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What will it take to make electricity more economic and future-proof? The cost and complexity of balancing our energy systems is rising and unprecedented market outcomes are becoming common. 🔸In Europe, wholesale electricity prices hit –€500/MWh in the summer last year, due to high renewable output, low demand, and the inflexibility of conventional plants. 🔸In California, spring 2024 saw 70 days where renewables met 100% of demand for part of the day. This forced other technologies to ramp up sharply as solar dropped off. These cases reveal a growing mismatch between an evolving power system needs and current dispatch capabilities. Holistic Optimization could be the solution. Our experience is that the entire transition is a 1-5 year process but will be crucial in order to build a future-proof, stable and efficient electricity system across the globe. For a deep dive into the topic of economic dispatch, check out the link in the comments. Balazs Kotnyek, Zsolt Hoksza, Krzysztof Postek

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Producing a solar module in Europe with EU-made solar cells costs around €0.103 ($0.12)/W more than producing the same module in China, according to a new report. The Reshoring Solar Module Manufacturing to Europe report, by SolarPower Europe and the Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE, says the gap is caused by higher costs for equipment, materials, labour, buildings and facilities. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dbCKVE7K #Europe #CleanEnergy #SolarPanels

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Spain's grid operator warns of new voltage swings, urges measures to avoid blackout - By Reuters - October 8, 2025 https://lnkd.in/dW8vYxzQ Top is a marked up version of the energy supply stack from https://lnkd.in/dYs-i4am ahead of the blackout and on restoration. Bottom is stack last week from https://lnkd.in/deBTaaZN Sorry for the different color schemes!

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Mitigation finance more than doubled between 2018 and 2023. Energy and transport drove the growth, led by solar PV, wind, and energy storage. Other sectors grew more slowly, facing persistent barriers. 📖 Discover the full trends in the latest Global Landscape of Climate Finance report: https://lnkd.in/dUeRuMmK #climatefinance #mitigation #climatechange #energy #solarPV

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A new report from SolarPower Europe shows there’s historic progress: ☀️ In June 2025, solar became the EU’s largest source of electricity for the first time ever. ☀️ In Q2 2025, more than half (54%) of the EU’s net electricity came from renewables. ☀️ By the end of 2024, the European solar industry employed a record 865,000 people, up 5% from the previous year. Our own Rob Stait spoke with Euronews Green on why solar is booming: “Solar’s boom is because it can generate huge energy cost savings, and it's easy and quick to install and scale. A solar farm can be developed in a year, compared to at least five years for wind and at least ten for nuclear. But most importantly, it provides clean, renewable power and drastically reduces Europe’s reliance on oil and gas.” But, for the first time in a decade, growth is expected to stall: in 2025, jobs may decline by 5% to around 825,000. The slowdown is linked to weaker rooftop demand and challenges facing European manufacturing. The milestone of 1 million solar jobs now looks achievable only after 2030. The bottom line? Solar is already reshaping Europe’s energy system – but to keep momentum, political action on skills, manufacturing, and market stability is critical. Read the report 👉 https://lnkd.in/enfxRD4p Read the article in Euronews 👉 https://lnkd.in/ee835kp5

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