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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 updatesRegulationAR8 CfD auction results set to slip into 2027
The UK's eighth contracts-for-difference round is now on its third of five timetables, with further delays still possible.
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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 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 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 updatesMarketsHigh gas prices drive European power producers back to coal
Elevated TTF levels are shifting the merit order, making coal competitive again across multiple European bidding zones.
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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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