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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 updatesSolarAlight commissions 101 MW solar park in Finland
The Eurajoki solar park is online, with a co-located BESS planned for next year.
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Daily updatesSolarIberian solar ancillary services participation lifts revenues up to 35%
Aurora Energy Research finds solar assets active in ancillary services in Iberia can earn up to 35% more than those that do not.
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Daily updatesSolarPortugal's 220 MW Solara4 enters administration as price pressure bites
Welink Energy Portugal 2 UK cited weak generation, low wholesale prices, technical issues and rising costs as cash flow collapsed.
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Daily updatesSolarZelestra brings first German solar plant online at 27.5 MWdc
The Klevenow plant marks Zelestra's operational debut in the German zone.
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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 updatesSolarGermany hits 128 GW solar as July auction draws bids
BSW-Solar flags policy risk to further growth even as Bundesnetzagentur reports oversubscription in its latest tender.
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Daily updatesSolarPerigus brings 81 MW Garreenleen solar farm online in Carlow
Ireland's first Perigus-operated solar farm is fully operational, adding 81 MW to the Irish grid.
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Daily updatesSolarGermany clears 2.1 GW in ground-mounted solar tender at €0.0479/kWh average
Bundesnetzagentur awarded 261 bids in its July auction, with the lowest bid hitting €0.043/kWh and Bavaria taking the largest share.
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Daily updatesSolarStatkraft wins consent for 32 MW Cornwall solar-plus-storage site
The project pairs a 32 MW solar array with a battery energy storage system and is Statkraft's latest UK development approval.
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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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