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EU Daily Renewables Forecast: Solar Remains Strong, Norwegian Wind Higher

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Forecasts suggest continued high solar PV output in the next nine days across central western Europe, while wind output in Norway has been revised up according to spotrenewables.

  • German wind output is forecast to rise modestly on the week next week. Forecasts suggest combined onshore and offshore output to reach load factors of 1-16% during base-load hours in the period to 17 Sept. Solar PV output is forecast to dip mid next week before rebounding with production at 9.2-23.4GW during peak-load hours in the next nine days.
  • German combined wind and solar PV output for power generation so far this month stood at 3.3TWh, equal to a share of 35.5% of total power output, Fraunhofer ISE data show.
  • Solar PV output in France is expected to remain strong in the next nine days to range between 3.7GW to 7.96GW during peak-load hours, with the lowest output at the end of the forecast period. French power demand is expected to peak at 54.3GW today. Consumption is forecast at 43.1-54.3 on 11-17 Sept, RTE data show.
  • Wind output in Norway has been revised up to reach 898MW to 1.5GW in the period until 17 Sept.
  • Temperatures across Europe are expected to remain above normal for the coming week before drifting slightly cooler in the second week of the outlook back towards normal.

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