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Low wind output in northern and central Europe causes price spike

Envirotec Magazine

Flagging wind generation has triggered a scramble for power in north and central Europe as prices soar and conventional power is used to fill the gap (story: Montel News). Jean-Paul Harreman, managing director of Montel Analytics, said: “There is no wind in the centre and north of Europe. A wind farm in Hesse, Germany.

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SolarPower Europe forecasts 45% CAGR for battery storage to 2029, urges policymakers to do more

Energy Storage News

Europe breaking battery storage deployment records, but more still needs to be done to accelerate uptake, according to SolarPower Europe.

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Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 winners announced

Envirotec Magazine

The winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe – this year in their 8th run -were announced on 2 April at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam. The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe are organised jointly by Plastics Recyclers Europe and Crain Communications, organisers of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe.

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More ees Europe BESS product news: high-capacity cells, zero-degradation and sodium-ion

Energy Storage News

More product announcement news from last week's ees Europe trade show and expo in Munich, Germany, with Sunwoda, Hithium, Rept, Canadian Solar, Sungrow and Aeson Power revealing new BESS solutions.

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CATL on sodium-ion, ESS manufacturing and customer dynamics in European market

Energy Storage News

Three executives from the world's largest battery company CATL gave a Q&A at ees Europe last week, with Energy-Storage.news in attendance.

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‘Rising star’: Europe made more electricity from solar than coal in 2024

The Guardian: Energy

Report reveals solar power generated 11% of Europes electricity, surpassing coal at 10% Europe made more electricity from sunshine than coal last year, a report has found, in what analysts called a milestone for the clean energy transition.

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‘Europe can still diversify energy storage supply chain away from one country’

Energy Storage News

While Chinese companies dominated the square footage at ees Europe / Intersolar Europe in Munich last month, some project developers are still keen on prioritising products made closer to home.

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