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Daily updatesRegulationGerman EEG overhaul back on the agenda at Hamburg 2026
A trade group is pushing for a southern quota in onshore wind auctions as Ming Yang backs a parallel offshore rules rewrite.
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Daily updatesRegulationPortugal delays renewables-plus-storage auctions after consultation
Tenders covering 1,050 MVA of grid injection capacity are pushed back following a public consultation process.
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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 updatesRegulationRegulatory uncertainty threatens German PV deployment in 2027
Proposed feed-in limits and tighter financing could trigger insolvencies and a sharp market contraction across the German zone next year.
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Daily updatesRegulationSpain launches capacity market with €17bn grid investment plan
A new remuneration mechanism for generation, storage, and demand flexibility anchors Spain's electricity grid overhaul through 2030.
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Daily updatesRegulationBNetzA rules on renewable grid cost allocation in Germany
Germany's network regulator has decided how integration costs for renewables will be distributed across network users.
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Daily updatesRegulationEU mandates 24-hour electricity supplier switching by end of 2026
New implementing rules from the European Commission set a hard deadline for member states to cut supplier switching times to one day.
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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 updatesRegulationOfgem rejects seven 2026 Capacity Market change proposals without consultation
The regulator dismissed CP362, CP364, CP372, CP374, CP375, CP380, and CP383 in a single decision.
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Daily updatesRegulationOrsted wins commission backing in UK wind farm double-tax dispute
A commission ruling supports Orsted's position that its UK offshore wind assets will not face double taxation under British law.
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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 updatesRegulationUK grid connections reform mishandled, Ofgem finds
NESO missed deadlines and issued inaccurate offers during the GB queue overhaul, though it met seven of eight performance obligations.
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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 updatesRegulationBNetzA launches scenario framework consultation for 2027–2045
Germany's grid regulator opens public input on electricity and gas/hydrogen planning horizons stretching to 2040 and 2045.
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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 updatesRegulationDansk Vindenergi files ECJ challenge against offshore CfD rules
Dansk Vindenergi has taken a legal case to the European Court of Justice targeting Denmark's offshore contract-for-difference framework.
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Daily updatesRegulationEU approves German capacity mechanism
The European Commission cleared up to €35.2 billion in state support for generation, storage, and demand-side flexibility in Germany.
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Daily updatesRegulationOfgem opens offshore transmission tender for Hornsea 3
The regulator has launched the TR14 tender exercise covering the Hornsea Project 3 offshore transmission licence.
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