08 Oct 2026 10:16 | Berlin – Energy company Vattenfall is expanding its battery storage business in Germany. The company is taking over the marketing of four large-scale battery storage systems with a combined power capacity of 285 MW. The facilities are being developed by an independent flexibility provider at four sites in different German control zones. Vattenfall did not name the project developer. read more... 07 Oct 2026 17:01 | Hamburg/Brussels – Europe's wind market is heading for a record year in new installations, while permitting volumes are developing differently across individual markets. Against this backdrop, Nordex Group has received new orders from Türkiye and from Southern, Central and Eastern Europe. read more... 07 Oct 2026 12:09 | Flensburg – Battery-electric passenger cars (BEVs) reached a record share of new registrations in Germany in September 2026, while fuel prices at the pump hit new highs. The BEV share of new passenger car registrations rose to the highest level recorded to date, while petrol and diesel cars lost significant ground year on year. The figures come from the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) and the ADAC automobile club. read more...News of the Renewable Energy Industry
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08 Oct 2026
| Dresden (renewablepress) - VSB has begun construction of the Liethe-Lehmden repowering wind farm in the municipality of Rastede, Lower Saxony. Three new wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 18 megawatts (MW) will replace four existing turbines. The new wind farm is expected to generate e... read more...
07 Oct 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - In the past weeks of September, the Nordex Group secured several new orders totalling 389 MW in Türkiye - one of its main markets. The contracts include the supply and installation of 56 wind turbines of the Delta4000 series. Each contract also includes a multi-year servic... read more...
06 Oct 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - End of September, the Nordex Group received several orders for the supply and installation of 35 wind turbines for projects in multiple countries in Europe. Together, the turbines will provide a total capacity of around 228 MW. The contracts include a Service of the turbin... read more...
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VSB begins construction of Liethe-Lehmden repowering wind farm in Lower Saxony
Nordex Group records 389 MW of new orders in Türkiye
Nordex Group secures 228 MW across South, Central and Eastern Europe
Power generation in Europe (MW)
Thursday,
08.10.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 08.10.
202601.01. - 08.10.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
1.767
0.917
342.2
322.5
Hydropower*
0.512
0.494
202.3
217.6
Solar
0.667
0.887
288.8
244.8
Biomass
0.191
0.209
60.5
59.0
Geothermal
0.013
0.003
4.1
2.5
Subtotal Renewable
3.149
2.510
897.9
846.4
Nuclear
1.207
1.363
448.0
466.7
Gas
0.806
1.339
291.7
270.9
Lignite (brown coal)
0.423
0.539
106.6
106.9
Hard coal
0.299
0.387
82.5
75.7
Waste
0.046
0.051
15.8
15.2
Oil
0.021
0.025
9.6
8.3
Subtotal Conventional
2.802
3.704
954.2
943.7
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TOTAL
5.952
6.215
1 852.2
1 790.1
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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