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As Europe overheats, solar module prices cool down Europe’s record heat is driving up electricity demand while renewable energy deployment remains constrained by policy uncertainty. Solar module prices are broadly stable, with oversupply putting pressure on prices even as installers’ order books remain strong.
Martin Schachinger, pvXchange.com
55 minutes ago
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Markets & Policy
Portugal installs 372 MW of solar in December-May Portugal’s total solar capacity is now estimated above 7 GW. While the country is one of Europe’s leading nations for renewable energy generation, the sector is facing substantial regulatory challenges that are forming barriers to future investment.
Patrick Jowett
22 hours ago
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Applications & Installations
Partial U.S. eclipse produced similar daily solar energy losses to higher-obscuration European locations In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that the Aug. 12 solar eclipse caused highly variable irradiance losses across Europe and North America, shaped by obscuration, cloud cover, and the timing of the eclipse. However, eclipse-related power-market impacts varied much more, showing that irradiance loss or obscuration alone is not a reliable predictor of electricity-price effects.
Solcast
Aug 14, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Ukraine specifies hours eligible for rooftop PV feed-in tariff Ukraine has introduced time windows for electricity generated by household PV systems to qualify for the green tariff, with different periods applying in summer and winter. The rules also appear to prevent battery-discharged electricity outside these windows from receiving the green tariff.
Emiliano Bellini
Aug 14, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Finland adds 478 MW of large-scale solar in H1 Finland more than doubled its installed utility-scale solar capacity during the first six months of the year with the commissioning of eight solar plants larger than 1 MW.
Patrick Jowett
Aug 13, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Market intelligence, innovation, and trust: The manufacturer’s new playbook for staying ahead in Europe’s storage market Europe’s energy storage market is becoming increasingly segmented, with residential, C&I, and utility-scale growth following distinct country-level policy, economic, and market dynamics. For manufacturers, success increasingly depends on combining market intelligence, downstream partnerships, brand trust, and technological innovation to identify priorities and capture growth through 2027–2028.
EUPD Research
Aug 11, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Czechia installs 295 MW of solar in H1 While momentum in Czechia’s C&I solar market remains strong, the country recorded a drop in residential solar installations over the first half of 2026.
Patrick Jowett
Aug 11, 2026
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Markets & Policy
When the rivers stop flowing: Europe’s drought summer measured River-flow, generation and price data from April to July 2026 point to a drought corridor stretching from the Rhine delta to the lower Danube. Hydropower output across the corridor was about one-fifth below the recent norm, falling by a third to a half in the worst-hit systems. Nuclear plants along the Danube also cut output as river flows dropped to their lowest levels in seven years. Gas, imports and unusually wet conditions in Iberia helped offset the shortfall, but at steadily rising prices.
WSP
Aug 10, 2026
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European transmission system operators prepare for solar eclipse European transmission system operators are preparing for the August 12 solar eclipse, which is expected to temporarily reduce photovoltaic generation but pose no threat to electricity supply. French and German grid operators forecast PV output declines of around 9.7 GW and 2 GW, respectively, with the impact expected to be lower than during previous eclipses.
Sandra Enkhardt, François Puthod
Aug 10, 2026