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01 Apr 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - At the end of March, the Nordex Group received an order from STAWAG Energie GmbH, a subsidiary of STAWAG – Stadt- und Städteregionswerke Aachen AG, for five N163/6.X wind turbines. The turbines, with a hub height of 164 meters, are intended for the 35 MW Frettertal wind fa... read more...
01 Apr 2026
| Münster (renewablepress) - Wind energy in Germany saw strong growth at the beginning of 2026: In the first quarter, electricity generation from wind turbines increased by 27.4 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching 42.8 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) (Q1 2025: 33.6 billion kWh).
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31 Mar 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received an order from Max Bögl for the supply and installation of six wind turbines for the Peckelsheim community wind farm in North Rhine-Westphalia. The N163/6.X turbines will be installed on 164-meter-high hybrid towers. Additionally, the contract ... read more...
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Power generation in Europe (MW)
Wednesday,
01.04.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 01.04.
202601.01. - 01.04.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.659
1.453
144.2
125.2
Hydropower*
0.392
0.825
81.5
76.8
Solar
0.467
0.843
48.0
44.8
Biomass
0.129
0.231
21.2
20.6
Geothermal
0.008
0.004
1.3
0.3
Subtotal Renewable
1.655
3.357
296.2
267.7
Nuclear
0.964
1.769
167.8
173.7
Gas
0.672
1.013
117.3
115.7
Lignite (brown coal)
0.275
0.472
42.9
46.7
Hard coal
0.233
0.405
34.4
37.1
Waste
0.032
0.052
4.8
5.5
Oil
0.015
0.029
2.7
2.5
Subtotal Conventional
2.190
3.740
370.0
381.2
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TOTAL
3.846
7.097
666.1
648.9
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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