News from Germany
Giga Storage Secures Financing and Grid Connection for 350 MW Four-Hour Battery Project
27 Oct 2026 10:08 | Amsterdam – Dutch storage developer Giga Storage has closed a EUR 260 million debt financing for its Albatross large-scale battery project in Lower Saxony. The 350 MW storage system with a capacity of 1,400 MWh is scheduled to start operations in early 2029. read more...
Largest Offshore Wind Farm in the German Baltic Sea: Gennaker Reaches Key Milestone
26 Oct 2026 12:51 | Hamburg – The two substation platforms Darß and Zingst have been successfully installed at the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The wind farm, with a planned capacity of just under 1,000 MW, is scheduled to start operations at the end of 2028. read more...
Weltec Biopower Enters Battery Storage Market: Biogas Plant Builder Weltec Expands Business Areas
26 Oct 2026 12:00 | Vechta (Germany) – Lower Saxony-based biogas plant builder Weltec Biopower is adding battery storage solutions to its portfolio. Under the name Weltec Battery Hub, the company will offer storage technology going forward, as well as services for the planning and implementation of storage projects. read more...
Stock Market Week 43/26: RENIXX Falls to New 2026 Low – Scatec, CATL, SMA, Solaria Energia and Bloom Energy Lose Double-Digit Percentages, Cadeler Surges
26 Oct 2026 10:24 | Münster – The RENIXX World extended its decline in the past trading week, falling sharply by 4.2 percent. Scatec, CATL and SMA Solar came under particular pressure. Offshore wind specialist Cadeler led the gainers with a double-digit rise. read more...
Home Battery Storage Pioneer Sonnen Files for Insolvency Just Two Months After Shell Sale – Group Revenue Slumps 55 Percent, Heavy Losses
23 Oct 2026 10:23 | Wildpoldsried (Germany) – German home battery storage pioneer Sonnen has filed for insolvency. Energy group Shell sold the company to investor Tiven only in August. read more...
Nordex Enters New Zealand Wind Market with First Order for 192 MW – 30-Year Service Agreement
22 Oct 2026 16:56 | Hamburg – Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has received its first order from New Zealand, a large 192 MW order. The customer is energy utility Mercury, which is building a new wind farm on New Zealand’s South Island. read more...
Hybrid Parks on the Rise: Swisspower Renewables Opens Solar Park in Brandenburg – Wind and Solar Share One Grid Connection
22 Oct 2026 14:18 | Wainsdorf (Germany) – Swisspower Renewables has opened the Prösen Solar Park in Wainsdorf, Brandenburg. The photovoltaic plant shares the grid connection point at the Gröditz substation with the existing Elsterwerda Wind Farm. read more...
Fraunhofer ISE High-Energy Battery Cells Retain Over 83 Percent Capacity After 1,000 Full Cycles
22 Oct 2026 14:12 | Freiburg, Germany – Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have made progress in developing long-life lithium-ion batteries with silicon-rich anodes. In long-term tests, in-house-manufactured high-energy battery cells showed high cycle stability combined with high energy density. read more...
Hydrogen Ramp-Up Falls Short of Expectations – German Government Presents 10-Point Plan
22 Oct 2026 14:01 | Berlin – The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) presented a 10-point plan on October 19, 2026, aimed at advancing Germany’s stalled hydrogen market development. The plan provides for more favourable production conditions, demand-oriented infrastructure expansion and additional demand incentives. read more...
Battery Storage Boom in Lithuania: Capacity Rises to Almost 1,200 MW – Ignitis and Emsys VPP Expand Virtual Power Plant for Balancing Power
21 Oct 2026 10:53 | Vilnius/Oldenburg – Lithuania’s battery storage market is growing rapidly: installed capacity rose from around 700 MW at the end of June to nearly 1,200 MW in early October 2026. Lithuanian energy company Ignitis and Germany’s Emsys VPP are expanding their cooperation so that battery storage assets can also be marketed for balancing power in future. read more...
