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18 Jun 2026
| Bremen (renewablepress) - wpd’s first Japanese onshore wind project, the Higashi Izu Furusato Wind Power Plant in Shizuoka Prefecture officially reached commercial operation (COD) on June 1, 2026, within the initially set project targets, reflecting wpd’s strong project management and execution capa... read more...
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| - With effect from June 11, 2026, Daniele Ascioti will become Managing Director of UKA Solar Latiano S.r.l. and UKA Solar Ramacca S.r.l. as well as Head of photovoltaics and storage project development at UKA Italia S.r.l.
Dresden/Rom (renewablepress) - The UKA Group is strengthening its positio... read more...
10 Jun 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has won a new 100 MW order in Eastern Europe. The contract includes the supply and commission of 17 wind turbines.
The order comprises N163/5.X turbines and includes a multi-year service and maintenance agreement to support reliable turbine performance... read more...
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Higashi Izu Furusato Wind Power Plant Reaches Commercial Operation
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The Nordex Group secures 100 MW order in Eastern Europe
Power generation in Europe (MW)
Thursday,
18.06.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 18.06.
202601.01. - 18.06.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.379
0.714
228.1
206.1
Hydropower*
0.459
0.721
139.6
142.1
Solar
1.235
1.470
142.2
126.7
Biomass
0.128
0.186
37.7
36.6
Geothermal
0.009
0.002
2.4
0.8
Subtotal Renewable
2.211
3.093
550.0
512.4
Nuclear
0.985
1.510
280.7
287.3
Gas
0.677
1.035
174.7
169.3
Lignite (brown coal)
0.217
0.321
66.4
70.1
Hard coal
0.159
0.232
51.7
52.9
Waste
0.025
0.039
9.2
9.6
Oil
0.011
0.014
4.5
4.7
Subtotal Conventional
2.073
3.151
587.1
593.7
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TOTAL
4.284
6.244
1 137.2
1 106.1
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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