02 Jun 2026 14:34 | Aarhus – Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has announced new orders totaling 183 MW in Germany and the United Kingdom within the space of a few days. The orders form part of the company's Q2 order intake. read more... 02 Jun 2026 12:48 | Madrid – Spanish energy company Grenergy Renovables (Grenergy) has concluded a long-term hybrid power purchase agreement in Chile for the fifth expansion phase of its mega-project Oasis de Atacama. The contract runs for twelve years and takes effect in 2028. It is based on a solar and battery storage project in the Atacama Desert. read more... 02 Jun 2026 10:35 | Fremont/California – Solar and energy technology provider Nextpower is entering the battery storage systems market with the acquisition of US-based battery storage specialist Prevalon Energy. The acquisition also extends the company's existing solar energy technology platform to include applications for power grids as well as AI and hyperscale data centers. read more...News of the Renewable Energy Industry
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01 Jun 2026
| Dauerthal/Versailles (renewablepress) - At the 9th edition of the Choose France summit, held on 1 June 2026 at the Château de Versailles, ENERTRAG announced a major commitment to the French energy transition with a €1.1 billion investment plan dedicated to building new energy infrastructure.
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26 May 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has secured a new order in Türkiye from Eksim Enerji A.Ş., comprising the supply and installation of 16 N175/6.X wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 110 MW. The turbines for the Balıkesir-3 wind farm will be installed on tubular steel towers w... read more...
22 May 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has successfully started production at its new blade manufacturing facility in Menemen, İzmir (Türkiye) in May 2026, further strengthening the continuous growing demand for high-efficiency onshore wind turbines in the country.
The new site, located in t... read more...
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ENERTRAG announces a €1.1 billion investment program in France by 2030 to support French energy transition and sovereignty
The Nordex Group gains new 110 MW order from Eksim Enerji in Türkiye
Nordex Group starts production at new blade manufacturing facility in Türkiye
Power generation in Europe (MW)
Tuesday,
02.06.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 02.06.
202601.01. - 02.06.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.639
0.520
209.6
189.5
Hydropower*
0.535
0.598
127.5
128.7
Solar
1.144
1.394
121.4
107.6
Biomass
0.148
0.195
34.6
33.5
Geothermal
0.008
0.002
2.2
0.6
Subtotal Renewable
2.474
2.708
495.3
459.9
Nuclear
0.979
1.336
258.8
263.8
Gas
0.509
0.769
163.7
157.4
Lignite (brown coal)
0.241
0.335
62.1
66.1
Hard coal
0.162
0.225
48.7
50.3
Waste
0.030
0.038
8.4
8.7
Oil
0.004
0.008
4.3
4.2
Subtotal Conventional
1.925
2.711
545.9
550.5
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TOTAL
4.399
5.419
1 041.2
1 010.5
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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