During the extreme heatwaves that sweltered large parts of Spain and Greece last summer, local solar farms saw “significant output dips” exactly when air-conditioning demand was peaking.

“We tracked instances where surface temperatures on panels hit 65°C, leading to a nearly 20 per cent drop in theoretical capacity,” Vergini says.

Last year, intense heat struck large swathes of Europe – including usually cool Finland, which endured three straight weeks of 30°C temperatures. Further south, Europeans struggled under temperatures exceeding 40°C, pushing dozens of nations into drought.

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