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Well, only one of those countries in the title can cheer right now about their World Cup ambitions, as France was just knocked out by the super smooth unit that is Spain, Germany got knocked out very early … by Paraguay, and Italy somehow didn’t even qualify for the largest World Cup in history! However, all four of them can cheer achieving new solar power records recently.
“Solar photovoltaic energy production increased year‑on‑year in all major European electricity markets. Spain and France registered the largest increases, both at 16%. In addition, Germany, Spain, Italy and France reached all‑time records for half‑year solar photovoltaic energy production,” a new analysis from AleaSoft Energy Forecasting shared.
Wind power also reached some new heights. “Wind energy production also increased in all the markets analysed compared with the first half of 2025. Italy registered the largest increase, 17%, followed by France and Germany. France, Italy and Portugal reached all‑time records for half‑year wind energy production.” (Looks like Spain is lagging a bit on the wind energy front.)
