European weekly wind power generation averaged 29.3 GW in the seven days to Aug. 9, down 20% from the previous week due to a heatwave developing across Western Europe, data aggregated by WindEurope showed. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now European wind made its largest year-on-year rise (20%) in July since February averaging 34.6 GW, while summer to date averaged 33 GW, up 10%. Spot power prices continued to recover in week 32 with German August spot power on track to hit its highest since January, averaging above Eur32/MWh for the first third of August, Epex Spot data show. Solar and lignite topped the German weekly power mix followed closely by gas, but wind falling below biomass to sixth place, […]