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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.
By Vantage Editorial
Daily updatesBalancingNordic frequency control overview published by Energinet
Energinet has released a structured overview of frequency control arrangements across the Nordic power system.
By Vantage Editorial
Daily updatesBalancingEnerginet opens aFRR procurement for Q4/2026
Denmark's TSO has launched the tender process for automatic Frequency Restoration Reserve capacity covering the fourth quarter of 2026.
By Vantage Editorial
Daily updatesPPAsValorem and Google sign 10-year Finnish wind PPA
The deal covers 97.3 MW from the Matkussaari wind farm in Finland.
By Vantage Editorial
Daily updatesBalancingElia launches trial publication of imbalance price forecasts
Belgium's TSO begins publishing forward-looking imbalance price signals, giving BRPs a new tool for real-time position management.
By Vantage Editorial
Daily updatesBalancingBorkum 1 wind farm secures German balancing market prequalification
The offshore array off Germany has joined the balancing market, adding variable renewable capacity to the zone's ancillary services pool.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
Daily updatesBalancingEnerginet explores electrolyzers as balancing assets in Danish grid
Energinet published analysis on how electrolyzers can provide grid balancing via linepack flexibility or onsite hydrogen storage.
By Vantage Editorial
Daily updatesBalancingRTE launches carbon-free flexibility tender for 2025-S1 2026
France's TSO opens a new call for tenders targeting carbon-free flexible assets to cover the 2025 first-semester and 2026 delivery periods.
By Vantage Editorial
Daily updatesBalancingEnerginet publishes MARI activation market explainer for Danish operators
Energinet has released fresh documentation on the MARI European mFRR energy activation market and Danish energy island reserve dimensioning.
By Vantage Editorial
Daily updatesBalancingGerman ancillary service saturation: lessons from Great Britain
Modo Energy draws parallels between GB balancing market saturation and emerging pressure in the German ancillary services market.
By Vantage Editorial
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.
By Vantage Editorial
Daily updatesBalancingACER takes over FCR minimum activation period decision for Continental Europe
Continental European NRAs referred the FCR provider availability rule to ACER after failing to reach a joint decision.
By Vantage Editorial
Daily updatesPPAsStatkraft, Elgin lock in long-term European PPA volume
An Italian wind deal and a UK solar portfolio underscore sustained corporate appetite for multi-year offtake agreements.
By Vantage Editorial
Daily updatesBalancingEnerginet publishes ancillary services and grid frequency statistics
Energinet released historical data covering ancillary services procurement and grid frequency performance across Danish bidding zones.
By Vantage Editorial
Daily updatesBalancingFCR-N and FCR-D move to Nordic MMS on 14 April 2026
Energinet calls for testing ahead of the FCR-N and FCR-D migration to the Nordic Market Management System.
By Vantage Editorial
Daily updatesBalancingOfgem approves NESO dynamic response services rule changes
Ofgem has approved NESO's amendments to Response Services terms and procurement rules, reshaping GB balancing service conditions.
By Vantage Editorial
Daily updatesBalancingEnerginet backs full-cost balancing on polluter-pays principle
Denmark's TSO argues imbalance costs should fall on those who cause them, not be socialised across all users.
By Vantage Editorial