12 Feb 2026 08:49 | Leinfelden-Echterdingen (Germany) - Mercedes-Benz Trucks is bringing electric mobility in long-haul transport to South America. In Chile, the first Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 has now been handed over to the transport company Empresas Cavalieri. read more... 12 Feb 2026 08:19 | Saint-Nazaire (France) - The energy group RWE and Norges Bank Investment Management have reached an important milestone in the large-scale offshore wind project Nordseecluster A with the completion of two offshore substations. The offshore wind farm in the German North Sea is scheduled to go into operation in early 2027. read more... 11 Feb 2026 08:28 | Munich (Germany) - BMW Group and Eon are launching the first commercial vehicle-to-grid (V2G) offering for private customers in Germany. read more...News of the Renewable Energy Industry
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12 Feb 2026
| • Qualitas Energy Credit Fund is managed by Qualitas Energy, a global investment firm specialising in renewable energy, the energy transition, and sustainable infrastructure.
• The operation will broaden non‑bank financing options for small and medium‑sized businesses developing energy transition s... read more...
06 Feb 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - In January 2026, the Nordex Group recorded new orders from several European countries with a total capacity of 220 MW. The new orders further strengthen Nordex’s position as a leading supplier of wind turbines across the continent.
In UK Nordex obtained an order for the... read more...
09 Feb 2026
| Oldenburg/Düsseldorf (renewablepress) - emsys VPP and Pure Energy are further expanding their long-standing cooperation and are now also jointly entering the balancing power market. The two companies have been working together successfully in direct marketing since 2016 and are now reaching the next... read more...
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The Spanish Regional Resilience Fund invests €62 million of NextGenerationEU funds through the EIF in the Qualitas Energy Credit Fund to support renewable energy infrastructure
Nordex Group wins multiple European contracts totalling 220 MW in January 2026
emsys VPP and Pure Energy Strengthen Partnership in the German and International Balancing Power Market
Power generation in Europe (MW)
Thursday,
12.02.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 12.02.
202601.01. - 12.02.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
1.012
1.750
72.4
66.0
Hydropower*
0.494
0.977
38.1
37.8
Solar
0.184
0.272
12.4
13.5
Biomass
0.120
0.233
10.0
9.7
Geothermal
0.006
0.013
0.6
0.1
Subtotal Renewable
1.817
3.245
133.5
127.2
Nuclear
0.935
1.865
82.0
86.5
Gas
0.722
1.575
69.8
59.9
Lignite (brown coal)
0.244
0.553
21.5
22.8
Hard coal
0.232
0.463
19.3
18.8
Waste
0.024
0.048
2.0
2.8
Oil
0.016
0.036
1.4
1.2
Subtotal Conventional
2.172
4.540
196.0
192.1
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TOTAL
3.988
7.785
329.5
319.2
Note
26 out of 27 EU countries
No data from: Malta
The data from the European transmission system operators reflect the net electricity feed-in to their national power grids. Not taken into account are electricity for the self-consumption of power plants, self-used electricity (own use), power plants without grid connection, etc.
Current Grid Status Renewables - Europe
Renewables in Europe - Records - All Time Highs
Source
Record 2026
All Time High
[MW]
[Date]
[MW]
[Date]
Wind energy total
0
01.01.1970
134 967
22.02.2024
Onshore
0
01.01.1970
121 052
22.02.2024
Offshore
0
01.01.1970
17 912
20.02.2025
Solar
0
01.01.1970
140 469
30.07.2024
Hydropower
0
01.01.1970
201 493
06.03.2024
Bioenergy
0
01.01.1970
11 209
14.02.2025
Geothermal
0
01.01.1970
717
07.02.2023
Total
0
01.01.1970
246 299
02.04.2024
Source: © IWR 2026, Data: ENTSO-E
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