Ember: Solar Helps Europe Through Heatwaves; Storage Needed
Record solar generation helped Europe’s electricity grids withstand the June and July 2026 heatwaves, with solar accounting for…
Solar output rises during European heatwaves — Ember
Solar was the only major generation source to perform better than usual during the heatwaves. Average daily solar…
Hybrid Hydropower Could Unlock Europe’s Next Renewable Energy Boom
There is major potential to develop hybrid renewable energy projects on existing hydropower sites, according to a new…
Ember: EU hybridisation could unlock 25GW of wind and solar
The report finds that hydropower facilities in Austria, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Portugal, Romania and Spain—which together account for…
European Union solar supplied record 25% of power in June
Ember, a London-based independent energy think tank, reported that solar power supplied a record 25% of European Union…
Solar PV provides 25% of power generation across the EU in June
According to Ember, the record solar PV output across Europe coincided with relatively high summer power demand, driven…
Lack of grid capacity threatens EU’s energy security
As the European Union seeks to increase clean power generation to improve energy security, its grids lack the…
EU grid constraints put 120GW of renewables at risk
It identified a possible shortfall of 104 GW that would affect utility-scale solar and wind projects, a figure…