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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...
Scatec Shares Plunge Almost 18 Percent by Midday – Solar and Storage Operator Cuts Earnings Guidance Significantly
22 Oct 2026 13:48 | Oslo – Shares in Norwegian solar and storage operator Scatec fell almost 18 percent on Thursday morning after the company substantially lowered its 2026 earnings guidance. Scatec cited regulatory intervention, the impact of the war in Ukraine, project delays and currency effects. 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...
Nel ASA Reports Surge in PEM Electrolyser Orders as Alkaline Revenue Plunges and Losses Widen
20 Oct 2026 16:48 | Oslo – Norwegian hydrogen company Nel ASA recorded a sharp rise in orders for PEM electrolysers in the third quarter of 2026. At the same time, revenue from alkaline electrolysers plunged, while group losses increased significantly. read more...
Hydrogen Expansion in Austria and Denmark Could Affect German Power Prices – Fraunhofer Calculates 2030 Impact
20 Oct 2026 16:35 | Kassel/Münster – The planned expansion of hydrogen production in Austria and Denmark could also affect German power prices. Model calculations by Fraunhofer IEE for 2030 show a moderate increase in German wholesale electricity prices. read more...
Balancing Power Market in Transition: Vattenfall Enters with 200 MW of Offshore Wind Capacity
20 Oct 2026 16:26 | Hamburg - With 200 MW of balancing capacity from the Veja Mate wind farm in the North Sea, offshore wind energy is playing a growing role in stabilising the German power grid. Vattenfall is entering offshore balancing power marketing in Germany for the first time. read more...
Lignite Regions Turn into Energy Hubs: RWE Expands Wind and Solar – Large-Scale Battery Storage Under Construction
19 Oct 2026 10:55 | Essen – RWE has expanded the Garzweiler solar park at the opencast mine of the same name and commissioned the Düren-Merken wind farm in the Rhenish mining area. A large-scale battery storage system is also being built at the solar site and is scheduled to be connected to the grid in spring 2027. read more...
Stock Market Week 42/26: RENIXX Falls and Slips into Negative Territory for the Year – Nordex Surges – Bloom Energy, Plug Power and Ballard Power Lose Double Digits
19 Oct 2026 09:53 | Münster – The RENIXX World lost 4.5 percent in the past trading week and slipped into negative territory for the first time this year. While Nordex rallied sharply on positive company news, hydrogen and fuel cell stocks plunged by double-digit percentages. read more...
Nordex Posts Sharp Earnings Jump in Third Quarter of 2026, Raises Full-Year Guidance – Shares Gain
16 Oct 2026 15:37 | Hamburg – Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex more than doubled its EBITDA in the third quarter of 2026 and significantly raised its full-year guidance for the EBITDA margin. The shares are rising. read more...
Major Order for Fluence: Vattenfall Awards 4-Hour Large-Scale Storage System at Brunsbüttel Nuclear Plant Site – Commissioning Planned for 2028
16 Oct 2026 10:26 | Brunsbüttel – Vattenfall has contracted US battery storage provider Fluence to build a turnkey large-scale battery storage system with 254 MW of power capacity and more than 1,000 MWh of storage capacity in Brunsbüttel. Designed for a storage duration of around four hours, the system is scheduled to enter operation at the end of 2028. read more...
Four-Hour Large-Scale Storage: Enlight and Enertrag Start Construction of 840 MWh Project in Brandenburg
16 Oct 2026 09:55 | Münster – Enlight Renewable Energy and Enertrag have begun construction of a battery storage system with 200 MW of power capacity and around 840 MWh of storage capacity in Bertikow, Brandenburg. Commissioning is planned for the fourth quarter of 2027. read more...
PIK Study: Climate Action Opens New Economic Prospects – Fossil-Fuel States Face Challenges
16 Oct 2026 09:32 | Potsdam – A new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) shows how climate action could affect the economic assets of 169 countries. While avoided climate damage and renewable energy offer economic benefits and new potential, 19 countries heavily dependent on fossil fuels could face economic disadvantages. read more...
