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EU grants cross-border solar, wind project priority status The Deploy project plans to build 180 MW of solar and wind in Poland, with the electricity generated to be converted into heat for industrial offtakers in Germany.
Patrick Jowett
Oct 05, 2026
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Denmark approves new grid connection prioritization model Denmark is replacing its first-come, first-served principle for grid connections with a new model that gives grid companies opportunity to prioritise who gets access.
Patrick Jowett
Oct 02, 2026
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Applications & Installations
EU’s largest solar project reaches financial close The €561 million ($637.3 million) financing package allows Rezolv Energy’s 1.3 GW solar project, to be built in western Romania, to move into construction. 
Patrick Jowett
Sep 30, 2026
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Belgium reveals results of PV cable assessment Belgian authorities found that nine of 10 PV cables tested achieved a lower fire-reaction class than their manufacturers had declared. However, the manufacturers provided additional accredited laboratory tests supporting their declarations, prompting the authorities to close the cases without further action.
Emiliano Bellini
Sep 30, 2026
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Norway to simplify small-scale solar connections Norway’s energy regulatory authority says the change is designed to make it easier for households, housing associations and other end customers to use PV systems.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 30, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Greece can install 8.6 GW of batteries by 2030 Greece’s solar association, Helapco, says the country could install 8.6 GW of battery storage by 2030. Aurora Energy Research, a global consultancy with an office in Greece, offers a more conservative outlook, forecasting up to 5 GW by the end of the decade. pv magazine examines the key segments of the Greek battery energy storage system (BESS) market and the factors expected to drive its rapid expansion.
Ilias Tsagas
Sep 29, 2026
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Ukraine’s solar auction undersubscribed, solar-plus-storage auction oversubscribed Preliminary results from Ukraine’s recent 50 MW solar auction reveal three bids totaling 38.99 MW, while its 100 MW solar-storage auction received 26 bids amounting to 385.9 MW.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 29, 2026
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European residential heat pump sales up 11% in H1 European Heat Pump Association says Strait of Hormuz crisis and the European Commission’s plan to encourage EU governments to lower electricity tax have helped drive up residential heat pump sales this year.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 28, 2026
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Austria to enable peer-to-peer electricity sharing from October Austria will introduce peer-to-peer electricity sharing from Oct. 5, initially allowing participation between metering points served by the same grid operator. Reduced grid charges for peer-to-peer arrangements are expected to take effect from January 2027, with nationwide implementation planned from April 2027.
Petra Hannen
Sep 28, 2026