Offshore wind power is becoming increasingly expensive: EnBW warns of costs up to 40 percent higher
North Sea, mid-August 2026: With “He Dreiht,” Germany’s largest offshore wind farm is on the verge of full commissioning. EnBW […]
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New nuclear reactor in Slovakia reaches criticality – Mochovce 4 nearing grid connection
Mochovce, Slovakia – On August 6, 2026, the Mochovce 4 nuclear reactor achieved a self-sustaining chain reaction for the first
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Gas supply ahead of winter: Storage facilities only half full – government rejects emergency purchases
Berlin – Germany’s gas supply is entering the critical pre-winter phase with unusually low reserves. Storage facilities were only 48.63
HySCALE100 hydrogen project fails – 2.1-gigawatt expansion near Heide off the table
Hemmingstedt/Heide – The HySCALE100 hydrogen project at the Heide refinery has definitively failed. News of the project’s cancellation emerged on
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Reactivating nuclear power instead of billions in subsidies for new gas-fired power plants
More than three years after the shutdown of the last German reactors, the reactivation of nuclear power is once again
Oil extraction in the Baltic Sea: German opposition to Poland’s 22-million-tonne find
Świnoujście/Usedom – Poland possesses one of the country’s largest conventional oil deposits just off its Baltic Sea coast, yet opposition
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Federal Network Agency registers 4,300 large-scale consumers for potential curtailment in the event of a power shortage
In August 2026, the Federal Network Agency will finalize its contingency plans for prolonged electricity shortages. Around 4,300 large-scale consumers
US Offshore Wind: Trump Administration Pays RWE $1.22 Billion to Withdraw
Washington/Essen, August 2026. RWE is exiting the US offshore wind business and returning three lease areas off the coasts of
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Shell halts biofuel project – Group further withdraws from energy transition projects
Shell is further scaling back its involvement in major energy transition projects and has definitively abandoned plans for a biofuel
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PV grid fee from 2029: Solar owners set to pay surcharge of up to 90 percent
Bonn – On August 6, 2026, the Federal Network Agency published its final draft ruling on new electricity grid charges.
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Rolling power outages in Tunisia – electricity is being rationed despite an abundance of sunshine
Tunis – On August 5, 2026, the state-owned utility STEG announced potential rolling power outages across the country. Individual sectors
Russian LNG: In July, Belgium imports exclusively from Russia
Brussels/Zeebrugge – In July 2026, Belgium sourced all its imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia. Around 0.4 million tonnes
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22,800 MW solar surplus: PV expansion outpacing grids and storage
On August 2, 2026, Germany set a new August record for solar power generation, reaching 450 gigawatt-hours. A recent analysis
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Data centers cause sudden load spike in Virginia – power grid disruption extends as far as Chicago
Virginia – On the morning of July 22, 2026, a power grid disturbance affected large parts of the largest US
Wind power lease payments of up to 400,000 euros
Berlin – By the summer of 2026, wind power lease rates in Germany are reaching upwards of €400,000 per turbine
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