 updatesWindGerman onshore wind tender clears 2.5 GW at 4.79 ct/kWh
The August 2026 EEG auction was greatly oversubscribed, pushing the average award price down to 4.79 ct/kWh.
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Daily updatesWindEnBW opens 960 MW He Dreiht as North Sea pipeline fills
Three major European offshore wind projects hit milestones, adding capacity from Germany to the Netherlands and the UK.
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Daily updatesWindVestas secures European onshore orders across four zones in one day
Italy, Netherlands, Belgium and Poland awards totalling 289MW, with installation targeted from 2027.
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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 updatesWindWindEurope installs new leadership as Europe tracks record 24 GW in 2026
Ørsted CEO Rasmus Errboe takes the chair as the industry aims to lock in a record installation year.
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Daily updatesWindEEW to expand Rostock monopile plant for next-gen foundations
The German factory will produce monopiles up to 12 metres in diameter from 2028, targeting the largest offshore turbine classes.
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Daily updatesWindRWE and Masdar seal €3bn offshore wind pact as North Sea project closes
Two major offshore wind milestones landed, one a new partnership, one a financial close.
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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 updatesWindSkyborn closes €3bn Gennaker financing as offshore wind milestones pile up
Three separate offshore wind developments reached funding or construction milestones on 11 September 2026.
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Daily updatesWindHornsea 3 tower deliveries begin at Able Seaton port
Siemens Gamesa and Ørsted have established operations at Able Seaton as tower sections for Hornsea 3 start arriving.
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